Barclays Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite

Welcome offer

Earning rates

Return is what each $1 of spend is worth with points valued at 1.2 CPP.

Lounge access

Unlimited Priority Pass Select visits for the cardholder and authorized users, with guests. Barclays' terms don't give a guest limit.

Application rules

• Counts toward 5/24

  Opening it takes one of your Chase 5/24 slots.

• Once per lifetime

  Barclays' terms say this welcome bonus is only for people who have never had the Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard, and it can take the bonus back from a current or former cardholder.

• Program family

  Barclays' terms also say you may not be eligible if you have or had any Barclays Emirates Skywards card.

• Underwriting sensitivity

  Barclays often declines applicants who have opened 6 or more cards with any bank in the past 24 months, and it usually approves about one new Barclays card every 6 months.

About the Barclays Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite

The Barclays Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite is a personal Mastercard card from Barclays with a $499 annual fee that earns Emirates Skywards miles. It earns 3x on purchases with Emirates, 2x on travel and 1x on everything else. The current welcome offer: earn 50,000 Emirates Skywards miles after you spend $3,000 in 3 months. Cardholders get access to Priority Pass Select. AwardHack values Emirates Skywards miles at 1.2 CPP.

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