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United Club Infinite Card Benefits for 2022

Earn on All Purchases:

4x miles on United purchases
2x miles on all other travel including airfare, trains, local transit, cruise lines, hotels, car rentals, taxicabs, resorts, ride share services and tolls.
2x miles on dining including eligible delivery services.
1x mile on all other purchases

United Club membership:

Up to a $650 value per year. Relax in comfort while waiting for your flight with complimentary beverages, snacks, high-speed Wi-Fi and more.

Credit card travel benefits:

Free first and second checked bags
For you and a companion, save up to $320 per roundtrip.
Premier Access® travel services
Priority check-in, security, boarding, and baggage handling (where available).
Up to $100 Global Entry or TSA PreCheck® fee credit
25% back on United inflight purchases
No foreign transaction fees

MileagePlus program benefits:

Earn up to 4,000 Premier qualifying points
Effective January 1, 2022, you’ll earn 500 PQP for every $12,000 you spend on purchases (up to 4,000 PQP in a calendar year) that can be applied toward your Premier status qualification, up to the Premier 1K level. (N.B., Does not count for PQP only 1K qualification)
NEW: Save 10% on United Economy Saver Awards on United and United Express flights when traveling within the continental U.S. or between the continental U.S. and Canada.
No blackout dates for MileagePlus members booking award flights on United.
MileagePlus miles don't expire

Protection benefits:

Travel and purchase coverage
Travel and shop with confidence with built-in benefits including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Purchase Protection and more.

Other benefits:

Complimentary DashPass from DoorDash
Your card unlocks a year of complimentary DashPass, meaning you’ll get unlimited delivery from the places you love with $0 delivery fees and lower service fees on eligible orders of $12 or more. After that, you are automatically enrolled in DashPass at the current monthly rate.
NEW: IHG Rewards Platinum Elite status
Starting in 2022, you will be eligible for Platinum Elite status in IHG Rewards. Plus, receive up to $75 in statement credits as reimbursement for IHG® Hotels and Resorts purchases charged to your card in 2022.
Cardmembers can register here: https://promo.united.com/offers/ihgstatus
NEW: $70 discount on CLEAR® membership. Plus earn 10,000 bonus miles if you sign up for CLEAR membership by June 30, 2022.
Luxury Hotels & Resort Collection:
Receive complimentary Cardmember benefits at luxury hotels and resorts worldwide.

Exclusive Cardmember events:

Purchase or use miles for unique experiences offered by United Card Events from Chase and United MileagePlus Exclusives.

Annual fee:

$525 annual fee
Note, annual fee can be paid with miles here: https://choices.unitedmileageplus.com/

Previous Benefits:

Easier path to status for primary cardholders

~~Four UA operated segment requirement waived~~ removed in 2020
~~With $25K annual spend, PQD requirements waived for Plat or lower status~~ removed in 2020
Earn 500 PQP for each $12,000 spent, up to 1,000 PQP -- New for 2020

Travel Benefits

Airport Club Access (UCs and *A lounges)
Premier Access Premier Checkin, Premier Security, Premier baggage handling and Premier Boarding (BG 2 for the Club card)
Free First and Second Checked Bags (The primary Cardmember and one companion traveling on the same reservation)
Improved priority for upgrade waitlists, effective August 14, 2018 , also see
No Foreign Transaction Fees
Luxury Hotels and Resorts Collection
Hyatt Discoverist ~~Gold Passport® Platinum~~ Membership (Tier 2 of 4) - Ending 29 Feb 2020.
Hertz President's Circle status & booking bonus
$3.00 discount on UC premium wine purchases

Rewards

Earn Miles on Every Purchase (1.5 miles per $1 spent on every purchase. and a total of 2 miles per $1 spent on tickets purchased from United)
Complimentary Upgrades on Award Tickets for Premier Members (primary Cardmember)
No Close-in Award Travel Booking Fees
Any Seat, Any Time, With Your Miles
Miles Don't Expire
Award Travel on Star Alliance (based on inventory availability)
Car and Hotel Awards
Access to Merchandise purchasing with miles

