Mar 8, 2014, 8:10 pm
Last edit by: mia
Thread closed. Click HERE to read the new thread.
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 27, 2014, 10:12 am
#1171
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,872
the Hawaain card i closed many months ago shows up on my with my other barclay card. I will still cancel it cos it it totally useless for me and the AF that will be charged makes zero sense
Apr 28, 2014, 10:52 am
#1172
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 22
I just returned from a 10 day trip to Paris and Amsterdam and I used my Barclay Arrival card almost exclusively. So far, only one purchase has been eligible for redemption (a 1 hour canal cruise in Amsterdam by cruise company Rederij P. Rooij - bought three tickets together for $41 dollars/30 Euros):
DESCRIPTION: Rederij P.Kooij Bv
MERCHANT LOCATION:* AMSTERDAM NLD
MERCHANT CATEGORY: STEAMSHIP AND CRUISE LINES
So far, nothing else has been eligible for redemption, however, I realize now I forgot that subway tickets in Paris should be redeemable, but I never bought them in amounts of at least $25 at a time.
DESCRIPTION: Rederij P.Kooij Bv
MERCHANT LOCATION:* AMSTERDAM NLD
MERCHANT CATEGORY: STEAMSHIP AND CRUISE LINES
So far, nothing else has been eligible for redemption, however, I realize now I forgot that subway tickets in Paris should be redeemable, but I never bought them in amounts of at least $25 at a time.
Apr 28, 2014, 2:26 pm
#1173
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
I just returned from a 10 day trip to Paris and Amsterdam and I used my Barclay Arrival card almost exclusively. So far, only one purchase has been eligible for redemption (a 1 hour canal cruise in Amsterdam by cruise company Rederij P. Rooij - bought three tickets together for $41 dollars/30 Euros):
DESCRIPTION: Rederij P.Kooij Bv
MERCHANT LOCATION:* AMSTERDAM NLD
MERCHANT CATEGORY: STEAMSHIP AND CRUISE LINES
So far, nothing else has been eligible for redemption, however, I realize now I forgot that subway tickets in Paris should be redeemable, but I never bought them in amounts of at least $25 at a time.
DESCRIPTION: Rederij P.Kooij Bv
MERCHANT LOCATION:* AMSTERDAM NLD
MERCHANT CATEGORY: STEAMSHIP AND CRUISE LINES
So far, nothing else has been eligible for redemption, however, I realize now I forgot that subway tickets in Paris should be redeemable, but I never bought them in amounts of at least $25 at a time.
Apr 28, 2014, 4:25 pm
#1174
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: KSTP KSPG
Programs: AOPA
Posts: 974
Disneyland Tokyo tickets bought at Sheraton Tokyo bay has been reimbursed
Even it is coded as Theatrical prod......
I think any charges with a hotel name attach to will get manually approved.
Even it is coded as Theatrical prod......
I think any charges with a hotel name attach to will get manually approved.
Tokyo NRT bus coded as BUS LINES, CHARTERS, TOUR,
was able to call and use miles.
Tokyo Disneyland tickets bought at Sheraton tokyo bay comes up as SHERATON PARK TICKET C, coded as THEATRICAL PRODUCER.- Called, ticket created they are researching it
JR east (airport express) coded as RAILROADS-FREIGHT - Called, ticket created they are researching it
was able to call and use miles.
Tokyo Disneyland tickets bought at Sheraton tokyo bay comes up as SHERATON PARK TICKET C, coded as THEATRICAL PRODUCER.- Called, ticket created they are researching it
JR east (airport express) coded as RAILROADS-FREIGHT - Called, ticket created they are researching it
Apr 28, 2014, 5:52 pm
#1175
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 22
I took the Thayls train from Paris to Amsterdam which I booked on Thalys.com a few months ago. I used the Barclay Arrival card but it did not code as passenger rail and was not redeemable for points. (I posted about that on this thread a few months ago.)
Apr 28, 2014, 10:07 pm
#1176
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
I've updated the Wiki with my findings.
Apr 28, 2014, 10:36 pm
#1177
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3
My 40k after $1k bonus just posted so I guess my March offer worked.
Also, it looks like purchases at taptogo.net work for a redemption. I'm logged in to my account right now and it's showing my recent monthly tap card purchase as redeemable. (However, I didn't select it because my firm pays for my pass anyway.)
Also, it looks like purchases at taptogo.net work for a redemption. I'm logged in to my account right now and it's showing my recent monthly tap card purchase as redeemable. (However, I didn't select it because my firm pays for my pass anyway.)
Last edited by philemer; Apr 29, 2014 at 10:55 am
Apr 29, 2014, 12:02 pm
#1178
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: PVD/BOS
Posts: 879
Thought everyone using Barclay arrival for large travel points redemption may want to know something that happened to me today. While trying to redeem my arrival points I found out they were capped??
