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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
3 Free Nights At The Broadmoor, A Savings of $1400, I hope…
Each summer that my kids go away to sleep-away camp, Rob and I try to go on a little get away for a few days. Last year we stayed at the Equinox in Vermont, another year, we stayed at the St. Regis in Monarch Beach, CA. Both of these stays were at Starwood Resorts […]
My Barclays Bank US Airways Premier World MasterCard
I got this Barclays Bank US Airways Premier World MasterCard about 2 years ago, took advantage of the spend bonus (at that time it was 35,000 Dividend miles) and canceled the card in year 2 when it came time again to pay the $89 annual fee. Although, I did call and try to get the […]
Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard In My Next Round Of Applications
I would like to “branch” out to different banks and I have been looking at the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard for some time. However, I will not apply at this time because Rob and I recently applied for and got a number of credit cards because of big sign up bonus offers and I […]