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Barclays Sign Up Offers: $400 Barclaycard Arrival, 50,000 Lufthansa Miles, 35,000 Hawaiian Airlines Miles, and 40,000 US Airways Miles

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Barclays Sign Up Offers: $400 Barclaycard Arrival, 50,000 Lufthansa Miles, 35,000 Hawaiian Airlines Miles, and 40,000 US Airways Miles

Full Disclosure: I don’t personally have any Barclays credit cards.  I have applied for some credit cards in the past but have always been denied due to “too many recent credit inquires” – so it is not by choice (not my choice at least) that I do not have credit cards with Barclays.

It might be hard to believe, but I actually have credit card affiliate links (only from Barclays Bank though).  I hardly ever talk about credit card sign up bonuses, unless I am specifically applying for them during an app-o-rama (see March 2014 App-O-Rama and November 2013 App-O-Rama).

You can view and apply for a Barclays Credit Card on my credit card page.  With that said, here are some of the my favorite Barclays Credit Cards:

Barclaycard Arrival – 40,000 points ($400 Statement Credit) after spending $3,000 in 3 months (no annual fee the first year, then $89 a year after that)

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New SPG Buy Points Promo: SPG Points for 2.63 CPP or Frequent Flyer Miles for 2.10 CPM

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New SPG Buy Points Promo: SPG Points for 2.63 CPP or Frequent Flyer Miles for 2.10 CPM

SPG has a new buy points promotion going on from now through May 31.  Is it a good deal?  Maybe, maybe not.  Let’s see…

They have a tiered promotion where you receive the points at a discount, rather than receiving bonus points on a purchase.  The more SPG points you purchase, the larger the discount, ranging from 10% all the way to 25%.  Click here to go to the promo page.

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6,000 British Airways Avios + $163 for Phily to Paris

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6,000 British Airways Avios + $163 for Phily to Paris

Hey guys, I am flying home from Copenhagen today, so this is just a quick post before my flight leaves.  I was eating breakfast this morning and my friend said he needed a flight from Philadelphia to Paris in August.  I told him I would help him look for the perfect flight.  One way prices were going for around $650-$700 (he is going there for research, so he didn’t want to book a round trip ticket since he didn’t know when he would return).  I told him he could probably do better by using miles…

ITA Prices Calendar PHL-CDG

On ITA Matrix, I saw a few nonstop flights from PHL to CDG on American/US Airways, so I went to the American Airlines website and searched for nonstop flights.  I found 3 dates in August that would work for him and clicked on the August 25 date.

AA Award Calendar PHL-CDG

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British Airways Avios Cash and Points Dilemma

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British Airways Avios Cash and Points Dilemma

Good morning from a rainy Hamburg AIrBnB apartment room.  I just wanted to let everyone know that I haven’t forgotten about the blog, I’ve just been busy travelling/sleeping over the last few days.

Anyway, you may have noticed some new headers above this post.  I have been working diligently on my Shopkick posts and several American Express Serve posts.  I will get those all finished and send out a post when they are completed.

Now back to our normal un-scheduled travel-related post…

I was recently helping a friend book a flight with British Airways Avios, one of my favorite frequent flyer programs.  For those new to British Airways Avios, there are several advantages to using Avios over other frequent flyer programs like American Airlines.  British Airways does not charge close-in award booking fees, whereas American Airlines charges $75 for awards if booked within the last 21 days of travel.  Also, British Airways’s award chart is distanced based, whereas short flights cost less Avios and long flights cost more Avios.  There are no off-peak/peak awards, there are no region-to-region awards, there are no round trip pricing.  Every segment you fly costs a certain number of Avios based on the distance flown.

Avios-Award-Chart

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$100 American Express Platinum Travel Fee Reimbursement Credit, AMEX Everyday Cards, and a PetCo AMEX Offer

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$100 American Express Platinum Travel Fee Reimbursement Credit, AMEX Everyday Cards, and a PetCo AMEX Offer

As you probably already know, American Airlines and US Airways lounges are no longer accessible with the American Express Platinum Charge Cards.  I was able to call American Express tonight and have them credit my account $100 towards travel fee reimbursements – like bag fees, changes fees, airline lounge access, day passes, etc. for any American Airlines charge.

I had previously selected Southwest Airlines as my reimbursement airline back in early January, but was still able to get the $100 travel fee reimbursements.  The representative said that my card was ready to go, but that I should wait a day or so before making any reimbursable charges to the card.  For the best results, it is recommended that you call the number on the back of the card, go through the phone tree, and get to the account closure department.  Once there, I mentioned that the American Airlines lounges were a big draw of the card and after a few minutes chatting, he offered the $100 travel fee reimbursement.  Besides the Delta lounges and Centurion lounges (which I have yet to visit), you also get free access to Priority Pass lounges which are great for when you travel, especially internationally.  I have a few international trips coming up in the next few months, so I didn’t want to lose the Priority Pass lounge access.

Side note, Amol from Hack My Trip (link) posted that he is trying to purchase a $100 American Airlines gift card with his American Express Platinum card to see if the purchase qualifies for the travel fee refund.

While on the phone, I asked the representative if the AMEX Everyday and AMEX Everyday Preferred credit cards were active.  He said that he just signed someone up 10 minutes ago, so that sounds like the sign up links are working.   Continue reading →