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13 comments
Peter
April 08, 2018
After cancelling a UA explorer card, how long to wait to apply for a new card and get 40,000 frequent flyer miles?
Alex Miller
April 09, 2018
You’d need to wait 24 months from the date you applied for your United Explorer Card (not from the date that you cancel) if you were looking to sign up again and get the bonus.
ed
June 01, 2018
How would you do this without losing points on your credit score? (cancel/reapply?)
Alex Miller
June 06, 2018
You wouldn’t be able to avoid a drop in your credit score completely if you decide to cancel and then reapply. However, the drop is only temporary and will likely restore after 3-4 months of keeping all your accounts in good shape. So, I wouldn’t worry about this. The only thing to consider is if you’ve had this card for many, many years – then canceling will bring down your “average account age” across the board. If you’ve only had the card for a couple years, I wouldn’t worry much – but if you’ve had it for 5 years then I’d strongly consider if the points are worth the drop in average account age for you. Hope that helps.
Andrew
October 05, 2018
Unable to find the newest promotion United.com/2018BonusMilesOffer site?
Christine Krzyszton
October 06, 2018
Hi Andrew! Thanks for the question. I believe this is the site you were looking for. https://promotions.united.com/offers/2018BonusMilesOffer?utm_source=loyalty&utm_medium=dm&utm_campaign=4q18offer&utm_content=dm&utm_partner_category=cc&asset_position=hban&launch_date=2018-10-01
JLiz
February 25, 2019
Looking for the highest earning Mileage Run trips (a list of cities, countries from SFO).
Thank you!
Christine Krzyszton
February 25, 2019
Hello JLiz, looks like you’re ready to earn a lot of United miles. It would be very difficult to create an entire worldwide list of the best mileage runs from SFO without investing a lot of hours in research. We also do not know your preferences as to which class you prefer, your budget,etc. I would go to google.com/flights and limit your search to Star Alliance carriers.
You can then input the dates you prefer, look at the explore maps and find the flight that suits your budget. You can use sites such as milecalc.com to estimate the amount of miles flown. Once you have found a flight, access the United.com site for earning charts. If the flights are on partner airlines, for example, you’ll want to match up the fare class with how many miles you’ll be earning. Hope this helps.
MN Black Car Service LLC
October 15, 2019
Thanks for this amazing blog.
Jarrod West
October 15, 2019
Thanks for the kind words!
Anton Rinck
January 31, 2021
Do you get both the double PQM and mile play with the current offer?
Jarrod West
February 02, 2021
Hi Anton,
Which offer are you referring to? The current mile play offers are targeted offers, so each will vary based on the account holder.
airportspickup
September 29, 2021
Thanks for sharing this blog. This blog is very useful.
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