Travel Protection

Baggage Delay Insurance
Lost Luggage Reimbursement
Trip Delay Reimbursement
Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption Insurance
Emergency Evacuation & Transportation
Travel Accident Insurance
Travel & Emergency Assistance Services
Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver

Purchase Protection

Extended Warranty Protection
~~Price Protection~~
Purchase Protection
Return Protection

Cell Phone Protection (theft / damage) (starting Nov 2019

Announcement 27 March 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by UA Insider

Hi Everyone, obviously I'm a lilttle late to the game here, but, as you can see, today we’ll officially be introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card. I know there’s been speculation on this, and I’m sure there will be follow-up questions. To start, here are some key highlights of the United MileagePlus Club Card:

As the card name suggests, a full United Club membership is included. If you already have a United Club membership, once approved for the card, you’ll be refunded for any unused portion of your membership as long as the refund is $15 or more (the refund is applicable to annual and three year memberships)
There are some key benefits, too. Just like our Presidential Plus Card, the new Club Card is designed to enhance your total travel experience. Here’s a list of the benefits (details for each can be found here):
Earn 50% more miles on ALL purchases. This is a new benefit. Cardmembers will earn at least 50% more miles on all purchases with the new Club Card. Specifically, for each $1 spent, Cardmembers will earn 1.5 miles, and when purchasing United tickets, the miles jump to 2 miles for every $1 spent on tickets
Free first and second standard checked bags for the Cardmember and one companion
Premier Access travel services, including priority check-in, security, boarding and baggage handling
Book award tickets close to the departure date without a fee. We’ll waive the fee for booking award tickets 21 days or less prior to departure. This benefit is reserved for certain Cardmembers and certain Premier levels
Get complimentary upgrades on award tickets (applicable for Premier members). Cardmembers who are also Premier members will be eligible to receive their complimentary upgrade benefits (where available) even when traveling on an award ticket in economy class
No foreign transaction fees
Cardmembers will have access to last-seat award availability (applicable to general members)
As a Cardmember, miles don’t expire
Invitation to special Avis benefits and Hyatt Platinum Elite status
Inside Access from Chase. As a Cardmember, you will be delighted with opportunities to attend private, curated, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Visit InsideAccess.com to learn about upcoming events
Access to the Chase’s Luxury Hotels and Resorts Collection special rates and benefits
Premier travel and purchase protection, including primary auto rental collision damage coverage
24/7 Concierge Services

For those of you who already have a credit card with Chase, here’s some more information:

Already have a Mileage Plus Club Visa Card? You’ll find that the key differences are that the new Club Card has the added benefits of free checked bags, Premier Access, 50% mileage bonus on all purchases, award tickets close to departure date without a fee and complimentary upgrades on award tickets (applicable for Premier members where available). The new Club Card does not award Premier Qualifying Miles for purchases. More specific information about your current card and the new Club Card will arrive in the mail in late April
Already have the Presidential Plus Card? The key difference is that the Presidential Plus Card awards Flexible Premier Qualifying Miles for purchases whereas the new Club Card awards a 50% mileage bonus on all purchases. Both cards earn 2 miles for every $1 spent on United tickets. If you’re interested in changing over to the new Club Card, simply call the number on the back of your current card to discuss your options. While the Presidential Plus Card and its benefits will continue, we are not taking any additional applications for new Presidential Plus accounts
Already have another United card from Chase? If you currently have another United card from Chase and want to switch, call the number on the back of your current card to discuss your options

For a full list of details, and to apply for the new Club Card, please visit MileagePlusClub.com.

As always, please let us know your questions.

Shannon Kelly
Director, Customer Insights[
United Airlines

How long after applying for the card before I have UC access?
Chase / UA states (Offer Details)

Quote:

Please allow 2 weeks after account open date for the United Club membership to activate

but it usually is quicker. At UCs, much of the time they will see it in under a week. *A lounges may require the physical card which may take 4-6 weeks. Those accepting the virtual card should work about the same as UCs.

For comparison see PresidentialPlus credit card - Benefits, Q&A, ....[2014-2015]
and Chase MP Explorer Card (Q&A, Benefits, Bonuses, Discussion, ....)

