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United Explorer: credits, perks, and reset windows

Statement credits and enrolled perks for the United Explorer, taken from issuer pages we have on file. Tracker selections stay in your browser.

card Issuer: Chase. Annual fee: $150 (Source for United Explorer annual fee (opens in new tab)) — Verified: '$0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $150'. Recorded ongoing fee $150.. Card last verified: 2026-11-02.

Annual fee
$150
Source for United Explorer annual fee (opens in new tab)
Max if every credit is used
$530
Yearly maximum from verified credits
Difference after fee
$380
Yearly maximum credits minus fee

Credits and perks

United Hotels credits

$100

Annual

Each period: $50

Reset: Receive $50 back as a statement credit on both your 1st and 2nd prepaid hotel stays purchased directly through United® Hotels with your United℠ Explorer Card, up to $100 each anniversary year

Enrollment required: No

Source for United Explorer United Hotels credits (opens in new tab)

Last verified: 2026-11-02

Global Entry / TSA PreCheck / NEXUS

$120

Other schedule

Each period: $120

Reset: You will receive one statement credit every four years (up to $120) after the first program (either Global Entry or TSA PreCheck® or NEXUS) application fee is charged to your United℠ Explorer Card

Enrollment required: No

Source for United Explorer Global Entry / TSA PreCheck / NEXUS (opens in new tab)

Last verified: 2026-11-02

Annual fee vs credits math

Maximum if every credit is fully used: $530 per year (sum of verified yearly maximums for monthly, quarterly, twice-a-year, and annual credits; no multiplying).

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Annual fee (verified): $150. Source for United Explorer annual fee (opens in new tab).

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Difference (yearly maximum credits minus fee): $380 (site-calculated from the sourced rows below).

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Other credits (not in the yearly maximum sum)

What this page tracks

This page lists statement credits and enrolled perks from public issuer materials in our card data file. It is not financial advice. Amounts we have not checked yet show as Not yet verified. We do not invent numbers.

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