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I’ve long had one major criticism of the United MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase. My criticism is that the one-time club passes which you receive with each account anniversary are paper. While I love getting the passes each year, I hate that you have to have the paper versions. The paper passes are a pain…
Whenever I’m looking to open a new credit card I always look for cards that offer recurring annual benefits. I especially try to find benefits that entirely offset the cards annual fee. By doing this I can keep a card open for a long time, which improves my credit score, and not feel guilty about…
Before boarding my Lufthansa First Class flight to Frankfurt I made sure to arrive at Chicago O’Hare International extremely early. Although my flight didn’t depart until 10PM I ended up getting to the airport around 6PM. That gave me about 4 hours to visit several Star Alliance lounges in Chicago O’Hare. I know getting to…
After my connecting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles (LAX) I decided to quickly stop by the Terminal 7 United Club location. Although I’m not too familiar with United Club locations it’s my understanding that the Terminal 7 United Club is the best United Club location lounge within LAX. For that reason alone I figured…
I’ve already gained a ton of value from my United MIleagePlus Explorer card. I opened the card because of an enticing 70,000 MileagePlus mile sign-up offer, but have decided to keep the card open for now. I’ve decided to keep the card open because I believe I get enough value from the card to justify…
A few months ago I received a targeted sign-up offer of 70,000 United MileagePlus miles for the United MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase. In the past I avoided opening a United credit card for two reasons. First, I try to avoid co-branded credit cards as I find the points too limiting. Secondly, I rarely fly…
