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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.
 See here more detailes about this benefit.
-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 #120 on: June 04, 2012, 02:35:26 PM »
I asked for a supervisor who did it right away (24 hours to update). So HUCA :)
Thanks I'll try. What about Avis, they told me my name isn't on the list that they get once a week?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #121 on: June 04, 2012, 02:38:28 PM »
Thanks I'll try. What about Avis, they told me my name isn't on the list that they get once a week?
Could be. I made these phone calls a couple weeks after I received the card. The phone number I gave you for Avis is the only one that I think exists for this request.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #122 on: June 04, 2012, 03:06:50 PM »
Could be. I made these phone calls a couple weeks after I received the card. The phone number I gave you for Avis is the only one that I think exists for this request.

Same story here.
She said she will call me back as soon as I get on the list.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #123 on: June 05, 2012, 08:57:23 PM »
I think there is (or was) a Diners Club Card which also offers Avis presidents in addition to lounge access etc; and i think it only has $95 fee which retention takes care of.
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« Reply #124 on: June 05, 2012, 08:58:44 PM »
I think there is (or was) a Diners Club Card which also offers Avis presidents in addition to lounge access etc; and i think it only has $95 fee which retention takes care of.
I think you can post a link I think.
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Re: Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #125 on: June 05, 2012, 08:59:04 PM »
I think there is (or was) a Diners Club Card which also offers Avis presidents in addition to lounge access etc; and i think it only has $95 fee which retention takes care of.
link?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #126 on: June 05, 2012, 09:04:17 PM »
I think you can post a link I think.

Sounds like an entitlement attitude to me.
I said "I think (or was)" meaning I don't know for sure, but if my memory serves me right...
If you are really deseparate to find out, try Yahoo search, altavista or just plain old google.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #127 on: June 05, 2012, 09:05:32 PM »
If someone needs a code, pm now and Ill pick one up
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« Reply #128 on: June 05, 2012, 09:06:49 PM »
If someone needs a code, pm now and Ill pick one up
No need, a SM will do fine.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #129 on: June 05, 2012, 09:07:58 PM »
No need, a SM will do fine.
And may even let you keep the $95...
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #130 on: June 05, 2012, 09:10:51 PM »
And may even let you keep the $95...
What if I used the code you think I can SM for $95  ;D?
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« Reply #131 on: June 05, 2012, 09:11:37 PM »
What if I used the code you think I can SM for $95  ;D?
Ummm...no.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #132 on: June 05, 2012, 09:12:34 PM »
Ummm...no.
dosen't hurt to try, though.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #133 on: June 05, 2012, 09:14:31 PM »
any idea how much longer the first year free promo is gonna be? just wondering if there is any particular rush to apply for the card.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #134 on: June 05, 2012, 09:15:01 PM »
Nada.
But it seems from UAInsider that you can convert a MileagePlus Explorer to Club.

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You can't downgrade or convert a Mileage Club card to an Explorer card. I know from experience, last week doing an application I messed up and applied for the Club card instead of the regular United card. I have escalated up to the tip top of Chase and nothing can be done because of this Federal regulation which states that the terms of a credit card can not be changed within 12 months. I have to be vague with this explanation because I'm a Chase employee.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #135 on: June 05, 2012, 09:22:54 PM »
dosen't hurt to try, though.
-1, complete waste of time as there is no $95+first year free offer, it's just a fluke that happens if you got the $95 and get a rep that doesn't notice it when they give you the first year free.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #136 on: June 06, 2012, 07:22:11 PM »
I think you can post a link I think.

This is what I pulled up in the mean time http://prive.dinersclub.co.za/benefits/AVIS_President_s_Club/62
The site is located in South Africa but i'm assuming it has the same benefits for US members. you cannot apply for a diners club online, you have to call to apply.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #137 on: June 06, 2012, 07:24:49 PM »
The site is located in South Africa but i'm assuming it has the same benefits for US members. you cannot apply for a diners club online, you have to call to apply.

I wouldn't assume that. You cannot currently apply for a DC card in the US, only grandfathered cardholders have them.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #138 on: June 06, 2012, 07:30:51 PM »
I wouldn't assume that. You cannot currently apply for a DC card in the US, only grandfathered cardholders have them.
I called Diners Club and you are Correct that currently consumers cannot apply for a CC unless you are a corporation. BUT,, september time DC will start taking applications for consumer cards.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #139 on: June 06, 2012, 08:01:29 PM »
I called Diners Club and you are Correct that currently consumers cannot apply for a CC unless you are a corporation. BUT,, september time DC will start taking applications for consumer cards.

Interesting. A lot of people have been dropping DC since they dropped their decent mileage transfer partners (most notably, AA).
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