Last year I was not able to use my Barclaycard miles to offset a travel purchase because I needed my charges to be more than $100 with the Barclays Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard. I actually ended up downgrading this card to the No Fee version, which brought my minimum travel purchases that could be covered […]
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Darn!-I Forgot About The $100 Minimum Travel Charge That Would Have Allowed Me To Use My Arrival Miles
On our recent trip to Italy this summer, my goal was to have every portion of the trip that constituted travel to be paid with using rewards. After all, we had already gotten the flights on British Airways Avios saving, $4,700 and our 4 night stay in Milan was paid for using 120,000 World Of Hyatt […]
And Now I Am Downgrading My Barclaycard Arrival Card To The Secret No Fee Option Too
Back in March, Rob downgraded his Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard to a no fee version. I just did the same. My $89 fee on the card was coming due and I do not really use it. I called Barclaycard and I was able to downgrade my card to a no fee Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard. This […]
About Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite Mastercard
This card is no longer available to new card members Card Highlights Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite MasterCard is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a […]
Rob Downgraded His Barclaycard Arrival Card To The Secret No Fee Option
Just under a year ago, Rob got the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard with a nice 50,000 Arrival Mile bonus. We used these miles to pay for our train tickets between Amsterdam and Paris this past December and saved $580 using his miles. Fast forward, the $89 fee on the card is due this April. […]
We Are Using Rob’s 50,000+ BarclayCard Arrival Miles For Our Train Fares From Amsterdam To Paris-Another $580 Saved
This past spring, Rob applied for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard which had a limited time 50,000 Arrival Mile bonus offer and no fee the first year. Back when Rob got the card, I knew we would get a FREE $500 for travel, but didn’t know how we would use it. Recall that when you […]
I Used The Wrong Card Trying To Get A Travel Credit
Ugh, I made a card blunder and it cost us a few hundred in travel (temporarily). Rob recently got the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard with a 50,000 Arrival mile sign-up bonus. These 50,000 can be redeemed for $500 in statement credits on travel purchases. So I thought I was so smart and brought […]
Free Ubers And Taxis For Me For Awhile
I have about $900 in free travel and some I need to use by the end of the year. All of our flights and hotels are taken care of for our upcoming trips to Chicago next week and Europe this Christmas, so I see a lot of free Ubers (and taxis, trains, etc ) in […]
Expiration Information For Barclays Miles
Barclays Miles DON”T EXPIRE as long as your credit card account is open, active and in good standing. […]
Rob Is Saying Goodbye To His Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Card But Hello To A Barclays Arrival Card
Back last year, Rob got an offer on the plane back from Hawaii and signed up for the Barclaycard Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard.. He got a very nice line of credit with the card. Once Rob secured the 50,000 HawaiianMiles from the bonus offer, he stopped using the card. Fast forward a year later, […]