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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


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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 #820 on: May 10, 2013, 03:01:48 PM »
I tried a while ago to upgrade and they didn't allow.
You made me try again...
Will see.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #821 on: May 10, 2013, 06:33:27 PM »
No go.
They don't allow upgrades within the first 12 months.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #822 on: May 10, 2013, 06:38:03 PM »

No go.
They don't allow upgrades within the first 12 months.

Noone said within 12 months.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #823 on: May 10, 2013, 06:43:27 PM »
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Can I get the AF waived for the first year on the upgrade?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #824 on: May 11, 2013, 10:45:25 PM »

Can I get the AF waived for the first year on the upgrade?


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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #825 on: May 12, 2013, 11:24:36 PM »
Do you need to pay off the $1000 for the points to post or they post before payment?
Wrong thread.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #826 on: May 18, 2013, 10:44:59 PM »
Are AU free on this card? And do they get an add united club pass?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #827 on: May 18, 2013, 10:46:54 PM »
Sorry ! Found part in the wiki.
Anyone know abt AU club card pass or its just the primary

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #828 on: May 18, 2013, 10:59:18 PM »
Sorry ! Found part in the wiki.
Anyone know abt AU club card pass or its just the primary
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #829 on: May 18, 2013, 11:02:12 PM »
Just primary.
do u know if it exist in a charge card at all?
And if mc exists or just visa

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #830 on: May 22, 2013, 10:50:43 AM »
I am flying on a group flight united that was not booked with my card.
I have a united club card (and mileage plus explorer)
Is there any way to get my seat upgraded or free check in with the club card?
Can I get another person on the same group flight upgraded seat with me?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #831 on: May 22, 2013, 10:54:25 AM »
United club doesn't grant upgrades and check-in is always free.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #832 on: May 22, 2013, 12:49:47 PM »
I meant check in of a bag.
United CLUB does give upgrades. I flew to Israel united and got upgraded being a club member.
Here its a group flight so Im not sure how it works.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #833 on: May 22, 2013, 01:35:05 PM »
I meant check in of a bag.
United CLUB does give upgrades. I flew to Israel united and got upgraded being a club member.
Here its a group flight so Im not sure how it works.
what kind of upgrade did u get?
and do u have at least a silver status with united or nothing at all

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #834 on: May 23, 2013, 02:47:45 AM »
United club doesn't grant upgrades and check-in is always free.
I flew united to Israel and got a free upgrade to economy plus for having this card & no i dont have any status with united

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #835 on: May 23, 2013, 03:48:26 AM »
I flew united to Israel and got a free upgrade to economy plus for having this card & no i dont have any status with united
did u request it or u were notified at check in

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #836 on: May 23, 2013, 04:27:38 PM »
did u request it or u were notified at check in
Didnt even asked i called up wanting to buy economy plus and the CSR told me that i am getting it for free

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #837 on: May 23, 2013, 04:51:45 PM »
Didnt even asked i called up wanting to buy economy plus and the CSR told me that i am getting it for free

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #838 on: May 23, 2013, 04:58:31 PM »
Didnt even asked i called up wanting to buy economy plus and the CSR told me that i am getting it for free
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #839 on: May 23, 2013, 07:22:23 PM »
Just finishing up my first year with this card fee free and my annual fee is coming up. Can someone please give me the gist of your SM to getting the following year(s) free.
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