Apr 6, 2018, 3:33 pm
Last edit by: philemer
NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW APPLICANTS, 10/5/18).
Barclays Arrival Premier costs $150/year, with first year waived but no new account bonus offer. Barclays calls Arrival rewards points "miles".
Arrival Premier earns two "miles" per dollar on all spending, with a 15,000 "mile" bonus awarded at $15,000 and another 10,000 at $25,000 in a year.
Arrival Premier "miles" are transferable to ten airlines, including members of all three international alliances, plus two independent carriers.
To compare with other cards, look at the ratio of dollars spent to airlines miles earned:
One World
Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas
Skyteam
Aeromexico
China Eastern
Flying Blue
Star Alliance
EVA Air
Aeroplan
Independent
Etihad
Jet Privilege
Barclays Arrival Premier costs $150/year, with first year waived but no new account bonus offer. Barclays calls Arrival rewards points "miles".
Arrival Premier earns two "miles" per dollar on all spending, with a 15,000 "mile" bonus awarded at $15,000 and another 10,000 at $25,000 in a year.
Arrival Premier "miles" are transferable to ten airlines, including members of all three international alliances, plus two independent carriers.
To compare with other cards, look at the ratio of dollars spent to airlines miles earned:
Base transfer ratio is $1 = 2 Arrival "miles" = 1.42 airline miles (Exception: Japan Airlines and Aeroplan, $1 = 2 Arrival = 1.175 airline miles )
If you spend $15,000 -or- $25,000 there is a 50% bonus: $1 = 3 Arrival "miles" = 2.14 airline miles (or 1.76 Japan Airlines or Aeroplan miles)
Transfer partners If you spend $15,000 -or- $25,000 there is a 50% bonus: $1 = 3 Arrival "miles" = 2.14 airline miles (or 1.76 Japan Airlines or Aeroplan miles)
One World
Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas
Skyteam
Aeromexico
China Eastern
Flying Blue
Star Alliance
EVA Air
Aeroplan
Independent
Etihad
Jet Privilege
Barclays Arrival “Premier” (DOA RIP)
Mar 24, 2018 | 2:53 pm
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Barclays Arrival “Premier” (DOA RIP)
Apparently there is some rumor of a new Arrival product to be launched very soon.
Mar 24, 2018 | 2:55 pm
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$15K minimum spend sounds awfully high to me but maybe it'll work for some people.
Mar 24, 2018 | 5:16 pm
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Such a high minimum spend is also basically an invite to MS with the card, especially if the bonus is extremely good. Not that there aren't people who MS with other cards, mind you, but organic spend is still easier to achieve with those (thus making that the most common way to meet minimums).
Mar 24, 2018 | 6:29 pm
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Such a high minimum spend is also basically an invite to MS with the card, especially if the bonus is extremely good. Not that there aren't people who MS with other cards, mind you, but organic spend is still easier to achieve with those (thus making that the most common way to meet minimums).
Mar 24, 2018 | 10:57 pm
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Anyway, could Barclays possibly be tweaking the card to better compete with e.g. CSR? That would explain the supposed high bonus.
Mar 25, 2018 | 7:47 pm
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Anyway, guess we'll wait to see what the signup bonus is.
Mar 26, 2018 | 7:16 am
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I think it depends on who they're targeting. I wouldn't hit that even if it was my sole card, someone who travels a ton for work could hit it pretty quickly.
Mar 26, 2018 | 5:50 pm
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If they are able to get Lufthansa as a transfer partner, that would be huge.
Mar 30, 2018 | 6:04 am
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Lots of additional details from DoC now. Only unknowns are signup bonus and transfer partners/rates.
Mar 30, 2018 | 8:35 am
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At 3 pts per $1.00 with $25K spend, might be a nice card for tax payments, depending on transfer rates/partners. According to leaked info on DOC you can redeem points for gift cards "starting at 5000 miles for $25." Not a very good rate, making me wonder if we'll actually even see a 1:1 transfer ratio with travel partners.
Mar 30, 2018 | 9:40 am
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From the leaked info, this one looks like a solid product and could become my primary card if Lufthansa is a 1:1 transfer partner -- 3x is absolutely fantastic.
Mar 30, 2018 | 9:52 am
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The spend : points : miles ratio could be $1 = 2 points = 1 mile, as it was in Diners Club Rewards prior to 2005. The intermediate number of points is unimportant.