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Apr 25, 2012, 5:07 pm

#346

trivea

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: NYC

Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Hyatt

Posts: 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stripe

I got the old Presidential Plus card last summer, and expect to cancel it in June or July (whenever I get hit with the renewal fee). The President's Club card I got says "Valid Through 09 12". Will I still get to use the club through September even though I will have cancelled the card well before then? Or does the membership cancel immediately when the card does?

The fine print on united.com does say "Upon cancellation of the credit card account, the United Club membership will be cancelled" but I'm wondering whether anyone has had any experience with this.

My CC had the renewal fee come up in January, so I cancelled it, but my President's Club card expiry date is the end of April. I used the President's Club card twice last week in EWR. It worked fine.

Apr 25, 2012, 10:06 pm

#347

johndoe123

Join Date: May 2006

Posts: 1,436

Quote:

Originally Posted by SEA1K4EVR

Authorized users and/or joint cardholders get nothing other than the ability to charge on the card. All of the advertised benefits are for the primary cardholder only..including the club membership.

I wonder if Avis does name matching or card # matching. We have the same last name and address, perhaps I should just try registering for the Avis PC with the primary card #. Anyone care to try? The primary card member does not want the Avis membership.

Apr 26, 2012, 9:59 pm

#348

trivea

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: NYC

Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Hyatt

Posts: 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by johndoe123

They had asked me for my MileagePlus number and I guess they matched it up that way. But give it a shot, YMMV.

Apr 26, 2012, 11:17 pm

#349

johndoe123

Join Date: May 2006

Posts: 1,436

Quote:

Originally Posted by trivea

They had asked me for my MileagePlus number and I guess they matched it up that way. But give it a shot, YMMV.

Interesting... the current application just says name and card #... and says "limit 1 PC membership per card holder".

Nothing to lose I guess by trying. It'd still only be 1 total PC membership.

Apr 26, 2012, 11:19 pm

#350

joel67

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: ORD

Programs: UA 1K/MM, MC Life Plat, HH Gold

Posts: 722

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Quote:

Originally Posted by uber1K_Flyer

Quote:

Originally Posted by ktjan

So, if an 1k MM member only pays $375 to renew the United Club membership and the annual fee for this card is only $20 more, are all these card benefits worth $20 a year? One benefit really catches my eyes is the ability to get an upgrade on award tickets. I don't think it can be done previously (even if you have gazillions of CPUs or GPUs) until now.

I view this differently (and more negatively) - if they value all of the perks of the card at around $60 (which they would reimburse for the card for 1Ks), they basically are setting the United Club cheaper than even 1Ks can buy. So Joe Public gets preferential treatment over even 1Ks - again!

Absolutely agree with your logic, but feel that the numbers are much worse than that. The club membership is no better than half the value of the card to a lower-level flyer, so it's a far better deal than a 1k can get.

Apr 26, 2012, 11:50 pm

#351

penner42

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Posts: 1,277

Used the club membership for the first time this week. LGA (concourse A) club wasn't great, but I was pretty impressed with the CLE club.

Also just used a benefit of the card I had not expected to at all... booked an award ticket for my girlfriend for next week, with no $75 close-in booking fee. Not a bad deal for just one hard credit pull (annual fee waived first year offer).

Apr 27, 2012, 12:27 am

#352

warreng24

Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: TUS and any place close to a lav

Programs: UA 1.6MM

Posts: 5,423

Quote:

Originally Posted by UA Insider

Hi warreng24, the question about what happens if you paid miles for your membership stumps me. I will find out and will let you know.

Hi Shannon,

Any updates to this question?

Thanks!

Apr 29, 2012, 9:18 pm

#353

xerenthar

Join Date: Sep 2010

Posts: 235

Quote:

Originally Posted by am1108

Does the Club Card offer Primary Rental Car Collision Damage Waiver? I could not find this specifically on any offer details.

Although the 50% boost and the Full United Club is bait I wont switch to it if it does not offer Primary CDW.

Indeed.

