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 […]
Category: Barclays Miles
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Expiration Information For Barclays Miles
Barclays Miles DON”T EXPIRE as long as your credit card account is open, active and in good standing. […]
What Happens To Barclays Miles Upon Death?
I could not find the information in the program rules about what happens to your Barclays Miles in the event of death. I emailed them. This is their response. “In the event that the primary card holder passes away, the account will be closed. Be advised that upon closing your account, the benefits and rewards that […]
Get Only One Statement Credit Per Transaction When You Redeem Your Barclays Arrival Miles
Recall that with the Barclays Arrival Plus card you can choose any travel purchase within the last 120 days and redeem your miles for a travel statement credit toward all or a portion of your travel purchases. But NOTE, if you only get a partial credit with the intention to go back later (when […]
Barclays Arrival Cards May Not Be The Best Cards For Advance Planners
Recall that with the Barclays Arrival Cards, you can book and pay for travel with the card and then redeem your miles for a statement credit. You must choose a travel purchase within the last 120 days to get the redemption. Based on my own travel plans which I speak about below, I came to the […]
Sharing And Transferring Barclays Miles
The Barclays rules state that “you have no property rights or other legal interest in miles. Miles have no cash value or value of any kind until they are fully redeemed. Miles may not be assigned, transferred or pledged.” Looks like transferring is not an option. […]