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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 #480 on: July 23, 2012, 09:02:05 PM »
Ppl don't know which direction to look at my sapphire lol

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #481 on: July 24, 2012, 11:44:49 AM »
After a few times of HUACA I finally got approved for the card, will I still be able to get the first year fee waved?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #482 on: July 24, 2012, 11:50:42 AM »
After a few times of HUACA I finally got approved for the card, will I still be able to get the first year fee waved?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #483 on: July 24, 2012, 12:02:52 PM »
what does huaca mean?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #485 on: July 25, 2012, 01:41:39 PM »
Help!

So my father just checked in at EWR on United for a flight to TLV. He showed them the Authorized Cardholder in his name and they said it only gives 2 free bags on domestic. He paid them $100 to get a 2nd bag :(

By the time he called me it was too late and he went through security already (although there is still 1:30 till his flight.)
1)Are they right or does it work for INTL also?
2)Will fighting it out with chase work ? Or not since the official policy is that it only works for primary?
3)Should I send him back to the front desk to fight it out or can he try to speak to a gate agent about it?
4)Is there any way for me to call the check in desk at EWR and fight it out for him?

Any ideas??

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #486 on: July 25, 2012, 01:45:14 PM »
Should've asked for a supervisor at the ticketing counter.
Go back there if there's still time.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #487 on: July 25, 2012, 01:46:34 PM »
Help!

So my father just checked in at EWR on United for a flight to TLV. He showed them the Authorized Cardholder in his name and they said it only gives 2 free bags on domestic. He paid them $100 to get a 2nd bag :(

By the time he called me it was too late and he went through security already (although there is still 1:30 till his flight.)
1)Are they right or does it work for INTL also?
2)Will fighting it out with chase work ? Or not since the official policy is that it only works for primary?
3)Should I send him back to the front desk to fight it out or can he try to speak to a gate agent about it?
4)Is there any way for me to call the check in desk at EWR and fight it out for him?

Any ideas??
Go to CS desk and tell them what happened and he just confirmed with your cc that it DOES cover international. Ask them to take him back right now and get a refund!
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #488 on: July 25, 2012, 01:47:54 PM »
Will the people in the First class lounge be able to help him (assuming they let him in)?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #489 on: July 25, 2012, 01:53:32 PM »
Will the people in the First class lounge be able to help him (assuming they let him in)?
They won't let him in. I'd go to a CS agent past security to try and get them to either come with him or at least call ahead so he will be expedited. Tell him to act upset and frustrated  like he told them in the first place and now he called to confirm and he was right. Sooooo upsetting blah blah blah any help would be amazing and greatly appreciated...
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #490 on: July 25, 2012, 01:58:36 PM »
They won't let him in. I'd go to a CS agent past security to try and get them to either come with him or at least call ahead so he will be expedited. Tell him to act upset and frustrated  like he told them in the first place and now he called to confirm and he was right. Sooooo upsetting blah blah blah any help would be amazing and greatly appreciated...
He's not a big haggler (as you see he didn't request a supervisor originally) and doesn't want to go through security again. Anyone know a phone number that I can try calling for a United agent in EWR?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #491 on: July 25, 2012, 02:05:32 PM »
Gosh! One of these kiosks where they try to get you to open a CC almost got my mom to sign up - promising them free lounge passes. She called me first and on asking further found out that they're offering to mail her lounge passes after first purchase! Not on the spot passes!

They directed them to a ticketing desk to dispute the luggage fee.


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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #492 on: July 27, 2012, 04:55:25 AM »
He's not a big haggler (as you see he didn't request a supervisor originally) and doesn't want to go through security again. Anyone know a phone number that I can try calling for a United agent in EWR?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #493 on: July 27, 2012, 10:18:44 AM »
Any luck? 
I never managed to get a EWR United agent on the phone. The closest I got was to the United Lounge rep who wouldn't help me. I was advised to either Fill out an online form for a refund (which would probably backfire bec. they would investigate and see he's only an AU) or have him go to a United Agent in EWR when he lands and complain.


I don't know why they can't do it over the phone (they said even if he would call it wouldn't help). I'll update you when they return.

It's frustrating because it bothers me that they blew $100 for no reason (even though they're not even officially eligible as AU's) and they're not even so interested in fighting it. I told him to pretend there's a $100 bill with his name on it sitting at the United counter  :)

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« Reply #494 on: July 30, 2012, 05:15:21 AM »
Does this make sence? With my united clib card they didn't let me into the dan lounge be I'm not flying united?! I thought even if I'm not flying united I can go into any (united) lounge
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #495 on: July 30, 2012, 12:20:41 PM »
same happened to me I tried both Dan lounges & they said I must be flying United. Oh Well

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« Reply #496 on: July 30, 2012, 12:58:18 PM »
I suppose so I keep kicking myself for signing up for this card I should've gone the Amex platt routvi think.   Nu nu :-). Win some ya loose some
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #497 on: July 30, 2012, 01:16:47 PM »
I suppose so I keep kicking myself for signing up for this card I should've gone the Amex platt routvi think.   Nu nu :-). Win some ya loose some
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« Reply #498 on: July 30, 2012, 01:20:33 PM »
What in the world is the connection between this card and amex platinum? Why would it be one or the other? It's different companies, different benefits, different sign up bonus...
looks like he did it mainly for lounge entry.

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« Reply #499 on: July 30, 2012, 05:52:01 PM »
Or I did it bec of the travel aspect, I was either going with the two free bags with united or 200$ off travel, I was doing it either for the free lounge acess or automatic platt status (and factor in the 450$ first yr with amx). I wasn't sure which "travel" card to sign up with, and I'm thinking now I should've just paid the 450.  That all  בסדר מתיק?
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