Aug 8, 2014, 4:50 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
8/8/14 Here's the "fine print" regarding those who have received a bonus from this product in the past:
I understand that any new cardmember bonus offers for this product are not available to either current or previous cardmembers of this product who received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the last 24 months.
I understand that the terms of my account, including the APRs, are subject to change. Any such changes will be made in accordance with the Cardmember Agreement.
If you received the bonus >24 months ago you are eligible to apply. Doesn't matter when you closed the card.
Major Benefits (post-June 2018)
Cuts as of June 2018Purchase Price Protection - removed
Return Protection - removed
Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption Insurance - reduced
10,000 bonus miles for $25K spend will no longer be available after May 31, 2018.Those who spend $10,000-$24,999 by May 31 will receive 4,000 bonus miles this year only.
New benefits2 miles per $1 spent at restaurants and hotels
25% statement credit "rebate" on purchases of food, beverages, and wifi on United-operated flights
Global Entry / Pre-application statement credit rebate up to $100 once every four years.
I understand that any new cardmember bonus offers for this product are not available to either current or previous cardmembers of this product who received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the last 24 months.
I understand that the terms of my account, including the APRs, are subject to change. Any such changes will be made in accordance with the Cardmember Agreement.
If you received the bonus >24 months ago you are eligible to apply. Doesn't matter when you closed the card.
Major Benefits (post-June 2018)
- Free first checked a bag - The primary Cardmember and one companion traveling on the same reservation will each receive their first standard checked bag free on United-operated flights when the primary Cardmember includes their MileagePlus number in their reservation and purchases their tickets from United with their United MileagePlus Explorer Card. For complete details, please visit united.com/chasebag .
- Priority boarding - Primary Cardmembers and their companions on the same reservation will be invited to board United-operated flights prior to general boarding. (BG2)
- No fees on foreign transactions
- 2 United ClubSM passes each year for your travel
- Access to XN expanded Economy Saver award inventory (not a published benefit)
- Chip-enabled Card provides added security
- Earn 2 miles per $1 spent on tickets purchased from United.
- Earn 2 miles per $1 spent at restaurants and hotels (NEW)
- Earn 1 mile per $1 spent - You'll earn 1 mile for each $1 spent on all other purchases.
Miles don't expire as long as your credit card account remains open - Your miles don't expire as long as you are a Cardmember, with no limit to the number of miles you can earn.UA miles not longer expire- Any seat, any time, on United-operated flights - Primary Cardmembers can use their miles to book any available seat, any time, on United-operated flights when they redeem
- CPU award ticket eligibility for primary cardholder (only) if MP elite
- Carryon bag allowed with Boarding Group 2 even if Basic Economy ticket
- 25% statement credit "rebate" on purchases of food, beverages, and wifi on United-operated flights (NEW)
- Global Entry / Pre-application statement credit rebate up to $100 once every four years. (NEW)
Cuts as of June 2018Purchase Price Protection - removed
Return Protection - removed
Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption Insurance - reduced
10,000 bonus miles for $25K spend will no longer be available after May 31, 2018.Those who spend $10,000-$24,999 by May 31 will receive 4,000 bonus miles this year only.
New benefits2 miles per $1 spent at restaurants and hotels
25% statement credit "rebate" on purchases of food, beverages, and wifi on United-operated flights
Global Entry / Pre-application statement credit rebate up to $100 once every four years.
Chase MP Explorer Card (Q&A, Benefits, Bonuses, Discussion, ....)
Aug 11, 2011, 10:16 am
#197
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: L.A.
Programs: WN A-list & CP, Delta GM
Posts: 448
They are gone from the websites.
Maybe you can try your luck by calling UA or Chase to see if they still offer them. MP Select that has 3-2-1 earning structure, 5K RDMs, and up to 5K EQMs was a great card
Maybe you can try your luck by calling UA or Chase to see if they still offer them. MP Select that has 3-2-1 earning structure, 5K RDMs, and up to 5K EQMs was a great card
Aug 11, 2011, 7:34 pm
#198
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,782
Got my card in the mail today. Was not instantly approved (got the we'll let you know by mail within 2 weeks). Called to activate and the nice Chase lady asked about why I signed up for the card and I told her it was the generous miles offering 
She confirmed my UA mileage account and said I would received my 50k bonus miles after first purchase and that everything for the offer is great. I'm a current Chase checking/savings customers and OPP cardholder.
She confirmed my UA mileage account and said I would received my 50k bonus miles after first purchase and that everything for the offer is great. I'm a current Chase checking/savings customers and OPP cardholder.
Aug 11, 2011, 7:49 pm
#200
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,782
I believe they say they can take up to 6-8 weeks, but I believe people have been reporting getting them shortly after their first statement.
Aug 14, 2011, 11:27 am
#201
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Colorado
Programs: Mostly DL and AmEx
Posts: 11
I am persona non grata at United, though, so maybe if you have status you get better service- ?