Tried to redeem 505000 accumulated points for a travel charge to a cruise lines placed on my Barclay arrival card. It shows as a redeemable charge.
Logged on online to my account, clicked on redeem, the drop down choices show the maximum points I can redeem as 200,000 pts. It also says "can only redeem for each travel charge one time" which I knew. The terms and conditions for this card say “There is no maximum to the total miles you can redeem”.
Anyone heard or experienced the same ?
Called Barclay CSR , escalated it up to two supervisor levels all say...sorry but the system only allows that amount to be redeemed.
What am I missing something?
Tried to redeem 505000 accumulated points for a travel charge to a cruise lines placed on my Barclay arrival card. It shows as a redeemable charge.
Logged on online to my account, clicked on redeem, the drop down choices show the maximum points I can redeem as 200,000 pts. It also says "can only redeem for each travel charge one time" which I knew. The terms and conditions for this card say “There is no maximum to the total miles you can redeem”.
Anyone heard or experienced the same ?
Called Barclay CSR , escalated it up to two supervisor levels all say...sorry but the system only allows that amount to be redeemed.
What am I missing something?
I am looking at a similar redemption in a couple weeks and I'm hoping all is well!
Apr 29, 2014, 2:39 pm
#1179
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 22
DESCRIPTION: NMBS/SNCB INTERNET RA
MERCHANT LOCATION:* BRUXELLES/BRU BEL
MERCHANT CATEGORY: RAILROADS-FREIGHT
I did not know about Capitaine, and I thought about booking through NS Hispeed, but I thought it would work out fine through Thalys. Oh well!
Apr 29, 2014, 4:31 pm
#1180
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
The booking from Thalys.com showed up like this on my Barclay statement (booked in February):
DESCRIPTION: NMBS/SNCB INTERNET RA
MERCHANT LOCATION:* BRUXELLES/BRU BEL
MERCHANT CATEGORY: RAILROADS-FREIGHT
I did not know about Capitaine, and I thought about booking through NS Hispeed, but I thought it would work out fine through Thalys. Oh well!
DESCRIPTION: NMBS/SNCB INTERNET RA
MERCHANT LOCATION:* BRUXELLES/BRU BEL
MERCHANT CATEGORY: RAILROADS-FREIGHT
I did not know about Capitaine, and I thought about booking through NS Hispeed, but I thought it would work out fine through Thalys. Oh well!
Apr 29, 2014, 6:41 pm
#1181
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH Gold (again), US/UA/DL non-elite, ZE Presidents Circle, WN reluctant no fee convert.
Posts: 1,449
Anybody know if travel insurance is included in redemptions?
I just booked a couple of elderly ladies, who have a sister with a grave illness, flying out this Thursday to go visit her.
I was so concerned about changes, I included cancellation insurance.
Used my Barclays for booking. The insurance was an option on the UA website.
I just booked a couple of elderly ladies, who have a sister with a grave illness, flying out this Thursday to go visit her.
I was so concerned about changes, I included cancellation insurance.
Used my Barclays for booking. The insurance was an option on the UA website.
Apr 29, 2014, 7:42 pm
#1182
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,872
if you or they cancel your Barclay arrival and you have some miles saved in your account, they are gone too? Same like Chase UR points?
Apr 29, 2014, 11:46 pm
#1183
Join Date: Aug 2007
Programs: AA EXP, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,017
Sure it's been answered in the previous 79 pages, but I just got the Arrivals World card on the 23rd or April. I have online access to see my account and credit score (which is awesome...even thought they use the old TU98 score instead of the new one), and the card has already registered to all three credit bureaus, but I have yet to receive the card itself. I've already asked BarclayCardUS about this, but wanted to hear from you guys if this was normal, or did I just request the card and right/wrong time?
Cheers, all!
Cheers, all!
Apr 29, 2014, 11:47 pm
#1184
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Programs: Arrival Points, M-Life, Hyatt, ULTIMATE REWARDS, AA, UAL, SOUTHWEST
Posts: 121
Hotel stay not coded as travel
I really love this card, but that is my chief complaint. Something that seems like it should obviously be coded as a travel purchase is not always coded that way. I've often wondered if a phone call to Barclays could possibly clear these instances up. Anyone ever tried this? I had a recent stay at a very well known resort chain that wasn't coded as travel but purchases I made in their gift shop were, for example.
Their system is coded by humans and somehow they forget that hotel-code should be a "travel" expense-code.
On a happier note, they do give lots of points, i.e. boost and 4x amex GCs.
Apr 30, 2014, 3:29 am
#1185
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 632
I got my letter that my AF is coming due. For those churning this card for the signup bonus, how long are you waiting between closure and reapplication?