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So what do you get for having the card? These incredibly sweet benefits:
-Expanded award ticket availability
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-Full United Club membership:
 This membership normally costs $395 per year for non-elites and it’s the only club network that can’t be accessed with the AMEX Platinum card or the Priority Pass lounge membership that comes with that card.
 A full United Club membership allows your entire family, or you and 2 guests, to enter hundreds of United and partner lounges worldwide, regardless of which airline you are flying of even if you are even flying at all!  Just show your membership card and you’re in!
 Here is a dreadfully incomplete list of lounges.  For example I’ve used my United membership card in Tel Aviv but they’re not listed. 
-Unlimited Airport Terminal Access:  **ENDING AUGUST 2016**
 Another very nice benefit of being a full United Club member is that you can access the secured part of the airport even when you’re not flying! When I pick someone up from the airport I often like to meet them at the gate and surprise them and go for a free drink in the club. All you have to do is go to the checkin counter, show your United Club membership, and request a gate pass to get past security to access the lounge.
 This will work in any airport where there is a United or USAirways lounge.
 With free wifi, snacks, drinks, newspapers, magazines, and even showers and free ironing services in some locations, you can even make the United Club your new office if you wanted to!
 Or you can just take your kid past security to see the planes taking off when not rushing to a flight, just like in the pre 9/11 days.
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-1.5 United Miles per dollar spent everywhere!
 This blows every other card out of the water. You’ll get 1.5 miles for every dollar you spend anywhere.  No other card out there offers anything near this earning rate on everyday purchases!  Even the great Starwood card earns an effective 1.25 miles per dollar spent and those can’t be directly transferred to United (though they can be used on United via an airline like USAirways though they have harsher award policies), or the excellent Freedom card with checking offers 1.1 points per dollar spent on everyday purchases.
It’s not hard at all to get at least 1.8 cents value per mile (or much more than that), but at that rate it’s a 2.7% rebate on everything you buy. Considering you can pay your federal income taxes for a 1.89% fee, you will be able to load up on miles the next time you pay taxes and be excited about getting a discounted vacation out of it!  It would come out to a cost of just 1.26 cents per United mile, which is an incredible bargain (A business class ticket to Europe is 100,000 miles with no fuel surcharges, so you would be paying just $1,260 for business to Europe or $1,512 for business to Israel or the Maldives), plus you may even be able to deduct the 1.89% fee!
You also earn 2 miles per dollar on United purchases, though that is beat by the 2.14 points per dollar offered by Sapphire Preferred.
-2 Free Checked Bags:
 You and one companion automatically get 2 free checked bags on United worldwide. If you bring 2 bags each that’s a savings of $240 domestically or a savings of $400 to most international destinations (Europe, Israel, Argentina, Asia, Australia, etc) on a round-trip.
Not only that but additional cards are free, and although additional cardholders don’t automatically get 2 free bags like the primary cardholder, they will at the checkin counter by just showing the agent their United Club card. I have tested this out many times to confirm that this works. For a family of 4 with 8 checked bags you can split your itinerary into 2 after purchasing it, and then with 1 primary card and 1 additional card all 8 checked bags will be free, a savings of $480 domestically or $800 to most international destinations on a round-trip.
As the free luggage benefit can be attained by just showing a checkin agent your credit card, it will last until the card’s expiration date, which is 3 years from when you are approved.
-Premier Access and Boarding:
 You’ll get priority check-in, priority baggage handling (your bags will arrive ahead of the general public’s), and priority security line access.
 Plus you will board at the same time as Premier Silver elite members, ahead of Explorer cardholders, ahead of families with children, and way ahead of the general public, so that you will have plenty of space for your carry-ons.
-Waived Award Expedite/Close-In Fees:
 Those pesky $75 per passenger fees for booking an award ticket within 21 days (which is right when the best award availability starts to open up) are automatically waived for cardholders!
-No foreign Transaction fees:
 Get the best rates and pay no exchange rate fees.
-Hertz President's Circle Status:
 Cardmembers get President's Circle status at Hertz. After getting the card, register at https://hertzstatus.mileageplus.com/
-Hyatt Platinum Elite Status:
 Cardmembers get Platinum status at Hyatt, giving them free internet, upgrades, and bonus points. After getting the card, register at https://hyattstatus.mileageplus.com
As with the Explorer card, you also get these benefits:
-Primary CDW Rental Car Insurance:
 Almost all credit cards only offer secondary CDW rental car insurance, meaning that you must first file a claim with your personal insurance which will affect your rates. The United consumers cards cover accidents without the need to make any claim with your personal insurance and should definitely be your go-to card for all car rentals outside of Israel.
-Premier upgrades on award tickets:
 Premier members will be eligible for upgrades by being a United cardholder.
-Non-expiring miles:
 As long as you’re a United cardholder your miles will never expire.
-Last-Seat Standard Awards:
 As long as there’s a seat on the plane you’ll be able to use double miles for it. This level is now capacity controlled for general members.
-Other protections:
 -Travel Accident Insurance
 -Emergency Assistance
 -Trip Cancellation Insurance
 -Lost Luggage Reimbursement
 -Delayed Luggage Reimbursement
 -Delayed Trip Reimbursement
 -Extended Warranty Protection
 -Price Drop Protection
 -Purchase Protection
 -Return Protection
 -Worldwide Emergency Card Replacement


