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The Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard, with its high annual fee of $499, will automatically upgrade you to gold status in the first year. Emirates Skywards benefits on this card include access to lounges worldwide, anniversary bonus points if you spend $30,000 annually, priority check-in, boarding, and baggage delivery, and all the Barclay World Elite card travel benefits.
- Good credit needed
- Barclays bank will (usually) only approve you for up to 2 credit cards within 12 months.
- Barclays will not approve you for their business cards if you have opened 6 or more credit cards within the past 24 months.
- Barclays may not approve you for a credit card that you’ve already had in the past (and closed, for whatever reason).
- If you do not use your open Barclays cards often, then Barclays may hesitate to approve you for a new one
- Barclays Bank will usually pull your Transunion credit report
- You can check your application status here
- If declined you can call 1 866 408 4064 to be reconsidered
- Automatic upgrade within the first year to Emirates Skywards gold status. You must spend $40,000 annually to keep up the status.
- Receive 10,000 anniversary bonus points after $30,000 spent annually.
- Receive 25% on savings when you buy or gift miles
- Unlimited access to over 1,200 lounges worldwide for you and your guests with Priority Pass Select
- Complimentary lounge access to Emirates business class lounges worldwide for you and one guest
- Free economy seat selection for you and passengers on the same booking
- Receive 50% bonus Skywards miles on Emirates flights for you and passengers on the same booking
- Priority check in. boarding, and baggage delivery
- Global Entry or TSA PreCheck
- No Foreign Transaction Fee
- Lounge Access
- Trip Cancellation Insurance
- Auto Rental Collision Insurance
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Cell Phone Protection
