May 14, 2014, 1:15 pm
Last edit by: rrgg
This thread is a continuation of the discussion posted here from 12.08.2012 - 5.13.2014: Barclays Arrival/Arrival Cards (1.05%/2.1% travel credits)
Current offer for Arrival Plus is 70K pts w/$5K spend & AF waived 1st year.
Barclays says that you earn “miles” but you’re actually earning cash back with the card since you can’t transfer your Barclays miles to airlines. But you can redeem them for statement credits at 0.5 cents per mile (poor value) or 1.05 cent per mile if you redeem for travel.
You get 5% of your miles back if you redeem for travel, so 40,000 miles gets you $400 towards travel and 2,000 miles back (5% of your miles back). You must have at least 10K 'miles' in your acct if you wish to redeem as a travel credit. 2500 'miles' can be redeemed for a stmt credit though.
If you want, you can redeem miles to cover a portion of a travel charge instead of the full amount. For example, if you have 80k miles and a $740 airline charge, you can choose to redeem just 70k to cover $700 of the charge.
You earn 2X miles on all purchases, so you’re effectively getting 2% cash back for each purchase. But since you get 5% of your miles back when you redeem for travel, this is effectively a 2.1% cash back card when miles are redeemed for travel.
This makes the Barclaycard Arrival PlusTM World Elite MasterCard® (with 2.1% cash back for travel) better than the Capital One Venture card which offers only 2 miles per $1 or 2% cash back, only if you spend $30k+ per year after first year, because Arrival Plus AF is $30 more than Venture.
If you receive a call from 302-255-8000 after applying for this or any other Barclay's card, it is a legit number! You can also call them back directly at 866-951-1437.
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Let's crowd source things that have counted towards travel redemptions that are not so obvious
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Don't forget travel purchase needs to be > $100 charge for 10K mile redemption
Airlines that post purchases of multiple tickets as one amount or split them:
One Amount
BA (USD based award ticket)
Multiple Transactions
UA (award)
DL (award)
Current offer for Arrival Plus is 70K pts w/$5K spend & AF waived 1st year.
Barclays says that you earn “miles” but you’re actually earning cash back with the card since you can’t transfer your Barclays miles to airlines. But you can redeem them for statement credits at 0.5 cents per mile (poor value) or 1.05 cent per mile if you redeem for travel.
You get 5% of your miles back if you redeem for travel, so 40,000 miles gets you $400 towards travel and 2,000 miles back (5% of your miles back). You must have at least 10K 'miles' in your acct if you wish to redeem as a travel credit. 2500 'miles' can be redeemed for a stmt credit though.
If you want, you can redeem miles to cover a portion of a travel charge instead of the full amount. For example, if you have 80k miles and a $740 airline charge, you can choose to redeem just 70k to cover $700 of the charge.
You earn 2X miles on all purchases, so you’re effectively getting 2% cash back for each purchase. But since you get 5% of your miles back when you redeem for travel, this is effectively a 2.1% cash back card when miles are redeemed for travel.
This makes the Barclaycard Arrival PlusTM World Elite MasterCard® (with 2.1% cash back for travel) better than the Capital One Venture card which offers only 2 miles per $1 or 2% cash back, only if you spend $30k+ per year after first year, because Arrival Plus AF is $30 more than Venture.
If you receive a call from 302-255-8000 after applying for this or any other Barclay's card, it is a legit number! You can also call them back directly at 866-951-1437.
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Regarding official company representatives
Note that there is an official procedure for company representatives to register themselves with the FlyerTalk Community Director and verify their credentials. When that process is completed, the username will turn green in posts, rather than the standard blue.
Anyone who does not appear in green has not followed this procedure. Those posts should be considered the same as any other user's posts. It is important to remember that the moderation team does not generally monitor the veracity of any posts; it is up to you to judge a poster's content and history yourself.
