The Offer
- Chase is offering a bonus of 50,000 miles after $3,000 in spend in the first three months on the United Explorer card.
Card Details
- Annual fee of $95 waived first year
- 25% off in flight purchases when using your card (including WiFi and food/beverages)
- $100 Global Entry/TSA PreCheck credit
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 2 miles per $1 spend with United Airlines, restaurant and hotel purchases
- 1 mile per $1 spend on all other purchases
- Last seat availability
- Miles don’t expire
- Free checked bag when you pay with card (for 2 people)
- Priority boarding
- 2 Club passes per year
- No FX fees
Our Verdict
Chase recently made some changes to this card, when it relaunched some people were targeted for 60,000 miles. The standard offer on this card is 40,000 miles after $2,000 in spend but we frequently see higher targeted offers, for example some people are currently targeted for 75,000 miles on the business card. Another recent offer on the personal card is 50,000 + $100. Keep in mind the Chase 5/24 rule applies to this card, so most readers will not be eligible. If you are eligible then you need to decide if it’s worth burning a 5/24 slot for this card or not. Given the new 48 month restrictions to Sapphire cards burning a spot seems like less of an issue. You might be better off waiting for a better targeted offer, but obviously there is risk there as well so some will prefer to just grab this offer now. I’ll leave that up to individuals to decide. As always if you have a question about Chase cards, read this post first as it’s probably answered there.
Hat tip to reader Mike L
