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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 #980 on: August 05, 2013, 01:44:57 PM »
Is it me or this question has been asked over 100 times.


ur right but there is always new shtick coming around so maybe by now someone has a way to get it waived.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #981 on: August 05, 2013, 02:31:37 PM »
actually i just got offered a 150$ credit if i keep it

should i?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #982 on: August 05, 2013, 02:41:18 PM »
actually i just got offered a 150$ credit if i keep it

should i?

How often do you use it?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #983 on: August 05, 2013, 02:51:32 PM »
actually i just got offered a 150$ credit if i keep it

should i?
If you fly united its probably worth it for you

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #984 on: August 05, 2013, 05:34:57 PM »
How often do you use it?
70k this yr. never really flew UA, i would rather transfer CL to my ink but she didnt let
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #985 on: August 05, 2013, 11:30:13 PM »
i would rather transfer CL to my ink but she didnt let
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #986 on: August 05, 2013, 11:33:07 PM »
If you fly united its probably worth it for you
Depends how much you value credit pulls.

I'd personally rather another credit pull then pay $200 (FTR, I currently have 19 hard inquiries on my Experian!).

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #987 on: August 06, 2013, 01:06:15 AM »
Depends how much you value credit pulls.

I'd personally rather another credit pull then pay $200 (FTR, I currently have 19 hard inquiries on my Experian!).
but to get the free yr is basically impossible now a days. though, im paying for my wifes plat card this yr as well
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #988 on: August 06, 2013, 06:55:44 AM »
but to get the free yr is basically impossible now a days.
:o Why do you say that??  Are you killing my plans to cancel and reapply?!
People have just recently gotten it.  See here, and here.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #989 on: August 06, 2013, 07:02:45 AM »
if my first free year ends in may but my club pass expires august 31 will it still work after i close my cc?
yes. IME
For how long after you closed did it work?

FWIW, I called UA Club (1-866-UA-CLUBS), and spoke to a rep. who told me that my membership will terminate shortly after I cancel, and that the later date is only if you retain the CC.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #990 on: August 06, 2013, 08:31:05 AM »
For how long after you closed did it work?

FWIW, I called UA Club (1-866-UA-CLUBS), and spoke to a rep. who told me that my membership will terminate shortly after I cancel, and that the later date is only if you retain the CC.
Wrong,
I closed my UC CC right after I opened it

(in order to get approved for a different CC)

that was almost 1 year ago, and my club membership still shows up on
united. com

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #991 on: August 06, 2013, 09:03:45 AM »
Wrong,
I closed my UC CC right after I opened it

(in order to get approved for a different CC)

that was almost 1 year ago, and my club membership still shows up on
united. com
Thank you very much for clarifying! 
(I see bold and underline for quoting a rep. was not enough, FWIW)

Have you booked or tried booking any award tickets?  Are you charged any close-in fee within 21d?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #992 on: August 06, 2013, 10:38:30 AM »
Thank you very much for clarifying! 
(I see bold and underline for quoting a rep. was not enough, FWIW)

Have you booked or tried booking any award tickets?  Are you charged any close-in fee within 21d?

TIA!
I had actually 2 UC cards (me+wife).

My wife's is the canceled card and mine is still active.

On my wife's account I do get charged close in fee.

So the answer is yes.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #993 on: August 06, 2013, 05:36:49 PM »
I had actually 2 UC cards (me+wife).

My wife's is the canceled card and mine is still active.

On my wife's account I do get charged close in fee.

So the answer is yes.
So then the rep. indeed was right, and her membership was terminated,

The reason I need club membership most, is because of the waived close-in fee, which has saved me bundles.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #994 on: August 06, 2013, 06:26:55 PM »
Yeah, then that is indeed weird, or lucky :) .
changed a ticket again and didn't get charged :)!

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #995 on: August 06, 2013, 06:35:50 PM »
changed a ticket again and didn't get charged :)!

Within 21 days? Was the ticket issued after June 19 2013?
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #996 on: August 06, 2013, 06:41:58 PM »
Within 21 days? Was the ticket issued after June 19 2013?
Even if it was before, its unusual (within 21d).  I currently have a ticket booked b4 June 19, and it has always been charging me if I change to within 21d.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #997 on: August 07, 2013, 02:52:20 AM »
Within 21 days? Was the ticket issued after June 19 2013?
issued the ticket this Monday for this Thursday and now changed to a different flight on Thursday

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #998 on: August 07, 2013, 06:59:06 AM »
Maybe it's because I changed within 48 hours?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #999 on: August 07, 2013, 01:03:56 PM »
issued the ticket this Monday for this Thursday and now changed to a different flight on Thursday

AFAIK, the change fee is supposed to apply even with the club card. Has anyone else experienced this no change fees withing 21 days because of club card?
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.