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-Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®
For a limited time the Barclaycard Arrival Plus is offering a 50K signup bonus for spending $3,000 in 3 months. That’s 25% higher than the previous 40K bonus.
The $89 annual fee is waived for the first year.
The card gives 2 “miles” for every dollar you spend on net purchases plus a 5% refund when you redeem miles so that you effectively earn 2.11 “miles” per dollar spent. The 5% refund means that the 50,000 points signup bonus is really more valuable as you’ll get 2,500 of those points back after you redeem the points for a cash refund. Of course when you redeem those points you’ll also get a refund, etc. The 5% refund posts within 1-2 weeks of making a redemption.
Miles is a misnomer, really they just mean cents with each mile being worth 1 cent. The way it works is you book travel via any booking site and then you can just go online to your Barclaycard account and request that the purchase be refunded using your points. You can refund any purchase that is categorized as “Airlines, Travel Agencies & Tour Operators, Hotels, Motels & Resorts, Cruise Lines, Passenger Railways and Car Rental Agencies.”
There are no foreign transaction fees.
This card will only require 1 hard pull as opposed to cards from Capital One which cost 3 hard pulls. Best of all Barclaycard will typically pull from your Transunion credit report. Most banks pull from Experian though this does vary by state. If you are NJ or NY based you shouldn’t have almost any credit pulls on your Transunion report if you don’t have Barclaycards.
After spending $3,000 on a new card you’ll have 56,000 points. If you then spend $560 on a plane ticket you can redeem points to have the full purchase price refunded and you’ll also get back 2,800 points.
Personally I prefer real airline miles over bank miles due to their versatility. Having a combination of Freedom Unlimited plus Sapphire Reserve gives you the ability to choose between 2.25%-4.5% cash back everywhere or 1.5-3 real airline miles per dollar spend everywhere. However the Arrival Plus card has no annual fee the first year and a much lower annual fee than that combo in subsequent years and it now has a lucrative signup bonus that makes it well worth the signup.
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How long do you need to wait in between sign up bonuses?
“All of your points can be redeemed for cash back that way.”
you mean you will get a credit on statement?
does not appear they match 🙁
@Lazer:
There’s no time limit.
@Anonymous:
Is there a difference?
@Anonymous:
Nope.
@Lazer:
No official time frame. If you’re approved, you’ll get the bonus
Dan, I just have a few questions.
1. Which bank is this, is it chase?
2. How many points is the signup bonus?
3. Is the annual fee waived the first year?
4. Can I receive the bonus if I’ve received it in the past?
5. How much is each point worth?
6. Are there forex fees?
7. Where does it pull from?
8. How much must I spend to get the bonus?
Thanks!
I just received this Barclay card for 40,000 points. How do I get Barclay to increase the points to 50,000? Thank you.
i got this over 2 years ago and have since downgraded it to the non annual fee one. can i get it again?
@Chana Ruchel:
LOL
@Ben:
You can try calling, but they don’t officially match.
@thenewguy:
Yes.
In for one, thanks for the head’s up!
Is there any indication when this limited time offer is going to expire?
Dan i currently have one already, can i apply for another one?
Or need to close it?
How long is this “limited time” offer?
If I recall correctly, you can only redeem miles on charges over $100. Is this still the case?
When is this Signup bonus until?
@Chana Ruchel: Did you just read the headline and then stop? Consider reading the actual post and/or clicking on the link to the application. I think you could’ve gotten your answers faster through doing that than it took you to type out all of your questions. @Dan, LOL is right
I’m a card holder. While I do prefer collecting actual miles, this card is great for Israel. If you fly El Al or rent from Eldan, you can use these “miles” to offset your cost. Plus as Dan mentioned there are no foreign transaction fees.
Be warned though that customer service is not as good as Chase or Amex.
Through what site do I book Southwest ticket? I have 60,000 of Miles & More that expire the end of September?
Can you receive miles and more points if I already received it in the past?
I just applied last week and get approved but only 40k offer what can I do? ??
looks like Chana Ruchel is training to play in the $100,000 pyramid show where he/she’s making questions for dan’s statements.
@Matt: Matt, she was JOKING! Get with it
“This onetime 50,000 miles bonus offer is valid for first-time Cardmembers with new accounts only. Existing Cardmembers and existing accounts are not eligible for this offer”
Is this new language or has it been in there? Don’t want to get burned and not get the bonus “miles”
@Anonymous:
Unknown.
@David:
Close it first.
@Anonymous:
Correct.
@Alexander:
Southwest.com
@Boruch:
Yes.
@Br:
Cry.
@Sean:
Always been there, never been true.
If i currently have this card can i get a second one and receive the bonus?
@Mordy: Forget about the bonus; you won’t even be approved. Cancel the old one first and then apply. I learned the hard way…
What if you have an existing card.. Will you still get the bonus? Thnx
Never mind. I Saw the answer posted up top.
When is this Signup bonus until?
Hi Dan, you say that with the combination of the Chase SR and FU you get between 2.25% and 4.5% cash back everywhere. Can that actually be redeemed for cash back at those values via Southwest or whatever, or can that only be redeemed at that value for travel?
i have arrival reg and i was ineligible for the plus… the rep told me to close the account and approved me instantaneously. for arrival plus AND miles and more world mastercard. however, i did have to redeem my 10150 doormat miles and since i had no travel recently, i ended up processing a gift card redemption at 2500 miles for $12.50 because i tried multiple reps to issue a one time courtesy adjustment but was told the points would be forfeited. it was better than nothing. if i dont receive the gift cards, i will follow up with customer care again but i am happy for the plus and miles and more approval. one pull.
Hello
I got denied 2 months ago. I’m thinking because I cancelled the arrival plus card I had then applied for a new one the next day. Do you think I have a better chance at getting accepted now? My credit score is roughly 800. Thanks.
FYI – Minimum redemption amount is 10,000