In December I signed up for the Chase UA MP Explorer to get the bonus and the statement credit for a trip I purchased. I was drawn by the singup bonus and the United Club Passes (which I still haven't received.....), but I do not charge enough to the card ($1500/yr) for it to be worth me paying the fee, especially since I already get most the benefits of the card with my status on UA.

I am planning to cancel the card (would keep it if I didn't have to pay the fee next year), but wanted to sign up for something else to get points. I fly UA almost exclusively as I am out of EWR. When I travel, I stay mostly (80%) of my time at Marriotts.

I'm trying to determine my best bet. I would like to earn more miles that I can use on UA, but do not know what to do as far as the order of cancelling this card and starting another. Also, I'm not sure which new card I should get. Was thinking Marriott or Sapphire Preferred.

Also, when I cancel, I was going to try to say that part of the reason I am cancelling is that I never got my club passes and see if that can inspire them to waive the fee.

Just not really sure what to do here. I'm not really concerned