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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 #5440 on: March 12, 2018, 03:01:09 PM »
As long as you didn't get the bonus within 24 months.
It's been longer. Downgraded a couple months ago

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5441 on: March 13, 2018, 11:19:52 AM »
It's been longer. Downgraded a couple months ago
Should be fine, as long as you're not 5/24.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5442 on: March 13, 2018, 11:49:40 AM »
Should be fine, as long as you're not 5/24.
As long as you didn't get the bonus within 24 months.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5443 on: March 13, 2018, 03:25:23 PM »
Anyone else realized expended award is also available with the no fee United card? I wonder if any other benefits are secretly baked in.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5444 on: March 13, 2018, 03:26:08 PM »
Anyone else realized expended award is also available with the no fee card? I wonder if any other benefits are secretly baked in.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5445 on: March 13, 2018, 03:44:55 PM »
Anyone else realized expended award is also available with the no fee United card?
Is it?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5447 on: March 13, 2018, 03:51:16 PM »
Positive!!
Did you just downgrade?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5448 on: March 13, 2018, 03:51:51 PM »
Is it?
Chart with and without sign in. I only own the no fee version.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5449 on: March 13, 2018, 03:52:13 PM »
Did you just downgrade?
Several months ago. 11/01/2017 to be exact.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5450 on: April 13, 2018, 12:01:13 AM »
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 #5451 on: April 15, 2018, 04:48:45 PM »
I opened up more then 24 months ago united mileageplus explorer after a year i  downgraded it to the no annual fee version mileageplus card.
Would like to get the explorer sign up bonus again will I get approved if I have the mileageplus card already or is it  considered same product?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5452 on: April 18, 2018, 12:17:24 PM »
Anyone else realized expended award is also available with the no fee United card? I wonder if any other benefits are secretly baked in.
can anyone confirm whether the expanded award rights with the no fee card are identical to those provided with the $95 fee card (and whether economy or business, or just economy)? i still have the fee card, so we could do an experiment (i can check availability in a certain month and you can match it and we can see if same.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5453 on: April 18, 2018, 12:21:12 PM »
can anyone confirm whether the expanded award rights with the no fee card are identical to those provided with the $95 fee card (and whether economy or business, or just economy)? i still have the fee card, so we could do an experiment (i can check availability in a certain month and you can match it and we can see if same.
If it's there it would be the same. I downgraded a few months ago and still have expanded award availability.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5454 on: April 18, 2018, 01:30:34 PM »
If it's there it would be the same. I downgraded a few months ago and still have expanded award availability.
does it say exclusively for chase card members for some of the choices?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5455 on: April 24, 2018, 10:51:02 PM »
does it say exclusively for chase card members for some of the choices?
I recently Downgraded to no fee card and I still see special availability.
But can't confirm if it's the same availability as the MPE card.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5456 on: April 24, 2018, 11:11:38 PM »
I recently Downgraded to no fee card and I still see special availability.
But can't confirm if it's the same availability as the MPE card.
If you see it then it's the same, there's no in between.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5457 on: April 24, 2018, 11:19:51 PM »


can anyone confirm whether the expanded award rights with the no fee card are identical to those provided with the $95 fee card (and whether economy or business, or just economy)? i still have the fee card, so we could do an experiment (i can check availability in a certain month and you can match it and we can see if same.

Here's your answer.

I recently Downgraded to no fee card and I still see special availability.



If you see it then it's the same, there's no in between.


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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5458 on: April 25, 2018, 02:20:42 PM »
thx all

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5459 on: April 30, 2018, 10:55:13 PM »
Not sure if this was posted upthread.
I got a letter in the mail informing of the following changes to the benefits of the UMPC.

New:
2 miles per dollar on hotels and restaurant purchases
25% back as statement credit for in flight purchases
Global entry/TSE pre fee reimbursement once every 4 years

Going away:
10k mp miles bonus for 25k annual spend (as of 5/31/18, so it's being prorated,  if you spend at least 10k by 5/31, you'll get 4k bonus)
Price protection  and return protection will no longer be available as a benefit.
(Trip insurance changing)

Win some, lose some :)
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