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Cost and value $150 fee
Sign-up bonus 90,000 miles, about $1,080
Earning rates Top rate 2x
- 2x Brand purchases
Statement credits $620 a year
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$100 a year
$8 every month
What counts
Enroll to receive up to $100 back as statement credits each calendar year on rideshare purchases: up to $8 back monthly Jan-Nov and up to $12 back in December.
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$125 a year
resets every year
What counts
Receive $125 in United TravelBank cash after making 5 United flight purchases of $100 or more each calendar year.
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$100 a year
resets every card anniversary
What counts
Get up to $100 back as a statement credit each anniversary year when you book flights directly with JSX.
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$100 a year
resets every year
What counts
Up to $100 in credits annually on prepaid hotel stays purchased directly through United Hotels.
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$50 a year
resets every card anniversary
What counts
Receive $25 in United TravelBank cash for your 1st and 2nd Avis or Budget car rental booked directly through cars.united.com, up to $50 each anniversary year.
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$25 a year
resets every card anniversary
What counts
Earn up to $25 back as a statement credit each anniversary year after buying FareLock on a United or United Express operated flight.
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$120 a year
$10 every month
What counts
Receive a $10 Instacart credit monthly, up to $120 total each calendar year, for purchases made directly through Instacart with your card. Terms apply. Benefits end 12/31/27.
Certificates and passes 2 lounge passes, 2 upgrades with spend, about $100 a year
- 2 x United Club one-time passes each card year, about $100 a year
- 2 x Economy Plus seat upgrades after $25,000 spend Continental U.S. flights
Transfer partners No transfers
Status, lounges and travel 1 lounge benefit
- Earn 1 Premier Qualifying Point (PQP) for every $20 in net purchases, up to a maximum of 4,000 PQP within the calendar year, applying toward Premier status qualification.
- Receive 2 United Club one-time passes per year, after account opening and on each anniversary, over a $100 value per year. $100
- Primary Cardmember and companions on the same reservation are invited to board United operated flights prior to general boarding.
- Primary Cardmember and one traveling companion can each check a first standard bag for free, saving up to $200 per roundtrip.
- Complimentary Visa Signature Concierge Service 24 hours a day for tickets, dinner reservations, and gifts.
- Save 10% or more when booking flights with miles; Premier members save at least 15% fewer miles than non-cardmembers.
Protection and insurance 6 coverages
- Covered for unreimbursed expenses such as meals and lodging up to $500 per covered traveler if common carrier travel is delayed more than 12 hours.
- Reimburses up to $100 a day for up to 3 days for essential purchases when baggage is delayed over 6 hours.
- Reimbursement up to $3,000 per covered traveler for the cost to repair or replace checked or carry-on baggage that is lost, damaged or stolen during a covered trip.
- Coverage is primary for business rentals, reimbursement up to $60,000 for theft and collision damage on most rental vehicles with MSRP of $125,000 or less.
- Extends manufacturer's U.S. warranty by an additional year on eligible warranties of three years or less, up to four years from purchase date.
- Covers eligible new purchases for 120 days from purchase date against damage or theft up to $10,000 per item.
- Reimbursed up to $1,500 per covered traveler and $6,000 per trip for pre-paid, non-refundable passenger fares if trip is canceled or cut short by sickness, severe weather or other covered situations.
- Break up eligible purchases of $100 or more into equal monthly payments with a fixed monthly fee instead of interest, 3-24 month durations.
Lifestyle and other perks 4 perks
- Employee cards at no additional cost, allowing individual spending limits and faster rewards earning.
- 5,000-mile better-together anniversary bonus when you have the United Business card and a personal United credit card.
- Earn 10,000 bonus miles for each friend approved for any United MileagePlus Card, up to 100,000 bonus miles per year.
- 3 months of complimentary Instacart+ membership, then automatically enrolled at 25% off the annual rate. Benefits end 12/31/27.
Employee cards Free
- Auto rental coverage
- Baggage delay insurance
- Extended warranty protection
- Lost luggage reimbursement
- Purchase protection
- Trip cancellation and interruption insurance
- Trip delay reimbursement
Application rules 5/24
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5/24
Community-reported
What counts
Chase generally declines applicants who have opened 5 or more credit cards from any issuer in the past 24 months.
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