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Getting the AF waived After being approved for the card, you could SM and ask for the AF to be waived for the first year.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #100 on: May 30, 2012, 02:40:54 PM »
If you're platinum at time of application youll get 2 suite upgrades instead of in addition to 2 free nights.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #101 on: May 30, 2012, 03:00:06 PM »
You will get 2 nights free in a suite not suite upgrades.

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« Reply #102 on: May 30, 2012, 03:15:01 PM »
You will get 2 nights free in a suite not suite upgrades.

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If you're platinum at time of application youll get 2 suite upgrades instead of in addition to 2 free nights.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #103 on: May 30, 2012, 03:22:38 PM »
Are you saying 2 suite upgrades on paid stays and 2 free standard room nights.
If so others have had better results! 

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« Reply #104 on: May 30, 2012, 03:29:46 PM »
Are you saying 2 suite upgrades on paid stays and 2 free standard room nights.

I am saying that a Hyatt Platinum who gets approved for the Hyatt CC will be awarded 1) two free standard nights, and 2) two suite upgrades on paid stays.

If so others have had better results! 

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #105 on: May 30, 2012, 03:35:02 PM »
Sorry. Applying while Dia gives 2 free nights suite.my mistake

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #106 on: May 30, 2012, 06:35:58 PM »
I have two RSVP codes for first year free if anyone is interested.

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« Reply #107 on: May 31, 2012, 11:10:45 AM »
How do I get Hyatt platinum status if they didn't even ask me for my hyatt # on the app? And what about Avis President’s Club Elite Status?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #108 on: May 31, 2012, 11:13:21 AM »
How do I get Hyatt platinum status if they didn't even ask me for my hyatt # on the app? And what about Avis President’s Club Elite Status?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #109 on: May 31, 2012, 11:33:08 AM »
I have the Continental Presidential Plus card, and I got the United MileagePlus Club card a few weeks ago. I already got the $95- statement credit, and haven't been charged the $395- fee yet. Is it possible that they aren't charging me because I already have the lounge access from my other card? or is it just a matter of time till the charge shows up? does anyone have any experiance with this?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #110 on: May 31, 2012, 11:39:49 AM »
Rep. told me min. CL for Club card is $8,000 is this true?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #111 on: May 31, 2012, 11:44:06 AM »
I was given more.

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« Reply #112 on: May 31, 2012, 11:45:19 AM »
I was given more.
Yay! I want to know if anyone was given less  ;)
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #113 on: May 31, 2012, 03:25:25 PM »
How do I get Hyatt platinum status if they didn't even ask me for my hyatt # on the app? And what about Avis President’s Club Elite Status?
You call Avis and Hyatt direct. Reps were not very knowledgeable on the subject I've actually been very let down with the cards cs I had better experience with sapphire preferred.
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« Reply #114 on: May 31, 2012, 03:44:50 PM »
You call Avis and Hyatt direct. Reps were not very knowledgeable on the subject I've actually been very let down with the cards cs I had better experience with sapphire preferred.
What do you tell them?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #115 on: May 31, 2012, 04:18:46 PM »
What do you tell them?
For Avis call this number 7576872008 just tell them your have united club card give them your wizard number and they automatically update your status. For Hyatt I couldn't get a specific Number so I just called the regular 800 and asked for a supervisor who did it for me, that took about a day to post on my account... This took many phone calls to united club card cs to find out...
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« Reply #116 on: May 31, 2012, 05:25:33 PM »
For Avis call this number 7576872008 just tell them your have united club card give them your wizard number and they automatically update your status. For Hyatt I couldn't get a specific Number so I just called the regular 800 and asked for a supervisor who did it for me, that took about a day to post on my account... This took many phone calls to united club card cs to find out...
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« Reply #117 on: May 31, 2012, 05:28:49 PM »
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« Reply #118 on: June 04, 2012, 02:23:48 PM »
For Avis call this number 7576872008 just tell them your have united club card give them your wizard number and they automatically update your status. For Hyatt I couldn't get a specific Number so I just called the regular 800 and asked for a supervisor who did it for me, that took about a day to post on my account... This took many phone calls to united club card cs to find out...
Did they make you Hyatt platinum right away? Cuz they told me now that united gives them a list every month of people who have the card but they can't do it for me manually.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #119 on: June 04, 2012, 02:32:32 PM »
Did they make you Hyatt platinum right away? Cuz they told me now that united gives them a list every month of people who have the card but they can't do it for me manually.
I asked for a supervisor who did it right away (24 hours to update). So HUCA :)
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