United Explorer Card
If you fly a lot on United Airlines and participate in their MileagePlus program, you should have this card. Along with more opportunities to earn miles, the United Explorer Card offers many valuable benefits to help stretch your travel dollar. With this card you get:
- 2x miles on United ticket purchases
- 1 free checked bag
- 2 free United Club day passes each year
- 25% off in-flight purchases
- $100 credit on TSA Precheck/Global Entry every 4 years
- Plus, your miles never expire
For my first few years of travelling, this was the only card I had, and after the nice signup bonus, doing all spending through my card, and taking advantage of all the other benefits and bonuses, I earned one major trip each year. London, Iceland and Peru were all free flights.
If United isn’t your airline, or even if it is, you should also consider the Chase Sapphire Card.