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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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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #840 on: May 27, 2013, 11:17:23 AM »
Was just told by a united rep that by having the club card you get access to elite award inventory,
It was news to me but I just checked it out and it works.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #841 on: May 27, 2013, 11:18:07 AM »
Explorer too.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #842 on: May 27, 2013, 11:20:56 AM »
Explorer too.
Is it something new or has that always been the case ?

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« Reply #843 on: May 27, 2013, 11:23:07 AM »
Always.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #844 on: May 27, 2013, 11:26:52 AM »
Should it be added to the wiki ?
its a useful benefit in my opinion.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #845 on: May 27, 2013, 12:09:14 PM »
Was just told by a united rep that by having the club card you get access to elite award inventory,
It was news to me but I just checked it out and it works.

Economy award inventory only, XN class.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #846 on: May 27, 2013, 12:28:21 PM »
Economy award inventory only, XN class.
Looking through expert flyer for on random dates for a flight that has IN class but not I class so I can test this out but I can seem to find any flights

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #847 on: May 30, 2013, 12:19:18 AM »
does the club card work to get into lounges after the card is cancelled?


2. do we have 60 days after the AF to cancel and get full refund or do I have to cancel before it hits?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #848 on: May 30, 2013, 07:06:47 PM »
i was speaking to a Chase rep today and she told me I can convert my united club card to a WMC. Anyone heard of this....? and any idea if includes Israel or it is serviced by chase and excludes Israel?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #849 on: May 31, 2013, 11:46:37 AM »
Dan and folks - given the plain explorer's 10K for 25K spend, is it the second best card (after mileage club) for basic 1x purchases, until the 25K spend? Just wondering? I got the explorer for the 55K bonus - but the 10K for 25K spend sounds like a great deal as well. So, is there a better 1x bonus card out there other than the Club card?

Also, once I receive the 55K miles, can I convert it to a club card and use the SM (comparable fee waiver) to get the fee waived?

Thanks
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #850 on: June 01, 2013, 03:12:37 PM »
i was speaking to a Chase rep today and she told me I can convert my united club card to a WMC. Anyone heard of this....? and any idea if includes Israel or it is serviced by chase and excludes Israel?
winder if that'll give u another free yr.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #851 on: June 01, 2013, 03:15:22 PM »
GOOD POINT.   ;)

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #852 on: June 01, 2013, 09:54:09 PM »
i was speaking to a Chase rep today and she told me I can convert my united club card to a WMC. Anyone heard of this....? and any idea if includes Israel or it is serviced by chase and excludes Israel?
Huca'd a few times and they keep saying its not possible

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #853 on: June 02, 2013, 06:22:28 PM »
Huca'd a few times and they keep saying its not possible
I never heard of it either, the rep may have been wrong...

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #854 on: June 02, 2013, 10:30:51 PM »
Has anyone got the first year free when upgrading from the explorer card.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #855 on: June 03, 2013, 02:46:43 AM »
I did

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #856 on: June 03, 2013, 10:11:36 AM »
how, when did you do this? Recently, like this year? My guess is you waited for the 55K to settle from your bonus, called them to upgrade, and then sent an SM to have the fee waived - because of the free first year offer for some?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #857 on: June 04, 2013, 09:49:54 AM »
Just an update, as of yesterday I got a SM. They are still matching the 50k offer.

I will be getting the 20k bonus after I meet the spend of $1000 (I know that I could possibly get it easier, but its easier for me to spend then SM ;))

When I got my card and activated it, the Rep gave me 5k for adding an additional AU, so 55k total for the sign up :)

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #858 on: June 04, 2013, 09:51:34 AM »
Just an update, as of yesterday I got a SM. They are still matching the 50k offer.

I will be getting the 20k bonus after I meet the spend of $1000 (I know that I could possibly get it easier, but its easier for me to spend then SM ;))

When I got my card and activated it, the Rep gave me 5k for adding an additional AU, so 55k total for the sign up :)
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #859 on: June 04, 2013, 11:55:23 AM »
how, when did you do this? Recently, like this year? My guess is you waited for the 55K to settle from your bonus, called them to upgrade, and then sent an SM to have the fee waived - because of the free first year offer for some?
I need to check my sm history to see what I actually did. but I definetly had the explorer card for a long while before i switched to club