BARCLAYCARD ARRIVAL PLUS™ WORLD ELITE MASTERCARD®

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Approval Odds†

CARDHOLDER RATING DISTRIBUTION (54)

• 5 stars
  63%
• 4 stars
  17%
• 3 stars
  4%
• 2 stars
  6%
• 1 stars
  11%

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EXCELLENT POINT SYSTEM AND SIGNUP BONUS

Helpful to 99 out of 113 people

I have had this card for a month and so far am very happy with it.  Approved with a CK 692 but only for 3K on a Mastercard Platinum and not a World card.  I was a little upset about that considering my other main 3 cards are Visa Sig. or Amex and have average lines of 8K with a 1% utilzation.  I called direct to an analyist to get it bumped but was told I couldn’t be moved to a World card for another 6 months and that the highest line the Platinum offered was 4.5K which she gave me: not thrilled but it will suffice.

As for the rewards I am very impressed how quickly the points are applied to my account.  As soon as a purchase posts to my account the reward points are available to use. No waiting for a cycle or two to close. This was also the case with my 40K signup bonus; right when my balance cleared the $1,000 mark, I was given my points.  I have never expericened points posting so quickly to my account and really love the way Barclays   reward system.  The card is basically a 2.2% cashback card as long as you utilize the points on a travel (includes 10% redemption bonus) purchase credit, anything from renting a car to booking a trip from Orbtiz or Travelocity.  You can techically use the points on any purchace you make with the card but the value is severly reduced if not redeemed on travel.  The main reason I sighned up was for the sighnup bonus which equates to $440 worth of travel, but the more I use this card the more I like it and with the $89 annual fee waived for the first year, I can always switch to the no annual fee Arrival card after my year comes to an end.

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