Oct 18, 2013, 8:43 am
Last edit by: pgary
50,000-mile offer
Earn 20,000 miles after your first purchase and payment of the annual fee,
then an additional 30,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days.
60,000-mile offer:
Same as the above 50K offer, except an additional 40,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days. To see this obscure obscure offers details, scroll down to Welcome Bonus in the T&C.
Earn 20,000 miles after your first purchase and payment of the annual fee,
then an additional 30,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days.
- $89 annual fee, not waived
- no foreign transaction fees
- annual companion ticket
- 2 Lufthansa Business Lounge vouchers annually
60,000-mile offer:
Same as the above 50K offer, except an additional 40,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days. To see this obscure obscure offers details, scroll down to Welcome Bonus in the T&C.
Barclays (USA) Lufthansa MasterCard - Revived - 50K after $5K spend
May 3, 2013, 11:53 am
#34
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That generally depends how many recent accounts you have opened in the last few months not just with barclays. This bank can really be a hit or miss. One thing I would do just in case is freeze the credit report on 2 out of 3 agencies so that if you call recon, they won't pull from all 3 as they notoriously are known to do
May 3, 2013, 3:53 pm
#35
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Location: NYC: UA 1K, DL Platinum, AAirpass, Avis PC
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The M&M card for US residents has been a pain for many, so beware:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
The 50 K offer has been around:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
If you are based in the US and want to be frugal, the only good use for the 50k M&M are to buy UA domestic awards which are really charged at the domestic rates on the award chart and have no fuel surcharge(s). The rest all attracts a hefty fuel surcharge the BAEC card holder cringe at, but you have access to LH/LX/OS inventory that Chase UR / UA MP / US DM redeemers dream of.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
The 50 K offer has been around:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
If you are based in the US and want to be frugal, the only good use for the 50k M&M are to buy UA domestic awards which are really charged at the domestic rates on the award chart and have no fuel surcharge(s). The rest all attracts a hefty fuel surcharge the BAEC card holder cringe at, but you have access to LH/LX/OS inventory that Chase UR / UA MP / US DM redeemers dream of.
But yes...the most frugal choice looks like the domestic US option, esp in first class. A roundtrip in PS business class lie flat plus an extra one way another time for 52500 miles is my plan for the miles.
I wouldn't normally use my United miles for that, I save those for big international trips, but since it's a one time shot here PS business for $79 and a credit pull works for me.
Not a lot of people looking to go to Poland, but those NY / ORD LOT flights are on sale for 55k ROUNDTRIP in business class if booked by the end of June. That may be worth an SPG transfer.
May 3, 2013, 4:46 pm
#37
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Very hefty fuel charges on their metal. Really devalues the worth of the miles. About the best you'll do for 50k without paying fuel surcharges through the nose is a partner flight to the Mexico/Caribbean area or to Hawaii. Maybe somebody has some other ideas. I've got 54k miles from last time they had this offer that I haven't spent yet.
May 3, 2013, 9:56 pm
#43
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,333
I had this card a few years ago. When I finally had the miles to redeem for two economy tickets between Spain and Germany, I paid over $400 in fees/taxes for my 'free' tickets. Miles & More is about the worst FF program that I know of. I love the airline, but I am done with their program.
May 3, 2013, 10:04 pm
#44
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