Earlier today we posted that Barclays has increased the sign up bonus on the Arrival Plus to 70,000 points with no annual fee. I wanted to point out two things quickly:
- If you’re signing up for the card then remember you can sign up through Affinnity and get an extra $30 (card should be found under ‘travel’, you’ll need to scroll down a bit)
- If you’ve recently applied for this card, ask for a match to the higher offer. Readers have successfully received matches
- If you currently hold the no annual fee version of this card, they won’t automatically approve you but you can get manual approval
I need to redeem about 80k Arrival miles but don’t have any travel expenditures. Thinking about buying refundable air ticket, applying miles against purchase and then refunding the ticket. Any tips, traps for unwary, etc. in going this route? Thanks.
FWIW, I tried to downgrade my Barclays Arrival Plus to avoid the annual fee, but the customer representative told m they no longer do that. The only option would be to close the account. I have 12K limit on it, so it would ding my credit score if I close it, wouldn’t it?
what’s the easiest way to cash out arrival+ points to cash/the walmart/amazon gcs at a rate as close as possible to 1cpp?
Book a fully refundable flight and cancel it a few days later.
Recently pc’d this card to a generic no fee rewards card. How long should I wait before reapplying?
Why is this card still branded as barclaycard? How long is it going to take them to drop the word card from their logo?
This product is (and has always been) branded as barclaycard. Sure it’s a little confusing since the bank is called Barclays but not anymore than BoA’s Bankamericard (which was the original name of Visa btw).
I freaking applied yesterday. They didn’t sound so friendly to idea of matching me but opened a case.
Closed the no AF version an year ago. I just have the Aviator card with high CL. I wanted to apply early next month though….when is this promo ending?
No known end date AFAIK
I wasnt so lucky wirh getting a match. HUCA’d multiple times with all reps saying no
How long ago did you apply?
Last week.
I had the same experience, applied end of September. Second CSR claimed that I had until 11/1 to request a match.