Best UAE credit card for airline miles?
 

Advice please! I'm thinking of getting an Emirates Bank credit card with 2 Skywards miles for every dirham spent, plus an introductory 40,000 miles. The downside is a AED2,500 joining fee plus AED1,500 annual fee.

Anyone know of a better deal?

Re: Best UAE credit card for airline miles?
 

Try any other bank. Those fees are extortionate.:thumbdown:

Re: Best UAE credit card for airline miles?
 

There is a BA Barclaycard, intro deal isn't as good as that and I think its something like 1.5 miles per $ spent. They'll wave the 1st years fee (AED600 for platinum), if you ask nicely.

I just got one, as for better or worse BA are always my best/cheapest option for flying home, took 2.5 months for them to complete my application and was a total pain in the arse, but got there in the end!

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Thanks a-to-d. What is the issuing bank for the BA card?

BA certainly gives more worldwide flexibility than Emirates, though my Canuckian wife would prefer a card with points on a Star Alliance carrier.

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It issued by Barclays. You'll get all the details here:

http://staging.barclaycard.ae.housin...t/ba/home.html

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Excuse me while I slap my forehead. Yes, a Barclaycard would tend to be issued by Barclays....:o

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Just signed up with ADCB. Very quick, and almost free. No airmiles though--however, I'm totally disenchanted with KLM's version of airmiles: been using KLM for ages, but the saving using points is negligible after you've paid the booking fee and the tax. Maybe airmiles is better...

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That's an outrageous amount of money. You could have an hour's piano lesson for that...

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But only if you spring for breakfast :thumbup:

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Why are my ears burning???:confused:

Re: Best UAE credit card for airline miles?
 

The phone rang while you were ironing?

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ADCB have just launched an Etihad card.

4 Tiers. Any comments on whether or not platinum or infinite are worthwhile?

http://adcb.com/riseabove/index.asp