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)
May 13, 2018, 4:35 pm
#107
Join Date: Apr 2012
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https://www.barclaycardtravel.com/t5/Barclaycard-Arrival-Mastercard/Upgrade-to-Arrival-premium-card/td-p/2367460
Jun 7, 2018, 7:55 am
#108
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
So... anyone get this? Not sure if it was discussed here, but it could certainly appeal to a USD-earning expatriate being that it has no FX fees, chip & pin, and offers 2.4% cashback or >2 miles per dollar on unbonused spend for the first $25K. I don't think any no-FX card with transferable points earns >1 mile per dollar on unbonused spend (besides the Amex Business Platinum for charges >$5K and the now-defunct Amex SPG).
Jun 7, 2018, 11:53 am
#109
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
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So... anyone get this? Not sure if it was discussed here, but it could certainly appeal to a USD-earning expatriate being that it has no FX fees, chip & pin, and offers 2.4% cashback or >2 miles per dollar on unbonused spend for the first $25K. I don't think any no-FX card with transferable points earns >1 mile per dollar on unbonused spend (besides the Amex Business Platinum for charges >$5K and the now-defunct Amex SPG).
Jun 7, 2018, 12:02 pm
#110
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, DL PM, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,305
Also for VS, if you hit 25K spending, you would get 2x . You also get status miles and lower annual fee. Club has a higher fee but gives you access to United and some Star Alliance lounges. You also have Delta Reserve which gives you all three. More than 1x after hitting spending thresholds, status miles and access to Delta lounges.
Last edited by jediwho; Jun 7, 2018 at 1:36 pm
Jun 7, 2018, 12:13 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Also for VX, if you hit 25K spending, you would get 2x . You also get status miles and lower annual fee. Club has a higher fee but gives you access to United and some Star Alliance lounges. You also have Delta Reserve which gives you all three. More than 1x after hitting spending thresholds, status miles and access to Delta lounges.
Basically, it looks like pairing this with a Citi Prestige or Premier would be great thanks to the overlapping partners and Citi's bonus categories/perks.
Jun 7, 2018, 1:11 pm
#112
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
Programs: UR, TYP, MR, C1, AA, UA, WN, BA, AS, AV, AC, Choice, Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, Wyndham, Marriott
Posts: 1,970
Also for VX, if you hit 25K spending, you would get 2x . You also get status miles and lower annual fee. Club has a higher fee but gives you access to United and some Star Alliance lounges. You also have Delta Reserve which gives you all three. More than 1x after hitting spending thresholds, status miles and access to Delta lounges.
Jun 7, 2018, 1:21 pm
#113
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Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
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Jun 7, 2018, 1:37 pm
#114
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, DL PM, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,305
Jun 20, 2018, 1:44 pm
#115
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: SJC/BUR
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold, Starwood Gold
Posts: 1,079
DoC now reporting Aeroplan as a transfer partner. Anyone yet able to product convert? The community manager posted that Arrival Plus cardholders can now get this card without needing to recon... so I guess that's an improvement.
Jul 9, 2018, 12:55 am
#116
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
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Posts: 1,970
TPG reporting: new transfer partners - Alitalia and Finnair, AF waived first year. Another transfer partner on the way.
Jul 9, 2018, 7:42 am
#118
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Jul 9, 2018, 8:40 am
#119
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
That would actually make the card useful. Not how Barclays operates. They want to create the appearance of useful, but go out o ftheir way designing a program that won't get you the value you think you're getting.
Jul 9, 2018, 9:15 am
#120
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Is there any evidence that AA is interested in joining a multi-partner transfer program operated by a USA card issuer? I don't see that there is much value in it now for AA, DL, UA or WN, and I wouldn't be surprised if they choose not to renew their existing contracts with these types of programs. It's a way to sell miles, but it doesn't build loyalty in the same way a co-branded card which only earns their miles.