The Points Mom

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 […]

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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, […]

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Negative Changes To The Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard

  Barclaycard has made the following NEGATIVE changes to the rules/benefits of the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard. 1. Redemption Bonus Changes-The bonus miles you receive when you redeem for travel statement credits will be reduced from 10% miles back to 5% miles back.  Boo! 2. Minimum Redmeption Threshold Changes-Under the old (current) rules you […]

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