Let's crowd source things that have counted towards travel redemptions that are not so obvious
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Don't forget travel purchase needs to be > $100 charge for 10K mile redemption
- 9/11 Museum and Memorial - NYC
- Accuracy Limo (via Square, Salt Lake City, UT limo service)
- ACE Adventures (West Virginia White Water Rafting), had to call in to get it processed manually
- agoda.com
- AirAsia Flights (airasia.com)
- airbnb bookings
- airbnb GC purchased on United MPX site
- Alaska Airlines checked baggage fee $25 charge
- Amazing Bike Tours Thailand
- AA Gift Card
- American Airlines telephone booking (including booking fee)
- Amtrak train ticket >$25 (ALB-NYP)
- Amtrak train ticket >$25 (unknown destinations)
- Arrival+ Annual Fee
- Argosy Cruises (SEA, classified as RECREATION)
- Autoeurope.com
- BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) San Francisco
- Balloons over Bagan
- Bieber bus tickets
- Boston MBTA Charlie Card reload & Commuter Rail passes & tickets
- Burj Khalifa observation decks
- Buying Lifemiles from Avianca
- Capitaine Train Tickets (capitaine.com)
- Carmel Limo (NYC car service)
- carrentals.com
- cheaptickets.com hotel
- Chinese Visa Application Fees (had to call in. Credit showed up in account in 2 business days. See Post 912 and 921 for details)
- City Taxi (Tampa)
- CostcoTravel
- Cotai Waterjet (Hong Kong)
- CT Limo
- Daily Getaways purchase of HHonors points
- DB Bahn Trains Germany (bahn.de)
- Disneyland Hong Kong (Manual redemption required)
- DriveNow - all locations in EU/US
- Dublin Bus Tours Hop on, Hop off (Green)
- Eiffel Tower (manual redemption by phone allowed)
- Empire State Building tickets
- Enterprise rent-a-car, paid at the counter when returning the car (used Chase United Visa initially for primary coverage, but asked to pay with a different card when returning the car)
- Eurostar Train Tickets (eurostar.com)
- Europcar.com
- Expedia.com
- Hertz Rent-a-Car (booked on hertz.com)
- Hong Kong Airport Express Pass
- Hotel bookings through Rocketmiles (even refundable bookings or those tied to other promotions)
- Hotels.com
- Hotwire
- ItaliaRail (online booking agency for TrenItalia)
- LA Swamp Tours, Steamboat cruise, Haunted History Tours (New Orleans)
- Lahaina-Maui Ferry Tickets - booked online at www.go-lanai.com
- Las Vegas Show Booked through hotel
Las Vegas show tickets booked online (Mandalay Bay Box office) - Limo Charges - Two limo charges that I made in March PRIOR the the recent changes to what qualifies as "Travel" showed up as eligible travel charges. I guess with the changes to what's covered, and for how long, these got pulled back in.
- Lyft
- M-Life advance reservation deposit
- Montway Auto Transport (deposit)
- New York City MTA Subway Cards
- New York Waterways Ferry (between NJ and NYC)
- Ngong Ping 360 (Hong Kong)
- Norwegian Cruise Line purchase made from telephone order from vacationstogo.com
- Norwegian Cruise Line (deposits and payments)
- NS Hispeed Train Tickets (nshispeed.com)
- NYC Taxi
- Orbitz.com purchase
- ORCA card for Seattle area tolls (considered the very typical GOVERNMENT SERVICES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED)
- Paris RATP Metro/VATP (buy 10-ticket pack for >$25 and save cost)
- PeruRail (Machu Picchu train)
- PMRF Beach Cottages (Kauai)
- Priceline
- Primetime Shuttle (Worked from LAX-SNA)
- rail europe on Travelocity
- rail JR Rail in Japan, load as tourist attraction, call in to get it credit (Post#938)
- Safari Helicopter Tour (Kauai)
- Sandals.com resort booking (unique vacations) was not redeemable last year. Is redeemable online now
- SEASTREAK LLC - NYC (Commuter Ferri)
- Singapore Cable Car
- Southwest $100 gift card
- Southwest Early Bird Check-in (billed separately from airfare charges)
- Spirit of NY Dinner Cruises - www.spiritcruises.com, which have cruises in several other cities as well.
- Starwood Vacation Ownership (SPG Timeshare) Westin Princeville Kauai (coded as Timeshare).
- St Pauls Cathedral (manual redemption by phone allowed)
- Super Shuttle (mixed, worked in SF when (billed SUPERSHUTTLE EXECUCARS), worked in Boston (SUPERSHUTTLE BOSTON), failed in LA (SUPERSHUTTLE), Worked in Cancun.
