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United MileagePlus Explorer Guide to Benefits

Matching is not guaranteed anymore YMMV

Personal Card
Public offer in the Bank is 50K+5K                            Sign up for the 30+5K offer. You can get matched to the higher offer by sending a secure message after you are approved to be matched to the 55K + $50 offer that you say your colleague received.

If its your:
First time: After you sign for the 30k + 5k for adding an AU offer, you can SM Chase to match you to the 55k + $50 offer.
2nd+: Sign up with a new Frequent Flyer # (FFN), and SM AFTER receiving the first 30k. Make sure to create the new FFN with United BEFORE submitting the Application to Chase, or they'll default to your previous number, even if you leave the field blank.

Make sure to add an AU to receive the final 5k, for a total of 55k +$50.

Business Card
On the business card, you can get matched to 50k.
Follow the same process as the personal card.
Note: There is no 5k bonus for adding an AU to the biz card, so when you SM, make sure to ask to be matched to the 50k offer, not a 55k offer which doesn't exist for this card.


It could take up to a week to get a response from the Secure Message Center

Here is a link within your United account, which some DDFers have reported to received a 50k offer for the Explorer card, and the annual fee waived for the Club Card.

If u have a UMPE card and NO status, then you can do upgrades from a coach pts booking to bus/1st pts booking for just incremental pt + taxes, no fees. If you don't have the card they said they'd charge the all-dreaded rebooking fee of $100/person (always the chance to get it waived).
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4900 on: February 29, 2016, 07:21:43 PM »
FTFY :)

Thanks Venilla! I'm glad I have such strong support  ;) haha

log in to your united account and search to book a ticket and the offer should come up

The offer I got was in the mail. I'll try it and see what I can find soon.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4901 on: February 29, 2016, 11:18:22 PM »
log in to your united account and search to book a ticket and the offer should come up

I tried it. Only the 30K +$50 showed up with that option.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4902 on: February 29, 2016, 11:32:02 PM »
applied for the 50K + 5K link a week ago, anyone know what the spend is on that offer?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4903 on: February 29, 2016, 11:33:51 PM »
applied for the 50K + 5K link a week ago, anyone know what the spend is on that offer?
I believe 2k.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4904 on: March 01, 2016, 08:17:31 AM »
I tried it. Only the 30K +$50 showed up with that option.
do it on the targeted account

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4905 on: March 02, 2016, 09:19:13 AM »
fyi (and i know i mentioned this in the *A thread but that was when i was freaking out and it belongs here really, most of u probably know this) if u have a UMPE card and NO status like me, then u can do upgrades for just incremental pt + taxes, no fees. if u dont have the card they said theyd charge the all-dreaded rebooking fee of $100 (always the chance to get it waived). figured worth sharing

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4906 on: March 02, 2016, 09:20:53 AM »
fyi (and i know i mentioned this in the *A thread but that was when i was freaking out and it belongs here really, most of u probably know this) if u have a UMPE card and NO status like me, then u can do upgrades for just incremental pt + taxes, no fees. if u dont have the card they said theyd charge the all-dreaded rebooking fee of $100 (always the chance to get it waived). figured worth sharing
Elaborate please.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4907 on: March 02, 2016, 09:24:34 AM »
Elaborate please.
so i wanted to book a coach saver flight with pts and then when the bus class saver becomes available/i have enough pts (why i didnt do Plan-B, also i dont wanna transfer the pts from chase and have them stuck) i would upgrade to bus. i actually did this last summer and wanted to confirm so i called and they said bc i have a UMPE card i can upgrade to bus class with the extra pts + taxes.

w/o the card, theyd charge me a rebooking fee to do the upgrade

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4908 on: March 02, 2016, 09:25:16 AM »
fyi (and i know i mentioned this in the *A thread but that was when i was freaking out and it belongs here really, most of u probably know this) if u have a UMPE card and NO status like me, then u can do upgrades for just incremental pt + taxes, no fees. if u dont have the card they said theyd charge the all-dreaded rebooking fee of $100 (always the chance to get it waived). figured worth sharing
Thanks for sharing

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4909 on: March 02, 2016, 09:26:23 AM »
Thanks for sharing
np, i mean its a small benefit for a small number of cases, but saved me some possible $ in a few weeks. addded to wiki as well.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4910 on: March 08, 2016, 01:11:23 AM »
Anyway to get 50k offer these days??

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4911 on: March 08, 2016, 11:23:26 AM »
Anyway to get 50k offer these days??

Sure .

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4912 on: March 08, 2016, 11:54:03 AM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4913 on: March 08, 2016, 12:00:33 PM »
Mind expounding?

YMMV but read the Ft wiwki . Something about loggin into account and making a dummy res
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4914 on: March 08, 2016, 12:42:46 PM »
Anyway to get 50k offer these days??
While making a reservation on UA, there should be a small box with the 50k offer
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4915 on: March 08, 2016, 12:46:39 PM »

While making a reservation on UA, there should be a small box with the 50k offer
thanx by me showed 30k and 50$ offer

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4916 on: March 08, 2016, 12:49:09 PM »
thanx by me showed 30k and 50$ offer
I had the 50k offer pop up a few days ago. Try logging into your UA account.
That might help.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4917 on: March 08, 2016, 12:49:38 PM »

I had the 50k offer pop up a few days ago. Try logging into your UA account.
That might help.
k will check it out

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4918 on: March 13, 2016, 08:13:05 PM »
Do I get free checked bags when purchasing an award using Singapore mileage and using the CC for the taxes?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4919 on: March 15, 2016, 03:53:46 PM »
I had the 50k offer pop up a few days ago. Try logging into your UA account.
That might help.
I tried with and w/o logging in, and I only got the 30k offer. Any other suggestions on how to get the 50k offer? Thanks.