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
Apr 22, 2016, 5:21 pm
#392
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: Delta Silver, Marriott Gold, HH Diamond, Ex-UA Gold, Ex-AA Gold , Ex-SPG Gold, Peon everywhere else
Posts: 616
I have churned it numerous times but only after closing the prior card, in one case a week before hand. Have never tried churning it while having another LH card open.
Apr 23, 2016, 5:19 am
#393
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,896
Is 3 months doable? With the US air you couldn't do every three months even if the previous card is closed.
Apr 23, 2016, 6:38 am
#394
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,447
Apr 23, 2016, 9:07 am
#395
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
IDK either way about 6 months. DW and I have our second cards open, but we canceled our first ones and waited a few months before applying for the second.
Apr 23, 2016, 9:12 am
#396
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
I've read, (not sure if it's true though), that Barclays tends to limit apps from them to somewhere between one every 6 months, to one a year. Apparently a YMMV situation. 3 months doesn't seem doable, but I doubt there are enough data points to know for sure.
Apr 23, 2016, 1:02 pm
#397
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: Delta Silver, Marriott Gold, HH Diamond, Ex-UA Gold, Ex-AA Gold , Ex-SPG Gold, Peon everywhere else
Posts: 616
Usually I would close the account before the one year mark. The earliest I closed an account was 10 months after opening it and then I applied a month later and got approved. The time I applied a week later, I had had the previous account open for about 11 and half months. I made it a point to charge frequently on these accounts.
Apr 23, 2016, 2:14 pm
#398
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,896
You know I have never tried doing a new app every 3 months. I think Barclays would have a issue with this since they like to see accounts age a little and used frequently.
Usually I would close the account before the one year mark. The earliest I closed an account was 10 months after opening it and then I applied a month later and got approved. The time I applied a week later, I had had the previous account open for about 11 and half months. I made it a point to charge frequently on these accounts.
Usually I would close the account before the one year mark. The earliest I closed an account was 10 months after opening it and then I applied a month later and got approved. The time I applied a week later, I had had the previous account open for about 11 and half months. I made it a point to charge frequently on these accounts.
Apr 23, 2016, 3:43 pm
#399
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
I did try on the 3 months + few days and it got denied when i had my previous card still open. i did 4.5 months for my wife and her previous card was 1 + month closed and it got approved. YMMV
Apr 25, 2016, 9:18 am
#400
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
Personally IDK, but I've read on FT that Barclays will only approve one or sometimes two cards a year. Meaning you'd need to wait at least 6 months between apps. But the above post seems to make it more flexible. Probably a YMMV thing though...
Apr 29, 2016, 4:33 pm
#401
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: LH Senator, Bonvoy Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 121
I was told by Customer Service that they are different products (both via the phone and via secure message), applying for the card failed however because I supposedly already have it (here, conveniently considered the same product via reconsideration hotline; they tried but were unable to approve it because of it).
Anybody knows if they offer a bonus to upgrade the card (I received an offer from them to just upgrade the card, but w/o mentioning any bonus)? My annual fee is due soon, which I'd rather not pay (cancel), but I'm also still holding on to a lot of LH miles that I'd rather not lose.
Ideas are appreciated! :-)
Apr 29, 2016, 4:46 pm
#402
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Fail to sight any real differences after a quick review...
Any feedback on this?
Apr 30, 2016, 10:10 am
#403
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
But if you have very carefully used your card every single billing period, then renewing it, and again using it every single billing period, means your miles won't expire 3 years after you acquired them. But then again, do you really want to keep those miles more than 3 years?
With program devaluations happening all around us,
, and reduced availability of awards being a continual process seemingly everywhere, 
I'd say use those miles as soon as possible. Earn em and burn em, baby, earn em and burn em. 
May 2, 2016, 12:50 pm
#404
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: LH Senator, Bonvoy Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 121
But if you have very carefully used your card every single billing period, then renewing it, and again using it every single billing period, means your miles won't expire 3 years after you acquired them. But then again, do you really want to keep those miles more than 3 years?
May 3, 2016, 8:53 am
#405
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
I have a significant amount of Lufthansa Miles from prior travel and switching between cards in two countries to not have the miles expire and get the signup bonus (but b/c of a mishap they overlap right now, hence I can't continue it). A lot of those miles will be used for First travel end of this year, but I haven't nailed down the specifics for that travel yet. Looks like I might need to eat up the annual fee.
