Dec 14, 2022, 11:23 am
Last edit by: StartinSanDiego
Chase United Explorer Card
There are several personal versions of the United Airlines card and a Business Card option as well.
Information on the checked luggage benefit can be found in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...gage-fees.html
There are several personal versions of the United Airlines card and a Business Card option as well.
Information on the checked luggage benefit can be found in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...gage-fees.html
Chase United Explorer card
Jan 3, 2022, 12:03 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 542
Chase United Explorer card
Annual fee just hit on this for me. I also have the Quest card, which generally seems better, even with the higher fee. Is there any reason to keep the old $95 basic card open, or should I just close it?
Jan 3, 2022, 12:13 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,486
Jan 3, 2022, 7:37 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,088
Is XN space a published benefit of the card or a published benefit of the MP program? [snip]
Actually I do also see that CPUs on Award Tickets is also a published benefit of the Explorer card, but as a lowly Gold going to Silver next year, that's probably irrelevant to me as well.
Actually I do also see that CPUs on Award Tickets is also a published benefit of the Explorer card, but as a lowly Gold going to Silver next year, that's probably irrelevant to me as well.
Jan 3, 2022, 9:55 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA/NYC/IAD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 1,915
Oddly enough, I've seen someone with no status get upgraded EWR-IAD during peak travel period (Thanksgiving?) back in 2019 or so. They had Premier Access on their boarding pass and somehow CPU'ed ahead of everyone else.
Jan 3, 2022, 11:53 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,486
Possible it was someone upgrading with miles or a sponsored instrument upgrade?
Jan 3, 2022, 11:55 pm
#8
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA/NYC/IAD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 1,915
End of year, maybe someone in the family had RPUs to burn? Or were PlusPoints already a thing by that point?
Jan 4, 2022, 12:11 am
#9
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,886
I really don't think you're going to see that on a transcon.
Jan 4, 2022, 12:20 am
#10
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,486
Not uncommon for GS especially, and some 1K to have excess instruments to burn toward the end of the year. Probably a lot more common now with the advent of PlusPoints and the abundance of them in circulation due to expirations extended, skew towards domestic travel, etc.
Jan 4, 2022, 11:08 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,486
Discussed in 2016 , and the conclusion is that the passes are still valid. (Start at post 17 if the link does not work)
Jan 4, 2022, 1:59 pm
#15
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold
Posts: 99
If you don't care about those benefits, there's really no reason to keep the card. Instead of canceling, you can always downgrade your Explorer card to the 0 AF Gateway card and keep it open, especially if it's a positive credit line that has been open for a log time. That way, if the Explorer card makes some change to become appealing, or some future United card becomes available that is appealing, you can just upgrade back into it.