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United Explorer

Visa 🇺🇸 United States United Miles
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Our ranking engine evaluates this card across five factors: nominal earn rate, real point value after currency conversion, portfolio pooling effects, merchant-specific bonuses, and goal alignment.

Top effective rate on this card: 2.6¢ per dollar. Full methodology →

Welcome Bonus

Estimated first-year bonus value
$780
50,000 miles after $3,000 spend in 3 months + 10,000 more for adding an authorized user in the first 3 months.
Conservative estimate at 1.3¢/point. Verify current offer before applying — bonuses change.

Earn Rates

Point value context: We value United Miles at 1.3¢ per point (conservative estimate). The effective cash value column below reflects this — it's what each reward rate is actually worth per dollar spent, not just the nominal multiplier. How we calculate this →

Category Earn Rate Effective Value
Dining 2x United Miles 2.6¢/$
Travel 2x United Miles 2.6¢/$
Everything Else 1x United Miles 1.3¢/$
United (store-specific bonus) 9x United Miles 11.7¢/$
Last verified: 2026-06 · Source: issuer's public product terms

Rates may be subject to caps, exclusions, enrollment requirements, and issuer-defined merchant categories. See our data verification methodology →

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Card terms, annual fee, APR, and current welcome offer are set by the issuer and may differ from what's shown here. Always verify the current offer on the issuer's official site before applying.

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