- Taxi in Zürich
- Top of the Rock tickets - NYC
- Trenitalia Online
- Trimet (Portland OR public transportation)
- Trip Advisor Rental
- TurboJET (Hong Kong)
- Uber
- Uber GC through MPX $100 (re-confirmed 11/1/2018, using Arrival Premier)
- United Baggage Fee
- Universal Studio Orlando tickets (had to call in)
- Viator (sightseeing/tours)
- Victoria Clipper (passenger ferry)
- Wedding at the Stratosphere's Chapel in the Clouds (billed as stratosphere)
- Windsor Castle (manual redemption by phone allowed)
- Wine purchases from different wine tasting rooms
- WMATA (Washington DC Metro) - [[COLOR="Red"]reconfirmed 10/5/15]
- Zipcar
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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. - www.b-europe.com (SNCB rail)
- Amtrak (possibly due <$25 charge)
- Blue Water Rafting. Merchant category "Recreation Services -- Not elsewhere classified"
- Brazil airline GOL booked online codes as DIRECT MARKETING/DIRECT MARKETERS--NOT ELESWH ..
- Broadmoor Hotel Food and Beverage (Colorado Spring, CO)
- budgetair.co.uk (charged >$200)
- Car2go
- De Palm Tours, Aruba (classified as Recreation. Called Barclay twice.)
- Description: ZERVE *CA WHALES Merchant Category: THEATRICAL PRODUCERS (EXCEPT MOTION PICTURES), TICKET AGENCIES...Tickets to whale watching tour purchased over the phone.
- Evan Evans Sightseeing tours (UK based)- http://www.evanevanstours.co.uk
- Fastrak tag autoload for San Francisco bridge tolls ($25)
- Global Entry
- Gotobus.com Long Distance Buses, ~$100
- Homeaway.com, posts as real estate. Barclays said they'd make a one-time exception but future purchases won't count as travel.
- Hostelbookers.com deposit (maybe the charge which is >$25 will count?)
- Hotels.com Gift Card
- IHG points and cash hotel redemption
- Malaysian Overnight Train KUL-SIN (ktmb.com.my)
- Monterey Aquarium
- Parking at DCA - $136 (7/9/19)
- Parking at HSV ($96 in parking at Huntsville International Airport)
- Parking at IAH (Houston Intercontinental - on airport) -$76 (PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES)
- Parking at LAS
- Parking at LGA $204
- Parking at Port Imperial, Weehawken, NJ
- Parking at SNA (John Wayne Airport)
- San Francisco Clipper Card public transit (autoload from website)
- Skyjump at Stratosphere Hotel LV $150 (01/14) - not charged by hotel.
- Space Needle and Chihuly Garden Tickets
- Starwood points purchase (BUSINESS SERVICES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED)
- Taxi Magic /Curb- Taxi service
- Thello train (France-Italy night train, codes as rail-freight)
- Trenitalia (both online and in stations, posts as rail-freight)
- UBER eGift Card (bought through the UBER app) for $100 - Not coded as "travel," so couldn't redeem online and they wouldn't do it over the phone, either.
Airlines that post purchases of multiple tickets as one amount or split them:
One Amount
BA (USD based award ticket)
Multiple Transactions
UA (award)
DL (award)
Barclays Arrival Plus, now 70K w/$5k spend
Dec 29, 2016, 10:40 am
#3632
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,929
Sounds like while the purchase will earn 2x, it's the redemption/eraser that isn't seeing it as a travelcategory .
Have you tried calling CS?
Dec 29, 2016, 3:23 pm
#3633
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 68
It did not earn 2X. It earned me 1X. It did not show up as a transaction that can be redeemed as a travel charge neither. I thought I made it clear.
Feel free to buy a random Hotel.com gift card yourself and test it out. For me it did not work. I did not bother calling CS since it's a gift card charge and I did not want to drawn much attention to it.
Dec 30, 2016, 4:38 pm
#3635
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 68
Does anyone know how soon after closing arrival that someone could be approved and get the bonus again for Arrival plus? I saw DPs from couple days to over 6 months...
Jan 2, 2017, 5:24 pm
#3636
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 24
will i be able to redeem for amazon gc from mileage plus x app?
Jan 4, 2017, 5:51 pm
#3638
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 40
So how often do you actually receive the arrival+ bonuses, once a year? Apply, meet min spend, keep open for 6 months, cancel, and then reapply again after another 6 months of closing?
Jan 6, 2017, 7:10 pm
#3639
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH Gold (again), US/UA/DL non-elite, ZE Presidents Circle, WN reluctant no fee convert.
Posts: 1,449
Greetings.
