Full credit to my friend, Johnny Jet (www.johnnyjet.com) for tipping me off on this credit card deal.

Here are the details on the US Airways Barclays Master Card:

• $89 annual fee
• 50,000 bonus award miles upon payment of $89 annual fee and first purchase
• First checked bag free (domestic) for you and up to 4 companions
• Companion certificate for up to two guests.  Each certificate costs $99 plus taxes and fees
• Zone 2 priority boarding
• Complimentary 1 day pass to club lounge
• 25% savings on in-flight purchases (headsets, beverages, meals)
• Receive 10% of redeemed miles back (available 2nd quarter of 2015)
• Get $100 travel certificate when spending $30,000 (available 2nd quarter of 2015)

My comments:

It's a great deal.  The only drawback I saw when applying for the card was that it had a 3% foreign transaction fee.  However, after I completed the application, it said that the foreign transaction fee for my card was waived. I am not sure if they do that for every accepted application.  The application process took about 15 minutes and was easy to do.  I was also able to get a 2nd card for my companion.

As you probably know, US Airways will complete its merger with American Airlines in 2015.   All of these benefits will be transferable to American Airlines.

The Traveling Professor

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Here is the website to apply for one of the best travel credit card deals out there:  http://www.worldgotbigger.com/us-airways-credit-card/

Look for Part 2 of my best travel credit card deals blog this week at www.travelingprofessor.com