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AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays vs Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard®
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| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic Information | ||
Issuer | Barclays | Barclays |
Card Network | ||
Card Type Data: 2/2 cards | cashback | travel |
Card Tier Data: 1/2 cards | — | Premium |
Credit Score | — | — |
Rating Data: 0/2 cards | — | — |
| Fees & APR | ||
Annual Fee | $0 | $499 |
Foreign Transaction Fee | Yes (3%) | None |
Purchase APR | 20.24% – 29.99% | 19.49% – 29.49% |
Intro APR | — | — |
| Rewards | ||
Welcome Bonus | Earn $100 | Earn 50,000 miles |
Bonus Value | $100 | $500 |
Reward Rate Data: 2/2 cards | 3% back on gas and drug store purchases | 3x miles on eligible emirates purchases |
Reward Program Data: 2/2 cards | AARP Essential Rewards | Emirates Skywards |
| Earning Rates | ||
| All other purchases | 1% back | — |
| Eligible Medical expenses | 2% backExamples listed include purchases at doctors, dentists, chiropractors, glasses, hearing aids and more. | — |
| Gas and Drug Store purchases | 3% backExcluding Target and Walmart. | — |
| all other purchases | — | 1x miles |
| eligible Emirates purchases | — | 3x miles |
| eligible travel purchases | — | 2x miles |
| Benefits | ||
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