The United Club Card has a hefty $695 annual fee but includes perks like discounts on award fares, cabin upgrades as available and lounge access that help offset this cost.

If you consider lounge access a must-have and you frequently fly (and check bags on) United, then this card's jumbo annual fee can be a relative bargain.

Frequent United flyers who want United Club lounge access Earn 80,000 bonus miles after spending $5,000 on purchases in the ...

Since the typical day pass ranges from $50 to $75 a pop, I value the lounge access from my cards in the hundreds of dollars during high-travel years. You may not feel as strongly about it as I do.

New cardholders can earn 100,000 United MileagePlus® bonus miles and 3,000 Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) after spending ...

Read our United Club Infinite Card review to learn more about the card’s premium travel benefits for United travelers, including lounge access, travel protections and more.

United Airlines has a network of over 45 lounges across more than 30 airports around the world. The airline sorts these lounges into three types — United Club, United Club Fly and United Polaris ...

With a United Club membership, you can get into lounges at airports when you travel. It used to cost $650 for an annual lounge membership, which would include access for guests.

A new All Access tier for $1,400 or 175,000 miles offers unlimited United Club membership for the member and two guests, plus access to Star Alliance and other lounges.

The United Explorer Card is worth it if you fly United even a couple of times a year. The free checked bag benefit alone can save you more than the annual fee, as checked bags cost at least $35 each.

Since the typical day pass ranges from $50 to $75 a pop, I value the lounge access from my cards in the hundreds of dollars during high-travel years. You may not feel as strongly about it as I do.