For the Barclays cards the terms of the offer state that “this offer is available to new card members only”. Boo! […]
Tag: barclaycard arrival miles
I Need A Bigger Credit Limit On My Barclaycard To Have Enough Points For A Statement Credit
As I have posted about previously, I am using my Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard like crazy to try to earn 120,000 Barclaycard Arrival Miles to apply to my $1,200 deposit for my hotel in Cooperstown, NY. The amount of miles that I need, requires that I spend $60,000 in 120 days, as I earn 2 […]
Five JetBlue Flights To Vegas On TrueBlue Points And Barclaycard Miles And A Savings Of $3,000
I was very late to the game in planning a trip for our February break. I think the fact that we are taking a March ski trip this year (to Whistler) instead of a February ski trip threw me off a bit and I procrastinated in making a move. And I paid! I started […]
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 […]
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 […]
Free Inter-Island Flights Using Barclaycard Arrival Miles And A Savings of $1690
I paid $338 per ticket for our Hawaiian Airline inter-island flights from Oahu to Kauai, Kauai to Hawaii and Hawaii back to Oahu. We are all going to earn Hawaiian Airlines miles on the flight. I used Barclaycard Arrival Miles to offset the $1,690 charge. You see, with the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard, […]
A 12 Night Trip To Hawaii Booked And A Savings of $11,040
Christmas break, 2015, we have 2 weeks off from school again. This is our third year in a row with a 2 week break, and I have tried to take advantage of the time. In 2013, we headed to Costa Rica and this past December, we traveled to Israel. For 2015, I just booked Hawaii!!! […]
I Just Redeemed My Barclaycard Points For My One Night Deposit At The Broadmoor This Summer
Recall that I booked three nights at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for Rob and I for this summer. As I told you in that post, I plan on redeeming Barclaycard miles to pay for these 3 nights. When I booked last month, I had to leave a one night deposit. With the tax, […]
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 […]
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 […]