Emirates Skywards Mastercard®

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If you apply for the Emirates Skywards Mastercard® credit card issued by Barclays Bank Delaware, you authorize Emirates Skywards to share with Barclays personal information about your Emirates Skywards membership. The information shared may include details on your Emirates Skywards membership account such as your tier status, your Miles balance, details on the last 2 years of transactions/flights, date of your last flight, and the total Miles you have earned.

This information will be shared for the purposes of managing our partnership with Barclays, and for Barclays to make a decision about your credit card application. For more details on how Emirates Skywards processes and shares information, please see the Emirates Skywards Privacy Policy(Opens page in the same tab) and the Emirates Skywards Program Rules(Opens page in the same tab).

Emirates Skywards Gold tier status

• As a primary Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard® holder, you will enjoy Gold tier status for 12 months from the card account open date.
• The Gold tier status can take up to 8 weeks from the card account opening date to be reflected.
• An email confirmation of your status will be sent with instructions on how to view and download your digital membership card.
• If you are an existing Gold member, your tier status will be extended for one year from the card account opening date.
• If you are an existing Platinum member, your existing tier status will not be affected.
• To retain Gold tier status from the second year onwards, you need to spend USD 40,000 in Net Purchases annually, starting from the card anniversary date.

Emirates Skywards Silver tier status

• As a primary Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard® holder, you will enjoy Silver tier status for 12 months from the card account open date.
• The Silver tier status can take up to 8 weeks from the card account opening date to be reflected.
• An email confirmation of your status will be sent with instructions on how to view and download your digital membership card.
• If you are an existing Silver member, your tier status will be extended for one year from the card account opening date.
• If you are an existing Gold or Platinum member, your existing tier status will not be affected.
• To retain Silver tier status from the second year onwards, you need to spend USD 20,000 in Net Purchases annually, starting from the card anniversary date.

Bonus Miles terms and conditions

• This offer is applicable for newly issued cards during the promotion period. 
• The promotion period is effective between January 8 2025 and March 25 2025.
• Eligible Reward cardholders will earn a one-time bonus of 50,000 Skywards Miles upon spending USD 3,000 in Net Purchases within the first 90 days from the Card Account open date. 
• Eligible Premium cardholders will earn a one-time bonus of 70,000 Skywards Miles upon spending USD 3,000 in Net Purchases within the first 90 days from the Card Account open date. 
• Bonus Skywards Miles will be reflected on the billing statement in which the member has qualified to earn the bonus.  
• Please allow 4-6 weeks for the bonus Skywards Miles to be credited to the Emirates Skywards account after the qualifying purchase(s) have been posted to the member’s Card Account.  
• This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.

Skywards Miles earning per USD 1 spent

• Emirates Spend: 3 Miles
• Eligible travel spends: 2 Miles
• All other Spend: 1 Mile
• You will earn Skywards Miles on all purchases except Balance transfers, cash advances, money orders, traveler’s checks, lottery tickets, any fees and charges paid on the card account and any other transactions that the Bank decides are disputed, erroneous, unauthorized, illegal and/or fraudulent.
• Emirates Spends are categorized as transactions made on emirates.com or at the Emirates Sales office. Inflight purchases do not qualify as Emirates Spends.
• Travel spends are categorized as on transactions made on airfare, hotel and car rental purchases
• Retail spends are categorized as all other spends.
• Skywards Miles will be credited to the primary credit cardholder's Emirates Skywards account at the end of each billing statement cycle.
• Skywards Miles earned by supplementary cardholders will be credited to the primary cardholder’s Emirates Skywards account.
• The number of Skywards Miles earned from card spend will be displayed on the primary cardholder's monthly card statement.
• Where a refund is made on a card, the Skywards Miles total will be adjusted accordingly by the Bank from subsequent Miles earnings.
• If you are an existing Emirates Skywards member, you need to enter your existing membership number when applying for the card.
• If you are not an existing Emirates Skywards member, your personal information will be shared by the Bank with Emirates to enrol you in the Emirates Skywards programme.

Anniversary Bonus Miles

• As a primary Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard holder, you will earn 10,000 bonus Miles upon spending USD 30,000 or more within one year of the account opening.
• Your bonus Miles will be credited to your Emirates Skywards account within 8 weeks of the qualifying purchases
• To be eligible, the account must remain open and in good standing for at least 45 days from the card anniversary date.

No Miles Expiry

• As an Emirates Skywards Mastercard holder, your Skywards Miles will not expire as long as card account remains open and is in good standing.
• If you close your card account, Emirates Skywards will communicate an adjusted expiry date for any Miles that should have expired as per the standard Emirates Skywards Program Rules.
• The adjusted expiry date will be two months from the card account closure date.

