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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)
Apr 15, 2013, 1:27 pm
#61
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 176
thank you.
I have, but I still have some questions....and though I looked at the site when I set up the card, I didn't see a clear path to redeeming them, ala SWA or whatever. That is a simple 'have points,buy tickets' type of redeeming. Or Amex, which was a simple'have points, buy things' type of redeeming. Are there any good links to read for a thorogh explanation? Just figured I'd toss it out here......thanks and I will keep reading on my own,I promise...
I have, but I still have some questions....and though I looked at the site when I set up the card, I didn't see a clear path to redeeming them, ala SWA or whatever. That is a simple 'have points,buy tickets' type of redeeming. Or Amex, which was a simple'have points, buy things' type of redeeming. Are there any good links to read for a thorogh explanation? Just figured I'd toss it out here......thanks and I will keep reading on my own,I promise...
Apr 15, 2013, 1:39 pm
#62
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Posts: 2,983
thank you. I have, but I still have some questions....and though I looked at the site when I set up the card, I didn't see a clear path to redeeming them, ala SWA or whatever. That is a simple 'have points,buy tickets' type of redeeming. Or Amex, which was a simple'have points, buy things' type of redeeming. Are there any good links to read for a thorogh explanation? Just figured I'd toss it out here......thanks and I will keep reading on my own,I promise...
I have, but I still have some questions....and though I looked at the site when I set up the card, I didn't see a clear path to redeeming them, ala SWA or whatever. That is a simple 'have points,buy tickets' type of redeeming. Or Amex, which was a simple'have points, buy things' type of redeeming. Are there any good links to read for a thorogh explanation? Just figured I'd toss it out here......thanks and I will keep reading on my own,I promise...
Apr 20, 2013, 8:35 pm
#64
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 2
How long does it take to get the Arrival card in the mail? I got instant approved 3 business days ago.
Apr 21, 2013, 1:29 am
#65
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AA Citi Visa and Amex, Citi AA Biz, SPG, Amex Green, Zync, Discover It (Starbucks Gold) HHonors Gold
Posts: 268
Update: Approved 4/14, received card 4/22.
Last edited by texasguy77; Apr 23, 2013 at 11:45 pm Reason: Update Post
Apr 21, 2013, 6:09 am
#66
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NW GA
Posts: 28
I got mine after about a week
Apr 21, 2013, 8:59 am
#67
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 2
Thanks for the responses. Will wait patiently 
Apr 21, 2013, 4:08 pm
#68
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 291
Before I pull the trigger on this one, I assume that it's OK to apply your miles on this card towards expensive purchases where you're not fully reimbursed? For instance, if I buy a $500 ticket it will let me apply 40,000 points ($400) towards that, correct?
Apr 22, 2013, 8:16 pm
#69
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Apr 23, 2013, 2:47 pm
#70
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 30
Barclays Arrival Card
How often can you apply for Barclays credit cards? I just applied for a US Air MC about two weeks ago, how long should I wait to apply for the Arrival card?
Apr 23, 2013, 3:02 pm
#71
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 2,276
My advice - If you have few other recent apps you might be ok, otherwise I would wait until you have paid your first statement on the USAir.
Apr 23, 2013, 4:05 pm
#72
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 27
Some of my data points...
Applied 4/11. Approved same day after recon. Received 4/18. Met spending requirement 4/19. Points posted today, 4/23.
Applied 4/11. Approved same day after recon. Received 4/18. Met spending requirement 4/19. Points posted today, 4/23.
Apr 23, 2013, 5:52 pm
#73
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: LAS
Programs: DL PM, UA PS, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,904
If you have previous Barclays cards, I find that doing charges every so often on them increases the chances of getting an approval on a later card to be better. This is from experience of handling apps for myself + 2 others with similar scores.
Apr 23, 2013, 10:11 pm
#74
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 212
Looking for guidance on how to handle a Barclay's reconsideration call. Most recent attempt of mine was not successful.
Apr 23, 2013, 11:31 pm
#75
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: AA LTP, UA, DL, HH, Marriott/SPG
Posts: 585
Yes, that's what I was told by Barclays. Final spend purchase posted today, which included a travel related purchase >$400. I checked and it's giving me the choice to apply $400 or less toward the charge. I notice that you have to redeem in 2500 point increments.