Hawaiian Airlines Transitioning All Existing Credit Card Accounts to Barclaycard – 35,000 Mile Bonus Available

If you have a Hawaiian Airlines credit card from Bank of America or Bank of Hawaii, there are some significant changes coming your way. Hawaiian Airlines will soon be switching existing cardholders to either the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard for consumers or the Hawaiian Airlines Business MasterCard for small businesses, using Barclaycard as the issuing bank. While the transition will result in more fees, cardholders will also enjoy a number of new benefits. A few of the major changes include: an increase in the annual fee to $89 and a free checked bag privilege if you use your card to buy the ticket. These changes will become effective April 28, 2014. Current cardholders are expected to receive their new cards in the mail in mid-April.

New cardmember bonuses
New cardmembers will receive 35,000 bonus HawaiianMiles® when they spend at least $1,000 in the first 90 days and a one-time 50% discount on a coach roundtrip companion airfare between Hawaii and North America on Hawaiian Airlines.

Additionally, for every new credit card activated between Feb. 24 and May 31, 2014, the companies will make a donation to the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines–up to a total of $100,000.

The new Barclaycard credit cards have been available since the beginning of the year for new applicants. In addition to the 35,000 HawaiianMiles sign-up bonus, their benefits include:

The New Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard®

• Earn 2x miles on direct purchases from Hawaiian Airlines and 1x miles on all other purchases
• A complimentary first checked bag for the primary cardmember when you use the card to purchase a ticket directly from Hawaiian Airlines
• No limit on total miles you can earn
• No foreign transaction fees
• ShareMiles allows you to receive HawaiianMiles form family and friends online
• Discounted award travel on Hawaiian Airlines
• Also, every year you have the card, you will earn:
• A $100 companion discount off one coach companion ticket for roundtrip travel between Hawaii and North America
• 5,000 bonus miles when you make $10,000 or more in annual purchases
• Up to $100 annual statement credit towards inflight purchases for current Pualani Platinum and Gold members, subject to a maximum of $10 inflight credit redemption per day for qualified purchases.

The New Hawaiian Airlines® Business MasterCard®

• Earn 2x miles on direct purchases from Hawaiian Airlines and 1x miles on all other purchases
• No limit on total miles you can earn
• No foreign transaction fees
• ShareMiles allows you to receive HawaiianMiles form family and friends online
• Also, every year you have the card, you will earn up to 40,000 bonus miles: Earn 20,000 bonus miles on your account anniversary with $50k-$99k in annual spend or 40,000 bonus miles with $100k or more in annual spend
• Chip-enabled card for convenient use all over the world
• Complimentary employee cards
• Easier expense tracking

Each card carries a $89 annual fee. For more info, see this link.