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Head-to-head, 2026
Chase United Explorer Chase World of Hyatt
Annual fee, welcome offer, top earning categories, and key benefits — compared side-by-side using Perqt's catalog data.
Lower annual fee: Chase United Explorer
Chase
United Explorer
- Annual fee
- $0
- Network
- visa
- Welcome value
- —
- Min spend
- $3,000 / 3mo
Top earning rates
- 2×Travel · United MileagePlus
- 2×Dining · United MileagePlus
- 2×Hotel · United MileagePlus
- 1×All_other_purchases · United MileagePlus
Key benefits
- Free first checked bag · $200
- Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit · $120
- $100 United travel credit (Spend Tier) · $100
- JSX statement credit · $100
- United Hotels credits · $100
Chase
World of Hyatt
- Annual fee
- $95
- Network
- visa
- Welcome value
- —
- Min spend
- $3,000 / 3mo
Top earning rates
- 4×Qualifying purchases made at Hyatt hotels and resorts participating in the World of Hyatt Program and on purchases of World of Hyatt Experiences · World of Hyatt Program
- 2×Restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from airlines, on local transit and commuting (taxis, mass transit, tolls, parking, ride-share), and on fitness club & gym memberships · World of Hyatt Program
- 2×Purchases that normally earn 1 Bonus Point · World of Hyatt Program
- 1×All other purchases · World of Hyatt Program
Key benefits
- Extra Category 1–4 free night (Spend Tier) · $300
- Annual Category 1–4 free night · $300
- Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance · $0
- 2 tier-qualifying nights per $5,000 spent · $0
- Hyatt points do not expire while card is open · $0
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