Discount on Buy Miles and Gift Miles

• You will enjoy 25% discount on purchase of Skywards Miles when you purchase, or gift Skywards Miles.
• Skywards Miles can be purchased online by visiting emirates.com. You need to log-in to your Emirates Skywards account and follow the Buy Miles process or the Gift Miles process.
• The 25% discount will automatically be added when you check-out to pay for the Miles, so long as you are logged in to your membership account and pay with your Emirates Skywards Mastercard.
• For more information and complete terms, visit emirates.com/Skywards-Program-rules.

Priority Pass™ Select

• Primary Cardmembers and authorized user(s) are eligible for a Priority Pass Select membership, allowing access to participating airport lounges, which allows for unlimited visits for the Primary Cardmember and authorized user(s) as well as guests.
• To activate your digital membership, visit PriorityPass.com/select and select “activate your account” and create an online account.
• You can present your Emirates Skywards Mastercard to the Priority Pass lounge staff who will swipe the card or provide your digital membership card from your online account to gain access to the Priority Pass lounge You can present your Emirates Skywards Mastercard to the Priority Pass lounge staff who will swipe the card or provide your digital membership card from your online account to gain access to the Priority Pass lounge.
• Your Priority Pass Select membership will automatically be renewed annually if your Card Account is open and in Good Standing. Renewal terms and conditions are at the discretion of Barclays, Emirates Skywards, and Priority Pass.
• Your Priority Pass Select membership will terminate once your Card Account is closed. 
• Visit prioritypass.com/select(Opens an external website in a new tab) for a complete list of participating lounges. Entry into lounges is subject to the rules and policies of Priority Pass and each participating lounge.

Global Entry or TSA PreCheck Application Fee Waiver

• As a primary Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard holder, you will receive a USD 120 statement credit for the application fee, once the fee is charged to the card account, once every 5 years. For the benefit to apply, the card account must be open 7 days prior to the application fee being charged.
• It can take up to 3 weeks for the credit to appear on your statement.
• For more information and complete terms, visit globalentry.gov(Opens an external website in a new tab) or tsa.gov(Opens an external website in a new tab)

No foreign transaction fees 

• As a primary Emirates Skywards World Elite Mastercard holder, you will not incur any foreign transaction fees on international purchases.

¹Offer subject to credit approval. This offer is available through this advertisement and may not be accessible elsewhere. This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. Other offers may be available. Please see the About This Offer Section of the Terms and Conditions for Important Information and eligibility requirements.

For complete pricing and other details of the Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard, please see the Emirates Skywards Premium Terms and Conditions(Opens an external website in a new tab).

For complete pricing and other details of the Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard, please see the Emirates Skywards Rewards Terms and Conditions(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard – Annual Fee: USD 499. 0% introductory APR on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening is applicable for the first 12 billing cycles that immediately follow each balance transfer. This introductory APR offer does not apply to purchases and cash advances. For new and outstanding balance transfers after the introductory period and all purchases, the variable APR is 20.24% to 29.99%, depending upon our review of your application, your credit history at account opening, and other factors. The variable APR for cash advances is 29.99%. The APRs on your account will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate and are subject to change. The minimum monthly interest charge will be USD 0.50. Balance transfer fee: 5% (min. USD 5). Cash advance fee: 5% (min. USD 10). Foreign transaction fee: 0%. See Terms and Conditions for updated and more information about the terms of this offer, including the “About the Variable APRs on Your Account” section for the current Prime Rate information. 

Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard – Annual Fee: USD 99. 0% introductory APR on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening is applicable for the first 12 billing cycles that immediately follow each balance transfer. This introductory APR offer does not apply to purchases and cash advances. For new and outstanding balance transfers after the introductory period and all purchases, the variable APR is 20.24% to 29.99%, depending upon our review of your application, your credit history at account opening, and other factors. The variable APR for cash advances is 29.99%. The APRs on your account will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate and are subject to change. The minimum monthly interest charge will be USD 0.50. Balance transfer fee: 5% (min. USD 5). Cash advance fee: 5% (min. USD 10). Foreign transaction fee: 0%. See Terms and Conditions for updated and more information about the terms of this offer, including the “About the Variable APRs on Your Account” section for the current Prime Rate information. 

²Conditions and limitations apply. Please refer to the Introductory Bonus Offer section of the Emirates Skywards Premium Terms and Conditions(Opens an external website in a new tab) for more information about the introductory offer. Please refer to the Reward Rules within the Emirates Skywards Rewards Terms and Conditions(Opens an external website in a new tab) for additional information about the rewards program. 

³Conditions and limitations apply. Please refer to the Introductory Bonus Offer section of the Emirates Skywards Premium Terms and Conditions(Opens an external website in a new tab) for more information about the introductory offer. Please refer to the Reward Rules within the Emirates Skywards Rewards Terms and Conditions(Opens an external website in a new tab) for additional information about the rewards program. 

The Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard and the Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard are issued by Barclays Bank Delaware pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard, World Mastercard, World Elite Mastercard, and the circle design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated.

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