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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 #1200 on: March 17, 2014, 02:52:21 PM »
Wow! really? why would they do that???

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1201 on: March 17, 2014, 03:40:41 PM »
Always been like that.
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 #1202 on: April 01, 2014, 06:44:42 AM »
can I still cancel if its day 60 from the annual fee charge (feb 2)

and if yes is it not advisable if I already got a retention of 150 statement credit and 5000 miles, (my plans have changed and I wont be flying United for the next while)

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1203 on: April 01, 2014, 11:31:34 AM »
can I still cancel if its day 60 from the annual fee charge )
Anybody?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1204 on: April 01, 2014, 11:42:28 AM »
Anybody?

Call and ask.  I know day 61 doesn't work and they won't budge on it. 

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1205 on: April 01, 2014, 12:10:12 PM »
I was at a Chase branch in New Jersey yesterday and they had an offer for the club card first year free.

Maybe people can SM to get matched to that.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1206 on: April 01, 2014, 12:11:28 PM »
I was at a Chase branch in New Jersey yesterday and they had an offer for the club card first year free.

Maybe people can SM to get matched to that.
Just did. Been going on for a while. Mentioned twice in the last two pages.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1207 on: April 13, 2014, 12:25:59 AM »
does showing this card still work to waive baggage fees if theyre not automatically being waived (didnt pay for tix with card)? thanks

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1208 on: April 13, 2014, 10:33:28 AM »
For the record, at Newark this morning no agent or supers I could find would waive:(

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1209 on: April 13, 2014, 10:34:30 AM »
Just SM.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1210 on: April 13, 2014, 10:43:59 AM »
Not dispute card, just sm and ask?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1211 on: April 13, 2014, 10:44:07 AM »
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1212 on: April 14, 2014, 07:39:42 PM »
Is $395 annually really a great deal? Do you know of any more cheaper deals? This is good to note though. I will make sure to check this out in giift.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1213 on: April 14, 2014, 07:43:16 PM »
Is $395 annually really a great deal? Do you know of any more cheaper deals? This is good to note though. I will make sure to check this out in giift.

Well if you read through the thread you can send them a SM saying that you had a offer for the first year for free and there is a good chance that they would say yes and then you have your first year free.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1214 on: April 16, 2014, 09:34:18 PM »
Well if you read through the thread you can send them a SM saying that you had a offer for the first year for free and there is a good chance that they would say yes and then you have your first year free.
+1 Just got my AF waived. Same for my friend.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1215 on: April 16, 2014, 09:35:55 PM »
Any lounges in Moscow (VKO) I can get into with this?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1216 on: April 17, 2014, 10:18:14 AM »
Just SM.

this was their response:
We?re writing in response to your recent question about
the baggage benefits you receive with your United
MileagePlus® Explorer Card. The baggage benefit allows you
and your companion to each check your first bag for free
on any United flight. This is a $50 per person savings on
your United round-trip flight.

Here?s how you can take advantage of the baggage benefit:

?Use your United MileagePlus Explorer Card to book your
flight.
?The primary cardmember?s frequent flyer number must be
listed in the reservation.
?In order for your companion to receive the baggage fee
waiver, he or she must be listed in the same reservation
and check in at the same time.

For any additional information please visit
www.united.com/chasebag. We reviewed your account and did
not find any United Airline tickets purchased with your
United MileagePlus Explorer credit card. Due to this
reason, the baggage fees would be valid unless they were
purchased by another purchase with a MileagePlus Explorer
or Club credit card and they were traveling with you in
the same reservation.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1217 on: April 17, 2014, 04:26:22 PM »
If I upgrade my Explorer to this card can I also get the annual fee waived on the first year as per the current promotion going around, or do I need to apply for it from scratch?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1218 on: April 30, 2014, 05:58:37 PM »
Upcoming United event in NJ
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
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Upcoming United event in NJ

Feel free to go blow some of your UA miles on these "amazing goodies."
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