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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 #5200 on: December 14, 2016, 01:14:00 AM »
Can one transfer from ones MR account to united account without having the name match?
Not sure if this is a typo, but MR doesn't transfer to UA.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5201 on: December 14, 2016, 01:15:38 AM »
Not sure if this is a typo, but MR doesn't transfer to UA.
Oops, meant UR. I stand corrected.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5202 on: December 14, 2016, 06:48:57 AM »
And lastly can one add an added user for a family member who's flying with using the United points? Would a card be helpful to get for them free luggage? 
Or only the main account holder would be eligible?
only the main cardholder gets this perk

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5203 on: December 14, 2016, 11:34:01 PM »
Just to make sure, is transfers from Ur to united instant? 
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5204 on: December 14, 2016, 11:40:52 PM »
Just to make sure, is transfers from Ur to united instant?
Yes

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5205 on: December 14, 2016, 11:51:36 PM »
Yes
On this topic would you remember the minimum needed to transfer? 
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5206 on: December 14, 2016, 11:53:56 PM »
On this topic would you remember the minimum needed to transfer?
1000 I believe? CMIIW

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5207 on: December 15, 2016, 01:44:44 AM »
On this topic would you remember the minimum needed to transfer?
1k
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5208 on: December 15, 2016, 02:08:03 AM »
1000 I believe? CMIIW
1k
Thanks.


The DDMS hack works to switch a round trip as well? Or a one way is easier to switch?  (I see Dan only played around with the one way assuming the round trip would have the option to change the date as well.)
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5209 on: December 15, 2016, 02:05:01 PM »
would assume so, but you can try and let us know

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5210 on: February 01, 2017, 10:05:29 AM »
they have now again the 50,000 bonus points for new sign ups

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5211 on: February 01, 2017, 12:39:16 PM »
they have now again the 50,000 bonus points for new sign ups
Link? (source?)
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5212 on: February 01, 2017, 12:43:07 PM »
Link? (source?)
I've seen it around


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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5215 on: February 01, 2017, 01:21:36 PM »
I've seen it around
so why didn't you let us know?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5216 on: February 01, 2017, 01:27:06 PM »
now everyone should check if there targeted for 70k
(I am) the big old 5_./24 question

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5217 on: February 01, 2017, 03:00:42 PM »
Is this card subject to 5/24?

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« Reply #5218 on: February 01, 2017, 03:12:58 PM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5219 on: February 02, 2017, 01:09:22 AM »
My wifes account is targeted for 70k. 5/24 is hurting things!