Mar 8, 2014, 8:10 pm
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Let's crowd source things that have counted towards travel redemptions that are not so obvious
Successful
Successful - Plus Only
Unsuccessful (please mention the amount redeemed - important as anything under $25 cannot be reimbursed)
Don't forget travel purchase needs to be > $25 charge for 2,500 mile redemption
Partial redemptions are possible - however you cannot redeem against that charge again. So if you have a $500 charge and you spend 40K points against it, you cannot redeem 10K points for the remaining $100 of that charge.
Let's crowd source things that have counted towards travel redemptions that are not so obvious
Successful
- NS Hispeed Train Tickets (nshispeed.com)
- Capitaine Train Tickets (capitaine.com)
- Eurostar Train Tickets (eurostar.com)
- DB Bahn Trains Germany (bahn.de)
- Super Shuttle (mixed, worked in SF when (billed SUPERSHUTTLE EXECUCARS), worked in Boston (SUPERSHUTTLE BOSTON), failed in LA (SUPERSHUTTLE)
- rail europe on travelocity
- New York City MTA Subway Cards
- Boston MBTA Charlie Card reload & Commuter Rail passes & tickets
- San Francisco Clipper Card public transit (autoload from website)
- Norwegian Cruise Line purchase made from telephone order from vacationstogo.com
- rail JR Rail in Japan, load as tourist attraction, call in to get it credit (Post#938)
- Alaska Airlines checked baggage fee $25 charge
- Southwest Early Bird Check-in (billed separately from airfare charges)
- cheaptickets.com hotel
- Amtrak train ticket >$25 (ALB-NYP)
- Amtrak train ticket >$25 (unknown destinations)
- Buying Lifemiles from Avianca
- Primetime Shuttle (Worked from LAX-SNA)
- Orbitz.com purchase
- Priceline
- Las Vegas Show Booked through hotel
- Hotels.com
- WMATA (Washington DC Metro) Weekly pass
Successful - Plus Only
- Uber
- NYC Taxi
- Empire State Building tickets
- SF Taxi (coded as "YELLOW CARD SERVICES I")
Unsuccessful (please mention the amount redeemed - important as anything under $25 cannot be reimbursed)
- Amtrak (possibly due <$25 charge)
- IHG points and cash hotel redemption
- www.b-europe.com (SNCB rail)
- Description: ZERVE *CA WHALES Merchant Category: THEATRICAL PRODUCERS (EXCEPT MOTION PICTURES), TICKET AGENCIES...Tickets to whale watching tour purchased over the phone.
- Car2go
- Hostelbookers.com deposit (maybe the charge which is >$25 will count?)
- Thello train (France-Italy night train, codes as rail-freight)
- Trenitalia (both online and in stations, posts as rail-freight)
- Brazil airline GOL booked online codes as DIRECT MARKETING/DIRECT MARKETERS--NOT ELESWH ..
- Blue Water Rafting. Merchant category "Recreation Services -- Not elsewhere classified"
- Parking at IAH (Houston Intercontinental - on airport) -$76 (PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES)
- Parking at SNA (John Wayne Airport)
- Skyjump at Stratosphere Hotel LV $150 (01/14) - not charged by hotel.
- Gotobus.com Long Distance Buses, ~$100
- Global Entry
Don't forget travel purchase needs to be > $25 charge for 2,500 mile redemption
Partial redemptions are possible - however you cannot redeem against that charge again. So if you have a $500 charge and you spend 40K points against it, you cannot redeem 10K points for the remaining $100 of that charge.
Barclays Arrival/Arrival Cards (1.1%/2.2% travel credits)
Feb 17, 2014, 9:09 pm
#811
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,606
Just a data point.
I hit my $1,000 spend on 2/13 and the 42K points posted today.
My next statement closes March 8.
I hit my $1,000 spend on 2/13 and the 42K points posted today.
My next statement closes March 8.
Feb 18, 2014, 12:53 am
#812
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,872
have united award trip that has $170 tax. wonder if I should pay with United mileage plus card or pay it with my barclay card & redeem the points to make the tax free?
I have united silver status
I have united silver status
Feb 18, 2014, 7:15 am
#813
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 2,851
Instant approval for the Arrival card. However, denied when I applied for the U.S. Airways 10 minutes later.
Feb 18, 2014, 7:39 am
#814
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: MSN
Posts: 203
Same happened to me (see my post from yesterday at 330). Call reconsideration and assuming you don't have tons of pulls and your credit score is decent, they'll probably approve you.
Feb 18, 2014, 8:43 am
#816
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
$3k is still easy to spend for a typical MS'er...however yea it does suck more than $1k and for the normal person. Is the sign up bonus going up as well?
Last edited by cdancer20; Feb 18, 2014 at 9:22 am
Feb 18, 2014, 7:05 pm
#817
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,041
My FICO button is gone - same for everyone?
Feb 18, 2014, 8:34 pm
#818
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 5
barclays arrival, world vs platinum??
hey guys, just applied barclays arrival world master card and got a platinum card, not a world card. i sent msgs to customer service and they said i do have the 40,000 miles offer when i make 1,000 net purchase in 90 days. and i checked my account summary, i also have the 2x miles per dollar, 10% miles back benefits.
here's the question, the barclays site said there will be fewer benefits for platinum card. i just want to know what's the exact difference between world master and platinum master? anyone knows??
thanks
here's the question, the barclays site said there will be fewer benefits for platinum card. i just want to know what's the exact difference between world master and platinum master? anyone knows??
thanks
Feb 18, 2014, 9:18 pm
#819
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 432
Everything is the same, including the 40,000 miles. The only difference:
Additional benefits for World MasterCard Cardmembers
1. Up to $200,000 travel accident insurance
2. Reimbursement for expenses if your baggage is delayed or misdirected
3. Trip cancellation/interruption coverage
Additional benefits for World MasterCard Cardmembers
1. Up to $200,000 travel accident insurance
2. Reimbursement for expenses if your baggage is delayed or misdirected
3. Trip cancellation/interruption coverage
Feb 18, 2014, 9:20 pm
#820
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SNA/LAX
Posts: 1,407
It does not have to do with Barclays or the Arrival card, it is the Mastercard branding. If you take a look on mastercard.com they share a variety of the benefits of each. The World has more elite benefits in general.
Feb 18, 2014, 9:46 pm
#822
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Programs: Arrival Points, M-Life, Hyatt, ULTIMATE REWARDS, AA, UAL, SOUTHWEST
Posts: 121
Feb 19, 2014, 7:08 am
#823
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 48
Anyone else having trouble receiving the 10% bonus on travel redemptions?
I moved all the way through to the "Place your order" page and it doesn't show 10% bonus.
I moved all the way through to the "Place your order" page and it doesn't show 10% bonus.
Feb 19, 2014, 9:21 am
#824
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,895
You get the 10% bonus after you redeem. So you redeem 10,000 points, and they give you 1,000 back after you check out. This annoys a lot of people but incents you to keep the card.
Feb 19, 2014, 9:28 am
#825
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375