Last edit by: muji
45k offer (added 12/7/17, limited time offer):https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=69
15k & 30K offers: https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...eFall16WRCCNVP
Caution:
Barclays has a history of not seeing the offer you signed up for, and demanding that you send it to them.
So save a printout or screen capture of the landing page that spells out the offer!
What's in this thread:
This thread starts out by discussing a slightly different version of this offer that was around in late 2013.
(That version waived the $69 fee the first year for the 45k offer; the current 30k and 45k offers do not.)
Only those posts from July 2014 forward are about the current offer;
all posts from Apr 2014 backward are about the late 2013 offer.
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Wyndham includes many hotel groups, among them: Wyndham, Ramada, Travelodge, Microtel
- 30,000 points for first purchase
- 15,000 more after $2,000 spend
- $75 annual fee, not waived
15k & 30K offers: https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...eFall16WRCCNVP
- 15k points
- no minimum spend required
- no annual fee
- 30k points
- $1,000 minimum spend
- $75 annual fee, not waived
Caution:
Barclays has a history of not seeing the offer you signed up for, and demanding that you send it to them.
So save a printout or screen capture of the landing page that spells out the offer!
What's in this thread:
This thread starts out by discussing a slightly different version of this offer that was around in late 2013.
(That version waived the $69 fee the first year for the 45k offer; the current 30k and 45k offers do not.)
Only those posts from July 2014 forward are about the current offer;
all posts from Apr 2014 backward are about the late 2013 offer.
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Wyndham includes many hotel groups, among them: Wyndham, Ramada, Travelodge, Microtel
Wyndham worldwide locations: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/destinations
Ramada worldwide locations: http://www.ramada.com/hotels/destinations
Travelodge worldwide locations: http://www.travelodge.com/hotels/destinations
Microtel worldwide locations: http://www.microtelinn.com/hotels/destinations
Ramada worldwide locations: http://www.ramada.com/hotels/destinations
Travelodge worldwide locations: http://www.travelodge.com/hotels/destinations
Microtel worldwide locations: http://www.microtelinn.com/hotels/destinations
Wyndham card offers; $75 AF
#32
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#33
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BoeingOrNotGoing sent me a link for the following:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...2014:BARCLAYST
Added to wiki
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...2014:BARCLAYST
Added to wiki
#34
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BoeingOrNotGoing sent me a link for the following:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...2014:BARCLAYST
Added to wiki
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...2014:BARCLAYST
Added to wiki
#36
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I would consider the anniversary points (is it 5500 or 6500 for $69?) a poor value anyway; the cheap WR hotels I stay at have "2000 bonus points" rates which are just $7 (for a one night-stay, which is what I usually do) above the AAA rate, so I essentially can "buy" 2000 points for $7. To be competitive, the anniversary points for $69 AF would therefore have to be closer to 20k points, which they aren't.
Anyway, while there is a no-annual-fee version of this card, when I called to close, they would not let me convert to that. They only pushed me to convert to Arrival or such (which I didn't want) and would not let me convert to the no-fee card. So I closed it. How silly of them, they blabbered "sorry to lose you as a customer", but it's their fault!
Anyway, while there is a no-annual-fee version of this card, when I called to close, they would not let me convert to that. They only pushed me to convert to Arrival or such (which I didn't want) and would not let me convert to the no-fee card. So I closed it. How silly of them, they blabbered "sorry to lose you as a customer", but it's their fault!
#37
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Just applied, instant approval with one US Air Card open
Saving 30K to transfer to Southwest to complete CP as I need 6K after the 104K from Credit cards posts next month.
$69 to complete CP and 16K points left for a room..........not too bad
Card is already showing up on my login so I not only printed the signup offer but also SM'd Barclay to confirm it's 45K
Saving 30K to transfer to Southwest to complete CP as I need 6K after the 104K from Credit cards posts next month.
$69 to complete CP and 16K points left for a room..........not too bad
Card is already showing up on my login so I not only printed the signup offer but also SM'd Barclay to confirm it's 45K
#38
Join Date: Feb 2009
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I would consider the anniversary points (is it 5500 or 6500 for $69?) a poor value anyway; the cheap WR hotels I stay at have "2000 bonus points" rates which are just $7 (for a one night-stay, which is what I usually do) above the AAA rate, so I essentially can "buy" 2000 points for $7. To be competitive, the anniversary points for $69 AF would therefore have to be closer to 20k points, which they aren't.
$7 hotel rooms ? I'm guessing I am reading this wrong and/or it's a typo ?
#39
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The way I read his statement is he can get his typical hotel room for the AAA price of $X or he can get the same room for the bonus price of $(X+7) which will give him 2000 bonus points in return. Since both options are for the same room, the costs can be set equal to each other. Quick algebra shows that in this case $7 = 2000 points.
#40
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(*If I recall correctly, I think there was some other circumstance where I could get 5500 points for about $20 extra total on a three-night stay; that works out to a similar but slightly poorer value.)
By the way, the 2000 point rate was (at these particular hotels, anyway) exactly the same as the Best Available Rate. So theoretically, somoene who doesn't qualify for AAA or any other discount could look at it being able to get 2000 points per stay absolutely free (with a stay)! But since I do have AAA and thus qualify for that rate, it costs me $7 for those 2000 points.
#41
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Is this offer still going on? The wiki link shows the 45k offer, but the regular public offers on the Wyndham site are back to 30k. E-mails I've been getting from Wyndham are now only talking about the no fee, 20k offer.
#42
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Do you want to apply or are you just asking out of curiosity? The link takes you to an application where the T&C footnotes still spell out the 30k+15k. If you choose to apply, make screen shots of everything, because even back when this offer was clearly current, Barclay demanded screen shots from several of us to prove it was a 45k offer we had signed up for.
#43
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Was the 45k offer ever a regular public offer???
Do you want to apply or are you just asking out of curiosity? The link takes you to an application where the T&C footnotes still spell out the 30k+15k. If you choose to apply, make screen shots of everything, because even back when this offer was clearly current, Barclay demanded screen shots from several of us to prove it was a 45k offer we had signed up for.
Do you want to apply or are you just asking out of curiosity? The link takes you to an application where the T&C footnotes still spell out the 30k+15k. If you choose to apply, make screen shots of everything, because even back when this offer was clearly current, Barclay demanded screen shots from several of us to prove it was a 45k offer we had signed up for.
#44
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 13
I applied for this card today and did not get instant approval. I then called the recon line and she told me that since I applied for the US airways card in February and hardly ever used it (once to be exact), that they will not give me another card.
I plan on calling back in a few days, any suggestions on good talking points/reasons Why I need this card, despite not utilizing my US airways credit?
I plan on calling back in a few days, any suggestions on good talking points/reasons Why I need this card, despite not utilizing my US airways credit?
#45
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I applied for this card today and did not get instant approval. I then called the recon line and she told me that since I applied for the US airways card in February and hardly ever used it (once to be exact), that they will not give me another card.
I plan on calling back in a few days, any suggestions on good talking points/reasons Why I need this card, despite not utilizing my US airways credit?
I plan on calling back in a few days, any suggestions on good talking points/reasons Why I need this card, despite not utilizing my US airways credit?
If that's your only Barclay card, I suggest you use it some (even if only for small things), so that the next you apply for another Barclay card they won't have that excuse.
But I doubt there's anything you can do (other than just hoping you get someone else who "likes you" more) in a short time.