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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card vs United Explorer Card
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| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic Information | ||
Issuer | Chase | Chase |
Card Network | ||
Card Type Data: 2/2 cards | travel | travel |
Card Tier Data: 2/2 cards | Premium | Mid Tier |
Credit Score | Excellent(750+) | Good(700-749) |
Rating Data: 0/2 cards | — | — |
| Fees & APR | ||
Annual Fee | $229 | $150 |
Foreign Transaction Fee | None | None |
Purchase APR | 19.24% – 27.74% | 19.74% – 28.24% |
Intro APR | — | — |
| Rewards | ||
Welcome Bonus | Earn 60,000 points | Earn 50,000 miles |
Bonus Value | $600 | $500 |
Reward Rate Data: 2/2 cards | 4x pts on southwest airlines purchases | 9x miles on united flights |
Reward Program Data: 2/2 cards | Southwest Rapid Rewards | United MileagePlus |
| Earning Rates | ||
| All other purchases | — | 1x miles |
| Dining | — | 2x milesIncluding eligible delivery services |
| Hotel stays | — | 2x milesWhen booked directly with the hotel |
| Other eligible United purchases | — | 3x milesIncludes seat upgrades, inflight purchases, and baggage fees |
| Southwest Airlines purchases | 4x ptsEarn 4 points for each dollar spent on Southwest Airlines purchases. | — |
| United flights | — | 9x milesIncludes 6x miles as a MileagePlus member and 3x miles on United purchases with the card |
| everyday spending | 1x ptsEarn 1 point for each dollar spent on all other purchases. | — |
| gas stations | 2x ptsEarn 2 points for each dollar spent at gas stations. | — |
| restaurants | 2x ptsEarn 2 points for each dollar spent at restaurants. | — |
| Benefits | ||
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