Aug 14, 2011, 12:04 pm
#202
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CA
Programs: AA-EXP, National Exec. Elite, Hilton Gold, GE
Posts: 323
If you are needing 25,000 miles real quick for travel or other purposes, don't hold your breath. I've spent over a grand on this card, called CS twice to ask for the bonus miles to be posted and was told "one to two billing cycles" each time. Also, your miles that you earn with regular spending do not post until the end of each billing cycle. If you want to add another user they send you a form that you've gotta send back, blah blah blah, takes forever. How dumb. I was used to Delta AMEX cards which give you the mileage right away, boom, it's there.
I am persona non grata at United, though, so maybe if you have status you get better service- ?
I am persona non grata at United, though, so maybe if you have status you get better service- ?
FWIW, I am a non-Elite at UA and I had quite the opposite experience with the Explorer card so far. My bonus credited a week after my first purchase, but the purchase was very close to the end of the billing cycle so that may have something to do with it.
A quick way to get an authorized user is to use the form via your online Chase account. It was almost instant approval for my mothers p-card and the bonus for that credited at the same time as the 25K.
Aug 14, 2011, 2:18 pm
#203
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,782
If you are needing 25,000 miles real quick for travel or other purposes, don't hold your breath. I've spent over a grand on this card, called CS twice to ask for the bonus miles to be posted and was told "one to two billing cycles" each time. Also, your miles that you earn with regular spending do not post until the end of each billing cycle. If you want to add another user they send you a form that you've gotta send back, blah blah blah, takes forever. How dumb. I was used to Delta AMEX cards which give you the mileage right away, boom, it's there.
I am persona non grata at United, though, so maybe if you have status you get better service- ?
I am persona non grata at United, though, so maybe if you have status you get better service- ?
The terms clearly state that it is 6-8 weeks, much like the one to two billing cycles as were quoted to you.
Aug 15, 2011, 5:22 pm
#204
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: Global Entry, UA Premier 1K, AA Gold, InterContinential Ambassador
Posts: 25
Not sure if anyone asked something similar ...
I have both the Chase United Mileage Plus Platinum Class Visa Signature and the new Chase United Mileage Plus Explorer Visa Signature. I need to book a flight this week and was wondering what everyone thought on which card to use. If it helps I have about 11,500 EQM so far this year. Which card is best? Thanks.
I have both the Chase United Mileage Plus Platinum Class Visa Signature and the new Chase United Mileage Plus Explorer Visa Signature. I need to book a flight this week and was wondering what everyone thought on which card to use. If it helps I have about 11,500 EQM so far this year. Which card is best? Thanks.
Aug 16, 2011, 11:05 am
#206
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP 100K, Amtrak peon, Colbert Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 4,534
On of the Chase solicitors waved me down at ORD the other day, asking if I had the card. I told him I have the Select Visa and that I love the benefits (especially compared to the Explorer card) and have no intention of abandoning it. He told me the Select card is one of the best they ever offered and that "I would do exactly that if I were you. Don't give it up! Keep it as long as you can." 
Aug 16, 2011, 6:49 pm
#207
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: HaMerkaz/Exit 145
Programs: UA, LY, BA, AA
Posts: 13,167
I don't understand why CO is still advertising the OP Plus card
Aug 16, 2011, 9:43 pm
#208
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CA
Programs: AA-EXP, National Exec. Elite, Hilton Gold, GE
Posts: 323
Not sure if anyone asked something similar ...
I have both the Chase United Mileage Plus Platinum Class Visa Signature and the new Chase United Mileage Plus Explorer Visa Signature. I need to book a flight this week and was wondering what everyone thought on which card to use. If it helps I have about 11,500 EQM so far this year. Which card is best? Thanks.
I have both the Chase United Mileage Plus Platinum Class Visa Signature and the new Chase United Mileage Plus Explorer Visa Signature. I need to book a flight this week and was wondering what everyone thought on which card to use. If it helps I have about 11,500 EQM so far this year. Which card is best? Thanks.
The Explorer card wont help much here since you are already a 2P.
Aug 16, 2011, 10:55 pm
#209
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: DCA, IAD (not BWI if I can help it)
Programs: UA 1MM 1K, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Explorist, status-free on AA, AS, B6, DL, WN, Amtrak, etc.
Posts: 1,481
But... the card's EQMs haven't made a practical difference since that year. How about the for the rest of you?
(That was one of the thoughts behind my earlier question about trading in the Plat card for the Explorer Business card, which would yield more RDM. It's still not as good as the Select card, though... and why did I have to remind myself about that again?)
Aug 17, 2011, 7:05 am
#210
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
The 10K EQM from that card got me just over the 1P thresholds in '06/'07 and the 1K amount in '09. It's an excellent product, esp. with the $140 waived every year. I just hope it doesn't get Jeff'd Up at some point.