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 […]
Category: Reward Program Updates
I Am Trying To Earn Barclaycard Arrival Miles For Our Stay In Cooperstown
My son, Mason, plays travel baseball. In our town, the kids go to Cooperstown the last year together as a team before high school. Mason and his team are scheduled to play in Cooperstown next summer, 2016. My loose plan is for all of us to go and make this our “summer trip”. Maybe […]
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, […]
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 […]
Hilton Gold Status- A New Benefit With The American Express Platinum Card
As an American Express Platinum Card Member you are eligible to enroll in complimentary Hilton HHonors Gold status. If you already have Hilton HHonors Gold status, you can maintain the benefit in the future because you do not need to meet any stay requirements as long as you have the card. […]
Earn Extra AAdvantage Miles When You Bank With Bank Direct
BankDirect is an Internet-based bank that is participating in the American Airlines AAdvantage miles program to offer mileage opportunities to new and current AAdvantage members. To earn AAdvantage miles at BankDirect, you need to open one of a Mileage product such as…Mileage Checking with Interest Accounts, Mileage MMAs and Mileage […]
7 Free Nights In Whistler And A Savings of $5,250
We are going back to Whistler, British Columbia during our early March spring break, If you recall, we were just in Whistler this past summer. We loved it and looked forward to coming back in the winter to ski. Now we are. We are staying at the same hotel, the Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. Overall […]
Our $120 Dinner At The Hilton In Vancouver Yielded us 3,180 Hilton HHonors Points
Our last night in Vancouver, we stayed by the airport because we had a very early flight the next day. We had dinner at the Vancouver Hilton Airport Hotel in their restaurant CAVU Kitchen Bar, which was actually really good! The dinner bill for the 5 of us was $120, before tax and tip. This […]
Hello From The Westin New York Grand Central-We Saved $260
We have no school tomorrow, Monday, and my family and I have an 1130 am appointment in the city for TSA Pre√. When I decided to take advantage of our free Sunday afternoon and head to the city to go to the 911 museum, I opted against us trekking back to the city the very next […]
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles Booster
Miles Booster is a benefit available to all Flying Club members and gives you the choice of buying the base flown miles, or buying double the base flown miles for a trip you’re taking on Virgin Atlantic. You can also retroactively boost for flights you’ve flown over the last 6 months. Purchasing miles through Miles […]