The Points Mom

It’s Easier To Use Rewards That Post To Your Account As You Spend Instead Of Upon Your Statement Closing Date

    Despite the recent negative changes to the card, one thing that I really like about the Arrival cards is that your Barclaycard Arrival miles are constantly being updated as you use the card.  This means you always have access to your current mileage balance.  This is in contrast to other cards linked to other rewards […]

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Negative Changes To The Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard

  Barclaycard has made the following NEGATIVE changes to the rules/benefits of the Barclaycard Arrival World 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.  Additional Changes – Purchases classified as tourist attractions (including expositions, botanical gardens, […]

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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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Comparing Travel Redemption Options of the Major Banks

In this post, I am going to talk about redeeming points for travel.   This post will not focus on transferring points, but rather on, using points to pay for travel.  Also, as you will see below, some of these cards offer a point discount/bonus when redeeming and others offer a point rebate.  You can […]

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