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Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard vs Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Every figure below is from the same dataset Miles computes its recommendations from. Rows the two cards agree on are collapsed at the bottom.
Economics
Annual fee
$499
$99
$400/yr less
Ongoing annual value
−$290
$21
$311/yr more
Net value (value − fee)
−$789
−$78
$711/yr more
First-year value estimate
$248
$303
$55/yr more
Authorized user fee
—
—
Sign-up Bonus
Current offer
70K after $3K spend in the first 90 days + Gold status for your first cardmember year
40K after $3K spend in the first 90 days + Silver status for your first cardmember year
Earning
Percentages are the return on a dollar spent: the multiplier times what Miles values those points at. Categories only one card earns a bonus on are marked for that card; the other earns its base rate.
Benefits
- Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 5 Years)
- Priority Pass Select (unlimited)
- Emirates Business Class Lounges worldwide (unlimited)
- Dubai Emirates Business Class Lounges (unlimited)
- Emirates Skywards Gold
- Emirates Skywards Silver
Statement credits
—
Lounge access
Elite status
Protections
5
5
The same on both cards (10)
Foreign transaction fee
None
None
Issuer
Barclays
Barclays
Rewards currency
Emirates Skywards
Emirates Skywards
Card type
Personal
Personal
Network
Mastercard
Mastercard
All other purchases
1X1.2%
1X1.2%
Car rentals
2X2.4%
2X2.4%
Emirates purchases
3X3.6%
3X3.6%
Flights
2X2.4%
2X2.4%
Hotels
2X2.4%
2X2.4%
Which one is right for you
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