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Barclays Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard Barclays Frontier Airlines

Annual fee, welcome offer, top earning categories, and key benefits — compared side-by-side using Perqt's catalog data.

Bigger welcome offer: Barclays Frontier Airlines

Barclays

Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard

Annual fee
$99
Network
mastercard
Welcome value
$360
Min spend
$3,000 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 2×Emirates purchases · Emirates Skywards
  • 2×Dining · Emirates Skywards
  • 2×Travel · Emirates Skywards
  • 1×All other purchases · Emirates Skywards

Key benefits

  • Silver tier status retention (Spend Tier) · $0
  • 25% savings on Buy or Gift Miles · $0
  • Tier Miles from card spending · $0
  • $0 Fraud Liability protection · $0
  • Complimentary FICO Credit Score access · $0
Full Barclays Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard review

Barclays

Frontier Airlines

Annual fee
$99
Network
mastercard
Welcome value
$500
Min spend
$500 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 5×Frontier Airlines purchases · FRONTIER Miles
  • 3×Restaurants · FRONTIER Miles
  • 1×All other purchases · FRONTIER Miles

Key benefits

  • Two Free Checked Bags · $140
  • $100 Flight Voucher (Spend Tier) · $100
  • Instant Elite Gold Status · $0
  • Miles Never Expire · $0
  • No Foreign Transaction Fees · $0
Full Barclays Frontier Airlines review

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