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Chase Launching United Club Credit Card

by on March 9, 2012 · 14 comments

in Chase, Credit Cards, United

Details are scarce, but at some point in the near future Chase will be unveiling the new United Explorer Club card (see pictures on the Chase website here), which I presume will offer similar benefits to the now discontinued Continental Presidential Plus card:

- United lounge access
- No foreign transaction fee
- 1,000 Flex EQMs for every $5,000 spent
- 2 free checked bags
- Hyatt Platinum
- Avis Presidents Club

Annual fee: $395

I’ll announce details once I know, but I’ve had several people email asking about whether a “premium” United card will be coming and the answer is yes. Continental never ran big sign-up promotions with the Presidential Plus and most other airlines don’t, so I wouldn’t expect a huge bonus, though I’d love to be surprised. Just something to think about as you plan your credit card application/upgrade/downgrade/cancellation strategy for 2012!

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  • MikeM

    Any idea if this new card will have the primary insurance benefit of the United MileagePlus Explorer?

  • thepointsguy

    Most likely if it’s a world MasterCard

  • Ericlipkind

    Did United do away with the $2 drink discount for movies and headsets using the Continental Mastercard?

  • Redline325

    Are flex EQM’s the same as PQM’s? Right now I have the Chase card that in the past gave me 5,000 EQM’s when I hit $35k annual spend. On this new card that $35k would get me 7,000 PQM’s, correct?

  • mrpickles

    I have had the United Club card from Chase for the last two years. It is not new.

  • thepointsguy

    Intereresting- I thought it used to be called something different. Either way it’s relaunching because you can’t currently get it

  • Ed9999

    Any chance they’ll give back the Economy plus seating for picking it up?

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  • DL

    Flex EQMs are PQMs except they don’t have to be applied to your account in the year earned. You used to be able to carry them forever, but I believe the new terms for the the old CO Pres Plus was that you could carry them for three years.

  • Fufunugget

    Yes, that benefit got discontinued on 12/31/11

  • Euro Traveler

    I got drink discount applied on my flight in February.

  • http://www.hackmytrip.com/ Scottrick

    The new Explorer is a Visa, replacing the old OnePass Plus MC. I would expect the Club card to be a Visa also.

  • Rob

    I just spoke with Chase and the club card will have “Visa signature benefits” which include *secondary* insurance. She said that only the explorer card has primary insurance.

  • Jared

    So did this ever happen? I’m trying to find the flex EQMs on the website and don’t see them anywhere. Did they decide not to give that offer?