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Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard

Annual fee
$499
Network
mastercard
Type
personal

It earns Emirates Skywards Miles on purchases, with elevated rewards on eligible Emirates spending and additional bonus categories.

Barclays Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard

Heads up: Rates, fees, and welcome offers below are pulled directly from the issuer and refreshed continuously. Confirm final terms on the issuer site before applying.

Perqt Analysis

Three ways to value this card. Only one of them is yours.

01Published
$30

What the issuer advertises.

02Realistic
$30

Pays out with no hoops.

03Yours
Open your wallet

From your real spend and redemptions.

Why Perqt says this
  • $30 advertised across 1 benefits.
  • Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee credit ($30) posts automatically. No hoops.
  • No-hoops value covers 6% of the annual fee.
Better fit if
  • You'll actually use Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee credit.
  • 4× on Emirates purchases matches your spend.
Probably not if
  • You want the fee covered without chasing — $469 short.

Welcome offer

Earn 70,000 bonus Skywards Miles after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. Also includes Emirates Skywards Gold tier membership during your first year.

Est. value (Perqt)
~$840
Minimum spend
$3,000
Within
3 mo

Earning rates

  • All other purchases
    On all other eligible purchases
    1×
    miles
    Emirates Skywards
  • Top earn
    Emirates purchases
    On eligible purchases made directly with Emirates (including flights booked on emirates.com or through Emirates sales offices)
    4×
    miles
    Emirates Skywards
  • Airline and hotel
    On eligible airline and hotel purchases
    3×
    miles
    Emirates Skywards
  • Dining
    On eligible dining purchases
    2×
    miles
    Emirates Skywards

On-card benefits & credits

  • Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee credit
    $120
    /One-time

    Receive up to a $120 statement credit for one Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee. Source 1 states the credit is available every five years.

  • No Foreign Transaction Fees
    $0
    /As needed

    Pay no foreign transaction fees on international purchases.

  • Priority Pass Select Membership
    $0
    /Annual

    Complimentary Priority Pass Select membership with unlimited lounge visits for you and your authorized user, including guests. Activate once at PriorityPass.com/select and show your card or digital membership at participating lounges. The membership renews automatically each year while your card account is open and in good standing, and ends if the account closes.

  • Emirates Skywards Gold Tier Membership (Spend Tier)
    $0
    /Annual

    first year automatic; keep Gold with $40,000 in net purchases per membership year; authorized-user spend counts; fall short and you drop to Silver while the account stays open.

  • $0 Fraud Liability
    $0
    /As needed

    Cardholders are not responsible for unauthorized charges under the card's $0 Fraud Liability protection.

  • 25% Discount on Purchased or Gifted Skywards Miles
    $0
    /As needed

    Get 25% off when you buy Emirates Skywards Miles for yourself or gift them to another Skywards member. Log in to your Skywards account on emirates.com, use the Buy Miles or Gift Miles process, and pay with your Emirates card — the discount applies automatically at checkout. Available to you and your authorized users.

  • FICO Credit Score access
    $0
    /Annual

    Get complimentary online access to a FICO Credit Score and score-change alerts while the account is open, active, and in good standing; availability is not guaranteed and may be removed.

  • Cash + Miles special rate
    $0
    /Annual

    Cardholders receive preferred Cash + Miles rates when logged in before searching and booking eligible Emirates-operated and select codeshare flights. The current offer applies to purchases made before March 31, 2027.

  • No Miles Expiry
    $0
    /As needed

    Skywards Miles belonging to the Primary Cardmember do not expire while the Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard account remains open and in good standing. If the account closes, Emirates Skywards will set an adjusted expiration date two months after the account closure date for miles that otherwise would have expired.

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