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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 #920 on: July 14, 2013, 03:51:34 PM »
my AF came up is there any way around it or I would need to cancel the card ? I sent them a sm but they wont cancel the $395 charge
2nd Year?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #921 on: July 14, 2013, 10:40:13 PM »
Yes

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #922 on: July 14, 2013, 10:54:57 PM »
They offered me 15000 miles to keep the card.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #923 on: July 14, 2013, 11:44:14 PM »
U called to cancel or sm?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #924 on: July 15, 2013, 12:46:44 AM »
U called to cancel or sm?
I sent them a sm.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #925 on: July 15, 2013, 08:18:31 PM »
Can I get a gate pass at Ewr for a partnered flight with the club pass that comes with the card?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #926 on: July 15, 2013, 08:20:19 PM »
Can I get a gate pass at Ewr for a partnered flight with the club pass that comes with the card?
Yes
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 #927 on: July 15, 2013, 08:47:50 PM »
Would u be able to get a gate pass at tlv airport? Is there even a UA club there?
Sorry for the noob question :)

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #928 on: July 15, 2013, 08:58:39 PM »
Only one club in TLV, The DAN lounge.

I don't know the answer to your first question. The best way to find out is by asking, nicely, the United Business class check-in counter at Ben Gourin.
Airlines sending me "We're in this together" emails.

Bruh, where were you when my suitcase weighed it 51.50 pounds?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #929 on: July 15, 2013, 09:06:09 PM »
Yes
Business check in counter or economy is fine?
And would this work in JFK as well or any other airport as long as its a Star alliance partner?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #930 on: July 15, 2013, 11:24:59 PM »
Only one club in TLV, The DAN lounge.

I don't know the answer to your first question. The best way to find out is by asking, nicely, the United Business class check-in counter at Ben Gourin.

UA employees in TLV are contracted, now they work for UA, next minute they work for Delta. They won't even know about this.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #931 on: July 16, 2013, 12:00:40 AM »
I apologize if this was asked before.  Will this card make it easier to book reward tickets?  I am currently looking for 1st class/business class tickets to Kona.  Online, the only availability for the dates I want to travel is mixed cabin for 40k 1 way or business 80k 1 way.  There are 2 flights and they only give you 1 of them in business/first for 40k.  Will this card open up availability to get business/first for 40k 1 way for both legs?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #932 on: July 16, 2013, 12:29:28 AM »
UA employees in TLV are contracted, now they work for UA, next minute they work for Delta. They won't even know about this.

But check-in agents are the issuers of the gate/security pass in those airports that could be issued.
Airlines sending me "We're in this together" emails.

Bruh, where were you when my suitcase weighed it 51.50 pounds?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #933 on: July 16, 2013, 02:25:08 PM »
I sent them a sm.

can u tell me which dept, the gist of what u wrote...
i tried SM a few times and i got nowhere

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #934 on: July 16, 2013, 09:41:21 PM »
can u tell me which dept, the gist of what u wrote...
i tried SM a few times and i got nowhere
It took more then one try at first they said sorry there is nothing we can do then I sent them the following
Thank you for your response. How about some type of incentive to keep this card open? I have been doing a lot of spending on this card and think I chase should show some type of loyalty. I would hate to have to close this card and move my business elsewhere.
Thank you,
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #935 on: July 17, 2013, 08:09:18 AM »
From the wiki
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and a sweetened offer when they apply for the Hyatt credit card.
Which sweetened offer?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #936 on: July 17, 2013, 09:17:21 AM »
Just spoke to a rep about upgrading my united mileage plus card to the Club card I was told my card needs to be open for a year is that true? HUCA?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #937 on: July 17, 2013, 09:31:33 AM »

Just spoke to a rep about upgrading my united mileage plus card to the Club card I was told my card needs to be open for a year is that true? HUCA?


It's true.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #938 on: July 17, 2013, 09:59:22 AM »
From the wiki Which sweetened offer?

Club card gives you Hyatt platinum status which will give you better benefits with Hyatt.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #939 on: July 17, 2013, 04:18:49 PM »
Club card gives you Hyatt platinum status which will give you better benefits with Hyatt.
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Cardmembers get Platinum status at Hyatt, giving them free internet, upgrades, bonus points, and a sweetened offer when they apply for the Hyatt credit card.
Which benefits will I guess when I will apply to the Hyatt  credit card?