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, 2016, 4:06 pm
#361
Join Date: May 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: OpenTable VIP!
Posts: 18
World vs World Elite
I'd love to pick up the 50K bonus, but I've already got a card. However--it's the World card.
Are the World and World Elite two distinct products from Barclaycards' perspective? I'm guessing no...
Are the World and World Elite two distinct products from Barclaycards' perspective? I'm guessing no...
Mar 5, 2016, 7:51 am
#362
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
Mar 5, 2016, 1:56 pm
#363
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
RobertHanson's post shows again why this card isn't necessarily a great choice if you're based in the US and don't have any other relationship with M&M. Some of his points aren't strictly correct, mind -- although I'm aware that the 'solutions' I mention below won't work for everyone:
Or credit some flights to M&M.
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Or credit some flights to M&M.
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Who does that? I haven't paid for an airline ticket (other than taxes/fees) in over 5 years. 
Again with hotel stays, do you mean PAY for them? I haven't paid to stay at a hotel that has a points program in years. But if I did, I'd probably put that stay on the hotels cc, not MM.
I do however find it wonderful that people outside the US have some ways to play this game as well, since up to now all I've heard are complaints from them about not being able to get our great cc sign ups.
Mar 10, 2016, 6:46 pm
#364
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Hyatt Glb, MR Plat
Posts: 2,577
Not entirely true.. Churned the US Air card a handful of times with up to 3 simultaneously open. It's been awhile, so hoping it'll be the same with the LH card. You definitely need auto approval because an agent will see the duplicate.
Mar 11, 2016, 11:43 am
#365
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
Programs: HH Diamond, Sixt Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott/SPG Gold .....
Posts: 3,214
Barclays (USA) Lufthansa MasterCard - Revived - 50K after $5K spend
My decline arrived yesterday stating "maximum number of allowable products" was already established aka the just cancelled card was counted and 1 is max ... At least for me
Mar 11, 2016, 11:46 pm
#366
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA, UA, DL, AS, LH, BA, VS, HHonors, Hyatt, Club Carlson, IHG, Marriott
Posts: 833
I'm getting ready to churn this card but the previous card that I closed last year still shows up in my account online.
Should I have that card removed? If so, how do I do that because it isn't giving me an option to remove it online.
Should I have that card removed? If so, how do I do that because it isn't giving me an option to remove it online.
Mar 12, 2016, 12:03 am
#367
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA, UA, DL, AS, LH, BA, VS, HHonors, Hyatt, Club Carlson, IHG, Marriott
Posts: 833
Update:
CS said that it takes 6 months after the account was closed with a zero balance for it to be removed from your account online. Their system does it automatically and apparently, there's no way to remove it earlier.
CS said that it takes 6 months after the account was closed with a zero balance for it to be removed from your account online. Their system does it automatically and apparently, there's no way to remove it earlier.
Mar 12, 2016, 1:49 pm
#368
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
My wife closed her card on 1/2/2016, approved for a new one on 2/9/2016. old card still shows in her online account.
Mar 15, 2016, 11:49 am
#370
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Florida:)
Programs: AA, HH, SPG, UA
Posts: 269
Wow, instant approval!!! Haven't had an instant approval for a long long time!
Just hoping I get the bonus also.
I closed mine in June 2014, but now the miles I earned with that are going to expire pretty soon. Never had the chance to use them. So with this, I'll gain more time (and possibly another bonus )
Just hoping I get the bonus also.
I closed mine in June 2014, but now the miles I earned with that are going to expire pretty soon. Never had the chance to use them. So with this, I'll gain more time (and possibly another bonus
)
Mar 15, 2016, 2:16 pm
#372
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
Wow, instant approval!!! Haven't had an instant approval for a long long time!
Just hoping I get the bonus also.
I closed mine in June 2014, but now the miles I earned with that are going to expire pretty soon. Never had the chance to use them. So with this, I'll gain more time (and possibly another bonus )
Just hoping I get the bonus also.
I closed mine in June 2014, but now the miles I earned with that are going to expire pretty soon. Never had the chance to use them. So with this, I'll gain more time (and possibly another bonus
)
Mar 16, 2016, 8:40 am
#373
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
Wow, instant approval!!! Haven't had an instant approval for a long long time!
Just hoping I get the bonus also.
I closed mine in June 2014, but now the miles I earned with that are going to expire pretty soon. Never had the chance to use them. So with this, I'll gain more time (and possibly another bonus )
Just hoping I get the bonus also.
I closed mine in June 2014, but now the miles I earned with that are going to expire pretty soon. Never had the chance to use them. So with this, I'll gain more time (and possibly another bonus
)BUT, I seriously doubt getting this card will extend the life of the miles you got with the last card. If you had kept it open, and used it at least once every single billing period, without missing a single one, the miles would last forever. But once you missed a single billing period, much less canceled the card, they were set on a 3 year expiration cycle from the date they were posted in the first place. Sorry to have to say that, but I'm pretty sure that's true.
Mar 18, 2016, 12:01 pm
#374
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA, UA, DL, AS, LH, BA, VS, HHonors, Hyatt, Club Carlson, IHG, Marriott
Posts: 833
I'm pretty sure you will get a new bonus.
BUT, I seriously doubt getting this card will extend the life of the miles you got with the last card. If you had kept it open, and used it at least once every single billing period, without missing a single one, the miles would last forever. But once you missed a single billing period, much less canceled the card, they were set on a 3 year expiration cycle from the date they were posted in the first place. Sorry to have to say that, but I'm pretty sure that's true.
BUT, I seriously doubt getting this card will extend the life of the miles you got with the last card. If you had kept it open, and used it at least once every single billing period, without missing a single one, the miles would last forever. But once you missed a single billing period, much less canceled the card, they were set on a 3 year expiration cycle from the date they were posted in the first place. Sorry to have to say that, but I'm pretty sure that's true.
Mar 19, 2016, 9:29 am
#375
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
I know 3 years is longer than I like to keep any miles/points, due to fears of drastic devaluation, but sometimes I can't help it. Due to the up to now easy, and often free, MS possibilities, we have miles in a bunch of different FF programs. And sadly, there is a limit to how many International trips we can take a year.