Originally Posted by
Chamor
Card has $79 annual fee. They used to waive it for the first year (and then, upon request, usually for subsequent years). But the offers I see now don't say "fee waived for the first year." If I call them up, will they waive the fee for the first year? Just wait until they offer "first year free"? Or is that over?
Fee Waiver - I am not aware of anyone getting the initial fee waived by either calling, first year free offer, and/or other method.
If you do decide to apply for a Barclays USairways card, carefully review the offer and ensure that you apply for the offer that provides the maximum (25,000 bonus miles) without having to do a balance transfer.
Currently, my favorite card is the US Airways Professional MasterCard, $79 Annual fee (of course, close before 12 months and re-apply).
* 25,000 bonus miles** with your first purchase
* Earn 2 miles for every $1 spent on US Airways
purchases
* Earn 2 miles for every $1 spent on all restaurant, hotel,
car rental, and gasoline purchases
* Earn 1 mile for every $2 spent on all other purchases†
* Earn 10,000 Preferred miles every year with
qualified spend†
* A complimentary US Airways Club Day Pass
* $79 Annual Fee
Based upon my experience (and some others), if you already have even one Barclays USair card, Barclays does not want to open a new account. I closed all my accounts before applying for a new account.
In my opinion, paying Barclays $79 to get 25,000 Dividend Miles is a good bargain.
http://www.usairways.com/awa/content...s/default.aspx