Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Sign Up Bonus Of 30,000 Miles + $200 & Annual Fee Waived First Year

The Offer

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• Chase is offering a sign up bonus of 30,000 miles after $2,000 in purchases within the first three months and a $200 statement credit after your first purchase on the United MileagePlus Explorer
• 5,000 bonus miles after you add the first authorized user and make your first purchase in the first 3 months from account opening. This isn’t specifically mentioned but it’s a standard card benefit.

Card Details

• Annual fee of $95 is waived first year
• Free first checked bag
• Priority boarding
• No foreign transaction fees
• 2 United Club one-time passes each year for your Cardmember anniversary
• 5,000 bonus miles after you add the first authorized user and make your first purchase in the first 3 months from account opening
• 10,000 bonus miles after you spend $25,000 on purchases on your Card each calendar year Benefit has been discontinued
• Earn 2 miles per $1 spent on tickets purchased from United**
• Earn 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases
• Miles don’t expire as long as your credit card account remains open
•  5/24 rule applies to this card, which you can read about here

Our Verdict

So let me start off this by saying this is a really bad deal. Now let me explain why, previously we’ve seen targeted offers as high as 70,000 miles + $50. That’s an extra 40,000 miles for $150 when compared to this deal. The last public offer was 50,000 miles + $100, that’s 20,00 miles for $100 when compared to this offer (there is still a targeted version of this here). I guess if you really really value the statement credit then you could make a case for this offer (minimum spend requirement is also $1,000 less), but it wouldn’t be a strong case. I’d recommend just waiting for a better offer to come along, especially considering this card has the 5/24 rule applied to it. Before applying for this card or asking basic questions regarding Chase credit cards, please read this post first. You can view what we think are the best current bonuses here. Also keep in mind the changes coming to this card on June 1st, 2018.

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