I am approaching a time when my inquiries will be low again. Actual score is fine.
Would love to have that Arrival Plus again. It's been about 18 months since I closed the first one. It was a sweet deal back then, but I digress.
I just closed my Aviator after having two years AF waiver. CL was transferred to my Jetblue and that CL is more than adequate. It's just I don't want to waste a HP and I want the 50K bonus. Can I qualify for the bonus with a second go round?
TIA.
I am approaching a time when my inquiries will be low again. Actual score is fine.
Would love to have that Arrival Plus again. It's been about 18 months since I closed the first one. It was a sweet deal back then, but I digress.
I just closed my Aviator after having two years AF waiver. CL was transferred to my Jetblue and that CL is more than adequate. It's just I don't want to waste a HP and I want the 50K bonus. Can I qualify for the bonus with a second go round?
TIA.
Last edited by jan_believes; Jan 6, 2017 at 7:18 pm
Jan 6, 2017, 7:19 pm
#3640
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 322
Greetings.
I am approaching a time when my inquiries will be low again. Actual score is fine.
Would love to have that Arrival Plus again. It's been about 18 months since I closed the first one. It was a sweet deal back then, but I digress.
I don't want to waste a HP and I want the 50K bonus. Can I qualify for the bonus with a second go round? TIA.
I am approaching a time when my inquiries will be low again. Actual score is fine.
Would love to have that Arrival Plus again. It's been about 18 months since I closed the first one. It was a sweet deal back then, but I digress.
I don't want to waste a HP and I want the 50K bonus. Can I qualify for the bonus with a second go round? TIA.
Jan 9, 2017, 9:40 am
#3641
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 97
I opened my Arrival + in June 2015, closed it in June 2016. I applied again just this past weekend so just over 6 months since I closed it and was denied. Quite shocking since I have never been denied a credit application. I will wait and see what the letter states for a reason I guess.
Jan 9, 2017, 12:39 pm
#3642
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,220
I opened my Arrival + in June 2015, closed it in June 2016. I applied again just this past weekend so just over 6 months since I closed it and was denied. Quite shocking since I have never been denied a credit application. I will wait and see what the letter states for a reason I guess.
Jan 10, 2017, 11:55 am
#3643
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: UA, AS, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 46
Barclay Arrival+ Points Balance Not Showing
Hello All,
I recently signed up for the Barclay Arrival + and met the spending with actual spending + VGC purchases online. I always saw my points balance on the right margin and even my most recent billing statement showed that the 50,000 bonus + spending posted but recently when I login to the website the points balance on the right margin is completely missing - it's simply not there. In fact, usually you'd even see the points balance in a small blue bubble next to each individual transaction and that's not even there anymore. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Am I under review for the VGCs?
Thank you!
I recently signed up for the Barclay Arrival + and met the spending with actual spending + VGC purchases online. I always saw my points balance on the right margin and even my most recent billing statement showed that the 50,000 bonus + spending posted but recently when I login to the website the points balance on the right margin is completely missing - it's simply not there. In fact, usually you'd even see the points balance in a small blue bubble next to each individual transaction and that's not even there anymore. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Am I under review for the VGCs?
Thank you!
Last edited by stevenhkapt; Jan 10, 2017 at 11:56 am Reason: Additional Detail
Jan 10, 2017, 1:49 pm
#3644
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: San Francisco
Programs: United
Posts: 62
Hello All,
I recently signed up for the Barclay Arrival + and met the spending with actual spending + VGC purchases online. I always saw my points balance on the right margin and even my most recent billing statement showed that the 50,000 bonus + spending posted but recently when I login to the website the points balance on the right margin is completely missing - it's simply not there. In fact, usually you'd even see the points balance in a small blue bubble next to each individual transaction and that's not even there anymore. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Am I under review for the VGCs?
Thank you!
I recently signed up for the Barclay Arrival + and met the spending with actual spending + VGC purchases online. I always saw my points balance on the right margin and even my most recent billing statement showed that the 50,000 bonus + spending posted but recently when I login to the website the points balance on the right margin is completely missing - it's simply not there. In fact, usually you'd even see the points balance in a small blue bubble next to each individual transaction and that's not even there anymore. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Am I under review for the VGCs?
Thank you!
Barclays is doing an internal update. Wait a couple of days.
Jan 10, 2017, 2:09 pm
#3645
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: UA, AS, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 46
