With the announcement of the US Airways and American Airlines merger last week, the companies have been busily working behind the scenes, and not necessarily for our benefit. Almost immediately after the merger announcement, the best known offer for the US Airways Premier World MasterCard®, which offered 50,000 miles through the Chairman’s link, was taken down. At that time, there were varying degrees of the “best” offer.

Our affiliate offer for the US Airways Premier World MasterCard® was offering the same 50,000 miles as the Chairman’s version, but with an annual fee and no mention of a 10,000 mile bonus each year. Now, without any notice, Barclays has dropped the affiliate offer to only 40,000 miles. Which means you now only get 30,000 miles after first purchase for the $89 annual fee, and no mention of the 10,000 annual bonus. Total bummer.

However, there were various links floating around with different offer structures. Those included the following:

https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=19
(35,000 bonus miles; 1st year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus miles each year. (T&Cs at bottom))

https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=31 35,000 bonus miles; 1st year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus miles each year. (click link at top of app for T&Cs)

https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=36 35,000 bonus miles; 1st year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus miles each year. (T&Cs at bottom)

40,000 bonus miles; first year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus mile each year. (https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/japply/WebAppGate.jsp?prodidreq=CCMWC47830) The downside is you had to call in for this offer.

All these links go directly to the application, but you can see the bonus information in the T&Cs.

Another new link popped up for the https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=48&referrerid=CF112daabc201338027514156b412823 US Airways Premier World MasterCard®, offering 50,000 miles (40,000 miles after first purchase + 10,000 miles for a balance transfer). The $89 annual fee is not waived the first year. So you effectively are paying $89 for the extra 5,000 miles, compared to the above, no fee options.

I currently carry the US Airways Premier World MasterCard® from my round of new credit cards last year. After my wife applied for the now defunct Chairman’s offer last week, I am strongly considering opening a second version of this card, as I will be able to get the bonus again.

With the big flux in offers for the US Airways Premier World MasterCard®, it is tough to say where things will go with the merger with American Airlines.

Will you be stocking up your Dividend mile account(s) with this card?

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4/2/13- Updated dead link.