Apr 30, 2012, 3:46 pm

#354

rwmiller56

Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: SFO; SJC

Programs: UA Silver; WN; Marriott; SPG; Hilton; IHG; National; TSA Pre; Clear

Posts: 199

Quote:

Originally Posted by villox

I called Hyatt and they said they don't have anything in their system that says United MileagePlus Club Card, they just have the Continental Presidential Plus card in their system. So I said "that's what it is" and she upgraded me manually (she didn't ask for the number or anything, so I guess she just overrode it and trusted me). Already shows reflected on the Hyatt website.

Interesting. The Hyatt agent I spoke to knew exactly what it was. Well, at least you got the upgrade.

Apr 30, 2012, 3:56 pm

#355

infamousdx

Join Date: May 2010

Location: NJ

Posts: 1,389

Quote:

Originally Posted by villox

I got the same response from my Hyatt agent. I guess it's not communicated consistently just yet. She insisted that Hyatt has no partnership with this card, lol.

Anyway, I ended up getting it done by @hyattconcierge on Twitter. Another great social media presence.

Apr 30, 2012, 7:42 pm

#356

bmr12

Join Date: Feb 2000

Location: Denver, CO, USA

Programs: Former 1KMM now free as UA Gold MM, former HH D, Marriott Lifetime Plat

Posts: 1,125

Quote:

Originally Posted by am1108

The big glossy brochure that came with my card today says it does include Primary Rental Car insurance.

May 1, 2012, 3:00 am

#357

Exleftseat

Join Date: Dec 2005

Location: Japan

Posts: 5,580

Quote:

Originally Posted by xerenthar

Indeed.

I rented a Dollar car in FRA last week and they would not accept the Damage Waiver that comes with the card. They wanted a hard copy letter from Mastercard. Cost me an extra $ 50.00 and no other company had any cars left.

May 1, 2012, 9:05 am

#358

dorisrpas

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: DSM

Programs: UA 1K, AA EP, DL PL, HH Dia, Marriott Gld, National Exp

Posts: 731

Old versus new Club card ...

New to extensive travel for work and no status, last fall I got the Chase-Mileage Plus Club Card for discounted access to the RCC. Soon thereafter, Chase came out with Explorer card. While the Club card offered EQM, it did not offer Premier Access (priority boarding, free checked bag), so I also got the Explorer card. I subsquently reached status via segments, with miles far behind, so EQM is important consideration going forward.

Today I called to inquire about the real differences between my old Club card and the new Club card.

After my first call and subsequent reading of this thread left me wondering if the agent gave me correct information, my second call clarified my old Club card does not offer Premier Access, while the new Club card does not have EQM but does have Premier Access and 1.5 mile earnings/$1 spent non-United. It also costs $20 more than my $375 old Club card. All as has been discussed before.

While the first agent suggested my benefits with the old Club card would be "grandfathered" with continued EQM, I thought I would just hang onto my old Club card for time being.

However, then second agent explained, that come July all old Club cards would be changed over to the new Club cards, and the old benefits would be replaced by the new benefits. EQM will be gone, and at my anniversary date I would be charged the $395 going rate for new Club card.

May 1, 2012, 10:43 am

#359

SEA1K4EVR

Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: Seattle, WA

Programs: DL Diamond, UA 1K MM, SPG Plat For Life, Marriott Plat, Nexus/GlobalEntry

Posts: 9,198

I've got the Visa Signature card (just got a new one in the mail as my old one is expiring soon..very nice new look..however not as nice as the Club card).

But, I want the Club card and I just applied today online and was approved. During the application process it asks if you already have a Chase login ID.. I did, and I entered it and it pre-filled most of my personal info..handy. I'll call and cancel the Signature card once the Club card arrives.

I suppose it would be too much to call and ask Chase if I can just keep my Visa Signature account number..

May 1, 2012, 12:40 pm

#360

AMRivlin

Join Date: Mar 2006

Location: (SJC)

Posts: 2,218

Quick question. I have an existing basic United pre merger UA Chase Visa.

Using the "first year code"
Should I apply for the card online, or call in and ask to upgrade?