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So what do you get for having the card? These incredibly sweet benefits:
-Expanded award ticket availability
See DDMS for details, including here.
-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


Source
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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United Club Card free luggage question
« Reply #720 on: January 24, 2013, 09:29:57 AM »
Here's the issue:
I am a United Club Card holder and I would like to book a United ticket for my mother so that she does not have to pay for luggage.  A few questions:
1. Do I need to book while logged in to my united.com account in order to get the free luggage?
2. She is an authorized user on the account - whose card should I use to book the ticket? Hers or mine?
3. Is it okay for me to submit her frequent flyer # when I book the ticket, or will that cause issues with getting the free luggage?

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Re: United Club Card free luggage question
« Reply #721 on: January 24, 2013, 11:06:58 AM »
Unless you are flying together with her on the same itinerary, it will not automatically have her in the system as having free bags.
She'll have to show her card to the check in agent and it's a hit or miss...
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #722 on: January 26, 2013, 07:19:41 PM »
Is it possible (for a nonflyer) to use gate pass (from UA clubcard) to access other terminals in LGA?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #723 on: January 26, 2013, 07:23:50 PM »
Is it possible (for a nonflyer) to use gate pass (from UA clubcard) to access other terminals in LGA?
UAs club is pre-security in LGA, thus no gate passes.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #724 on: January 26, 2013, 07:48:38 PM »
UAs club is pre-security in LGA, thus no gate passes.
Gatepass is only for lounge access?  how bout for accompanying passengers to the gate?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #725 on: January 26, 2013, 08:17:54 PM »
Gatepass is only for lounge access?  how bout for accompanying passengers to the gate?
Why would they give you that? Its for the lounge.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #726 on: January 27, 2013, 10:14:41 AM »
-Unlimited Airport Terminal Access:
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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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #727 on: January 27, 2013, 12:18:20 PM »
-Unlimited Airport Terminal Access:
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.
You realize this answered your question. " request a gate pass to get past security to access the lounge" meaning only if the lounge is on the other side.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #728 on: January 27, 2013, 03:11:06 PM »
with mileage plus Club and booked on US Airways from TLV, do i have lounge access at ben gurion? How about when I land in Philly?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #729 on: January 27, 2013, 03:31:55 PM »
with mileage plus Club and booked on US Airways from TLV, do i have lounge access at ben gurion? How about when I land in Philly?
u should bec its all star alliance. Just gotta show ur ticket
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #730 on: January 27, 2013, 03:41:32 PM »
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #732 on: January 27, 2013, 04:25:30 PM »
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it cost $475 but worth mentioning that alot have had luck waiving the AF for first year. can also be done via sm before applying, supposedly.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #733 on: January 27, 2013, 04:32:26 PM »
it cost $475 but worth mentioning that alot have had luck waiving the AF for first year. can also be done via sm before applying, supposedly.
The fee is 395.


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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #734 on: January 27, 2013, 04:34:27 PM »
The fee is 395.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #735 on: January 27, 2013, 04:42:10 PM »
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Thanx, nice job!

Only up to 4 people on the itinerary get a 2nd free bag? Isn't it up to 8?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #736 on: January 27, 2013, 05:02:31 PM »
You realize this answered your question. " request a gate pass to get past security to access the lounge" meaning only if the lounge is on the other side.

I remembered having a vague memory of Dan mentioning that you get a gatepass for other reasons than accessing the lounge. Therefore, I was was merely explaining why I thought they would it was possible..............

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #737 on: January 27, 2013, 05:18:47 PM »
not sure why it hasn't been mentioned in this thread, but as of tomorrow this card no longer offers avis presidents club.   all current members will be downgraded on april 1st.   see msg at top   http://www.avis.com/car-rental/html/partner/ua/uaclubcard.html?MID=avis.com_uaclubcard
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #738 on: January 27, 2013, 05:28:49 PM »
not sure why it hasn't been mentioned in this thread, but as of tomorrow this card no longer offers avis presidents club.   all current members will be downgraded on april 1st.   see msg at top   http://www.avis.com/car-rental/html/partner/ua/uaclubcard.html?MID=avis.com_uaclubcard
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It was posted in the Avis Thread but was actually brought to this thread
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #739 on: January 27, 2013, 06:10:56 PM »
It was posted in the Avis Thread but was actually brought to this thread

I don't think it's a downgrade, benefits look the same.