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
Mar 4, 2017, 10:35 am
#496
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Indianapolis
Programs: Hilton-Diamond Lifetime Platinum AA UA, WN-CP, SPG Gold.
Posts: 7,377
The miles expire in 3 years if no activity, just use the card, or apply for another card.
They also are booking cash and points,
Two years or so they quit selling miles.
The card does change the rules, but then so do other cards...
The miles should post when you pay the charge, so pay the charge early.
They also are booking cash and points,
Two years or so they quit selling miles.
The card does change the rules, but then so do other cards...
The miles should post when you pay the charge, so pay the charge early.
Mar 4, 2017, 12:23 pm
#497
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
With other credit cards, using the card for even a small purchase will re-set the expiration date, but Lufthansa states:
"Each month you need to make a minimum of one purchase (to avoid miles expiration after 36 months)."
"Each month you need to make a minimum of one purchase (to avoid miles expiration after 36 months)."
Mar 6, 2017, 11:14 pm
#499
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, Park City, UT
Programs: AA EXP, Delta Plat, Marriott Plat,Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat
Posts: 902
I was denied the card due to to many recently opened accounts. Not sure the time frame but I think 2 cards opened in the last two months prior to applying. I do have a few Barclaycards, Aviator Silver opened 2 plus years ago, Jet Blue card about 1 year and Arrival + opened 6 months ago. All have pretty large CLs. I've found Barclaycards easy to get immediate approval with online app typically so was surprised.
Is there a reconsideration line to call(don't see in Wiki). Should I just call customer service on one of my other card? I don't see why, like other cards, they wouldn't reconsider with moving around my CL from other cards. What's my next play if any?
Is there a reconsideration line to call(don't see in Wiki). Should I just call customer service on one of my other card? I don't see why, like other cards, they wouldn't reconsider with moving around my CL from other cards. What's my next play if any?
Mar 8, 2017, 6:23 pm
#500
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
In my experience Barclays is quite strict about "too many recently opened accounts"; you should have a good reason handy to tell them if they ask you why you have so many new accounts.
Hope it works out for you.
Mar 8, 2017, 6:38 pm
#501
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
man, this is difficult. on top of that, i know you are supposed to charge something to the card each month. i think i forget to make a purchase in one of the months recently, and now i m screwed
Mar 8, 2017, 7:18 pm
#502
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
Worth a try. Hope it works out for you.
Mar 8, 2017, 7:50 pm
#503
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, Park City, UT
Programs: AA EXP, Delta Plat, Marriott Plat,Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat
Posts: 902
You could call the number on your other card, or try this one: 866-408-4064; I believe it is a reconsideration number.
In my experience Barclays is quite strict about "too many recently opened accounts"; you should have a good reason handy to tell them if they ask you why you have so many new accounts.
Hope it works out for you.
In my experience Barclays is quite strict about "too many recently opened accounts"; you should have a good reason handy to tell them if they ask you why you have so many new accounts.
Hope it works out for you.
I should have applied for 50k offer but didn't know about it. They couldn't change it now but what about when card received? I've done that with other cards before....it gets me almost my business class reward one way, saving the starpoints for other uses....
Apr 16, 2017, 12:20 pm
#504
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 308
I was denied the card due to to many recently opened accounts. Not sure the time frame but I think 2 cards opened in the last two months prior to applying. I do have a few Barclaycards, Aviator Silver opened 2 plus years ago, Jet Blue card about 1 year and Arrival + opened 6 months ago. All have pretty large CLs. I've found Barclaycards easy to get immediate approval with online app typically so was surprised.
Is there a reconsideration line to call(don't see in Wiki). Should I just call customer service on one of my other card? I don't see why, like other cards, they wouldn't reconsider with moving around my CL from other cards. What's my next play if any?
Is there a reconsideration line to call(don't see in Wiki). Should I just call customer service on one of my other card? I don't see why, like other cards, they wouldn't reconsider with moving around my CL from other cards. What's my next play if any?
Apr 16, 2017, 3:11 pm
#505
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
Applied for Lufthansa card in late September so was thinking abt canceling now in hopes of churning it in this coming fall again. Does Barclay give you a a hard time if you call up to cancel ?
At the same time. Was also wondering if it is a good idea to be without Barclay card as this is my only card to prove existing relationship with them
At the same time. Was also wondering if it is a good idea to be without Barclay card as this is my only card to prove existing relationship with them
May 22, 2017, 12:46 pm
#506
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
Didnt know Lufthansa 50K offer is back again (I thought it expired back in Oct/Nov last year).
Plan to cancel my existing LH card now, and then wait for 6 months, and apply again
Also, even if I get a second LH card and begin earning miles, the LH M&M miles I earned from the first card will still expire 36 months after the earn date, right?
Thanks
Edits: Whoops, I think most people only cancel LH card after it is about 10-11 months old. Think I will wait for a few more weeks. Just hope the 50K offer will still last.
Plan to cancel my existing LH card now, and then wait for 6 months, and apply again
Also, even if I get a second LH card and begin earning miles, the LH M&M miles I earned from the first card will still expire 36 months after the earn date, right?
Thanks
Edits: Whoops, I think most people only cancel LH card after it is about 10-11 months old. Think I will wait for a few more weeks. Just hope the 50K offer will still last.
Last edited by gnomey; May 22, 2017 at 12:56 pm
May 29, 2017, 12:01 pm
#508
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
I am not sure that is the case. My wife got LH card in 2/2016, then another 7/16 and a third in 4/2017, always cancelled the previous card a month to a month and half from the next app.
May 29, 2017, 12:14 pm
#509
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
Thanks for the tip. Do you space your Barclay applications to be 5-6 months apart in general? I tried once to apply for a second barclaycard after 4 months of the previous app but failed cos they want to see more history first on he presiding one