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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)
Nov 3, 2013, 4:24 pm
#346
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA Lifetime PE, Hilton Dia, WN CP, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 293
I wondered the same thing even after I had mine in my wallet. But three months later - I like the card. I have used it for taxi's, car service, wifi on airplanes, and drinks at a hotel bar (where I wasn't staying). Got all that money back from Barclays.
Nov 3, 2013, 6:09 pm
#347
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,355
So this card is good for vacation rentals too ? small private business owners?
Nov 3, 2013, 6:31 pm
#348
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA Lifetime PE, Hilton Dia, WN CP, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 293
Nov 4, 2013, 6:50 am
#349
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 154
What do you think about me applying for this card right now? In Dec? I know I should wait 5-6 mo from Sep, but I am feeling impatient after cooling my jets since Sept! :-)
Here's my inquiry history (all cards still open); I probably am at about 750 or so:
- 3/13 USAir approved [my 1st toe-dip into this world of bonus cards]
- 6/13-9/13 8 Citi, Chase, & Amex approved
- 9/13 USAir approved
Here's my inquiry history (all cards still open); I probably am at about 750 or so:
- 3/13 USAir approved [my 1st toe-dip into this world of bonus cards]
- 6/13-9/13 8 Citi, Chase, & Amex approved
- 9/13 USAir approved
Nov 4, 2013, 7:23 am
#350
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA Lifetime PE, Hilton Dia, WN CP, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 293
What do you think about me applying for this card right now? In Dec? I know I should wait 5-6 mo from Sep, but I am feeling impatient after cooling my jets since Sept! :-)
Here's my inquiry history (all cards still open); I probably am at about 750 or so:
- 3/13 USAir approved [my 1st toe-dip into this world of bonus cards]
- 6/13-9/13 8 Citi, Chase, & Amex approved
- 9/13 USAir approved
Here's my inquiry history (all cards still open); I probably am at about 750 or so:
- 3/13 USAir approved [my 1st toe-dip into this world of bonus cards]
- 6/13-9/13 8 Citi, Chase, & Amex approved
- 9/13 USAir approved
Good luck.
Nov 4, 2013, 11:55 am
#351
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: San Antonio, TX
Programs: HH Gold, PC Plat, SW RR
Posts: 17
Starting today, Barclaycard Arrival, Rewards, and Ring cardmembers can access their credit score at no charge with FICO® Score Open Access. This complementary tool gives customers the top two factors affecting their score, a graphical chart showing historical changes in their score and alert emails any time we learn their score has changed. Stay tuned for 2014 when we plan to roll out this offer to other cardmembers. Login to your account and accept the terms to get started:
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Nov 4, 2013, 12:02 pm
#352
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA Lifetime PE, Hilton Dia, WN CP, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 293
Starting today, Barclaycard Arrival, Rewards, and Ring cardmembers can access their credit score at no charge with FICO® Score Open Access. This complementary tool gives customers the top two factors affecting their score, a graphical chart showing historical changes in their score and alert emails any time we learn their score has changed. Stay tuned for 2014 when we plan to roll out this offer to other cardmembers. Login to your account and accept the terms to get started:
https://www.facebook.com/BarclaycardUS
https://www.facebook.com/BarclaycardUS
My FICO was 805 before my last app-o-rama three months ago. Six new credit cards later, they show it at 819. Don't understand but not complaining.
Nov 4, 2013, 2:09 pm
#353
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Starting today, Barclaycard Arrival, Rewards, and Ring cardmembers can access their credit score at no charge with FICO® Score Open Access. This complementary tool gives customers the top two factors affecting their score, a graphical chart showing historical changes in their score and alert emails any time we learn their score has changed. Stay tuned for 2014 when we plan to roll out this offer to other cardmembers. Login to your account and accept the terms to get started:
https://www.facebook.com/BarclaycardUS
https://www.facebook.com/BarclaycardUS
Cardmembers can view their score online as often as they like, but to be clear, cardmembers aren’t pulling their own score. We receive a new score from Transunion, at a minimum, every 60 days. So, when the cardmembers log-in what they are seeing is the latest score we have on file. However, score updates could happen more frequently, depending upon certain changes to the cardmembers credit report; like applying for new credit or refinancing a mortgage. Cardmembers will then receive an email alert notifying them that their score has changed.
Nov 4, 2013, 3:35 pm
#354
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA Lifetime PE, Hilton Dia, WN CP, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 293
Note, per a statement made to Gary Leff, that this isn't a real-time FICO query:
Nov 4, 2013, 7:35 pm
#355
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,355
Nov 4, 2013, 7:36 pm
#356
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,355
Nov 5, 2013, 9:37 am
#357
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 4
Just applied this morning, even though I was scared I would be downgraded to the Plat. Thankfully, not the case! Instant approval with a 7500 credit line. This is my very first miles card so pretty excited. Thanks all for the tips in this thread. Made my decision easier.
Nov 5, 2013, 1:37 pm
#358
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 291
Looks like there is a new, worse offer on the main page. You can still find the old offer if you poke arround, better hop on it if you want it!
Earn 30,000 bonus miles if you make $5,000 or more in
purchases the first 180 days of account opening. Earn an
additional 20,000 bonus miles if you make $20,000 or
more in purchases in the first 365 days of account opening.
50,000 bonus miles equates to $500 off your next travel
reward trip2
purchases the first 180 days of account opening. Earn an
additional 20,000 bonus miles if you make $20,000 or
more in purchases in the first 365 days of account opening.
50,000 bonus miles equates to $500 off your next travel
reward trip2
Nov 6, 2013, 1:49 am
#359
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CVG
Programs: Hyatt Giraffe
Posts: 1,664
Any hints/tips on when to apply for this card?
Data points - 4-5 card AoR in June or July, of which US Airways card was one. Prior to that hadn't gotten any new cards in 9-12 months.
Sock drawered US Airways card after $100 spend for bonus, and was hoping for 3 month spend bonus, but never did get the offer. This is only Barclays card.
Thoughts?
Data points - 4-5 card AoR in June or July, of which US Airways card was one. Prior to that hadn't gotten any new cards in 9-12 months.
Sock drawered US Airways card after $100 spend for bonus, and was hoping for 3 month spend bonus, but never did get the offer. This is only Barclays card.
Thoughts?
Nov 7, 2013, 7:20 am
#360
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 119
Just applied today along with two other applications at other banks. Have 6-7 applications in the last 12 months with none in the last 100 days. Applied for a USAir card in June 2012, cancelled in February 2013, applied and received another one in May.
Got the application under review page. Gave them a call. After a short call with the analyst, no dice. She asked me to explain previous cards and especially why I had closed USAir card and applied again. My FICO score on their site is 766. She commended me on the responsible use of my cards, but didn't seem even close to approving it. I was really hoping to get this card to offset a one month car rental next year.
I had put 3K spending on the USAir card in the last two months to prepare for this app.
Any use to call again? I probably should have offered to move credit line, but doubt it would have done anything.
Got the application under review page. Gave them a call. After a short call with the analyst, no dice. She asked me to explain previous cards and especially why I had closed USAir card and applied again. My FICO score on their site is 766. She commended me on the responsible use of my cards, but didn't seem even close to approving it. I was really hoping to get this card to offset a one month car rental next year.
I had put 3K spending on the USAir card in the last two months to prepare for this app.
Any use to call again? I probably should have offered to move credit line, but doubt it would have done anything.