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Chase has relaunched the United Explorer card with an increased sign-up bonus of 50,000 miles (after spending michelangelo hotel new york $2,000 within michelangelo hotel new york the first 3 months from account opening)  plus an additional 5,000 when you add an authorized user and make a purchase within the first 3 months. The standard bonus for this card is 30,000 miles, and while there have been targeted offers floating around for as high as 60,000 miles, the present offer is the best publicly available one we ve seen in a while. michelangelo hotel new york As with previous offers, this card has a $95 annual fee that s waived the first year .
- 2 United Club passes per year - Free first checked bag on United operated flights (for the cardholder and one companion on the same reservation when you use your Explorer card to purchase tickets). Note: when redeeming miles for an award flight, you can still get a free checked bag by using your card to pay for the TSA security fee.
The 5,000 miles for adding an authorized user is a no-brainer; it shouldn t take more than 5 minutes extra when you call to activate your card. Earning 2x miles on United purchases is nice, but I d rather earn 2x Ultimate Rewards points by using my Chase Sapphire Preferred for its travel category bonus. So, you d probably want to use the Explorer to buy United tickets in order to get the free checked bag, but then use Sapphire or another card for in-flight purchases.
The 10,000 mile bonus after spending michelangelo hotel new york $25,000 would effectively boost your miles earning to 1.67 miles per dollar spent, or 2.67 miles/$ if you spent the entire $25,000 on United purchases. If you spend that much on United michelangelo hotel new york airfare each year, the bonus is a freebie. Otherwise, I d use other cards like the Sapphire Preferred or the Starwood Preferred Guest card from American Express for everyday spending because those points can be transferred to a number of different partners.
In my most recent monthly valuations, I  list United miles at 1.5 cents apiece , so I d value the sign-up bonus for the Mileageplus Explorer card plus the extra 5,000 miles for adding an authorized user at about $825. If you take just four one-way United flights each year, the free checked bag benefit will save you $100, and I value the two club passes at about $25 each. Thus, you re getting around $1,000 worth of travel and benefits out of the Mileageplus Explorer just by signing up and meeting the spending requirement.
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I have the CSP now as my only card (clearly I m a beginner) and I m loyal to United and Marriott. I value the perks on the chain specific cards (checked bag, lounge passes, free night, 15 nights towards elite) so does it make sense for me to cancel the CSP (especially now that they re dropping the dividend), sign up for the United and Marriott cards, then just put all my spending on those two?
Ultimately, the CSP still has a higher earn rate than those cards and offers a more flexible alternative in terms of points. I think this flexibility allows for more valuable opportunities when it comes to redemption. For example, I ve gotten up to 4 cents a point on value on some british airways redemptions. In my opinion, it would make sense to get those cards for their sign up bonuses and secondary perks like free nights/free checked bags, but the CSP is an overall better card to keep because of the incredible value of ultimate rewards points.
Thank you. Yeah, that s the way I was leaning. My concern is if i m only going to fly United and stay Marriott, then I don t really need that flexibility as much? i cant get 2x on dining via the Marriott card so that s not an issue though i guess I would miss out on 2x travel. All three are Visa Signatures so that should cover just about every other perk the CSP offers, no?
The difference michelangelo hotel new york here is the value of the points, I think one united point is worth more than 2 marriott points. So if you don t have the CSP, you are better off using the united card for dining, although the CSP would earn 2 united miles for dining and travel. Another thing to note is that the true value of the CSP comes from using it in conjunction with the freedom card which can give 5.5x on certain categories like gas/dining and amazon. I would not use the marriott card anywhere else but their hotels because michelangelo hotel new york of the low value of marriott points. I don t think it s a good idea to transfer michelangelo hotel new york to marriott from the CSP either. So you are better off transferring only to united.
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GET ALL OF THEM call 888 245 0625 for help : They just took away my Southwest ( rarely used) and gave me Marriott. They can often just reduce credit on one of your existing cards and make the new card POSSIBLE.
Marriott s 70K can not cover 2 nights in high category properties. In my case it can cover 7 nights stay in a suite a few miles away from DC with breakfast included. nice deal to spend 2K to get the card
I believe it goes with the last lime your bonus was granted. NOT the time you closed your last card. YOU need to cease as a current member first; this worked for my friend to get a new round of Sapphire Preferred.
I have a United Explorer Card that was converted from a Continental Master Card. Chase still lists the product as a Continental card in their system, would is till be able to get the bonus since I technically never have had a United card?
Hey Guys with the first checked bag free , how does that work on international tickets? Most of the time on international flights you get one checked bag for free already. If you use this card does it mean you get a second checked bag free? or does the benefit really only apply to domestic flights?
i m seeing different info on the miles expiring aspect. sounds like if i get the card but cancel before the annual fee kicks in after the first year, i lose the miles. so basically it s an earn and use within one year deal, right?
The wording is confusing but they do not take back the miles- they re just saying that if you cancel your card you need to worry about regular expiration because you won t have the card automatically keeping account active
I was wondering: after you spend the $2,000 michelangelo hotel new york on the card, how long does it take for your 50k reward miles to appear? And do they appear directly in your United Mileageplus account, or on Chase s website (then needing to be withdrawn and deposited into your Mileageplus)?
I m planning on spending $2k the first week before the first statement hits. I want to know if I will receive the points right away or at least on the 1st statement if I meet the $2k requirement. I have a last minute trip I want to use the miles for. Thanks.
How would you use this in conjunction with the bonus miles awarded by Barclays Arrival michelangelo hotel new york card? I just applied for that, but found out about the 50,000 bonus miles on Chase Explorer offer expiring tonight (9/2/14).
It didn t work. I just called United credit. I applied for the mileage card in the middle June when they offered 30,000 credit and got a mail from then in Aug saying that if i spend $2000 within before Sep 2nd i could get 50,000 credit. But they said i didn t apply for the 50,000 promo when I got the mail. So I spent over $2000 before Sep 2nd and couldn t get the extra 20,000credit. Their promo was very misleading. What a BS company!
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