Earn 70,000 bonus miles with the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard

Barclays has launched the highest sign-up bonus yet for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard®. The offer allows cardholders to earn 70,000 bonus miles when they spend $5,000 in the first 90 days. That’s 10,000 miles more than the previous offer.

Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Mastercard details

If you prefer a straightforward approach to earning rewards, the Arrival Plus card’s simple rewards structure is ideal. Instead of dealing with bonus spend categories or earning caps, cardholders earn an unlimited flat rate of 2 miles per dollar on everything they buy.

Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard®
	Rewards rate 2 miles per dollar on every purchase
	Sign-up bonus 70,000 miles when you spend $5,000 in the first 90 days
Why use it?If you want to earn a large influx of rewards in a short period of time to use toward free travel, the Arrival Plus card is a great option. Along with a 70,000-mile sign-up bonus, the card offers a 2-mile bonus on every purchase.Read review	Estimated Yearly Rewards Value ($15,900 spend) $508
	Annual Fee $89, waived first year

In addition to offering a generous sign-up bonus and rewards rate, the Arrival Plus card doesn’t charge an annual fee the first year – allowing cardholders to squeeze a lot of value from the card, especially during the first year. Because each Arrival Plus mile is worth approximately 1 cent, we estimate that the average consumer who spends $15,900 annually on food, gas, clothing and general purchases can get more than $1,000 in rewards value from the card in the first year alone.

First year rewards value ($15,900 spend)

Read on to see how you can get even more value from your rewards by redeeming them for travel statement credits.

Recent changes to the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard

Most recently, the Arrival Plus card offered a 60,000-mile sign-up bonus after spending $5,000 in the first 90 days. With the current offer, you can earn an additional 10,000 bonus miles for the same spend threshold.

Arrival Plus card recent changes

While 70,000 bonus miles is the most generous sign-up bonus ever offered by the Arrival Plus card, keep in mind that the spend required to receive it is substantial: You must charge $5,000 in the first 90 days of card membership (an average of $1,667 per month for three months).

Who is eligible for the sign-up bonus?

If you currently have or have had a Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard, you may not be eligible to receive this offer.

Best ways to use 70,000 bonus miles

Barclays offers cardholders several options for redeeming miles, including cash back, gift cards and merchandise. However, if you want to get the most value from your miles, we recommend that you redeem them for travel statement credits. Each time you redeem a travel purchase for a statement credit, you will receive 5-percent miles back to use toward your next redemption. For example, if you redeem the 70,000-mile bonus for a travel statement credit, you will receive 3,500 additional bonus miles to use toward your next redemption.

With the 5-percent boost, each mile is worth 1.05 cents – bringing the value of the sign-up bonus to $735 when redeemed for travel statement credits.

Barclaycard Arrival Plus card’s redemption options

Should you apply now?

Yes. Because the sign-up bonus is currently at its peak, now is the perfect time to apply for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus Mastercard. Additionally, with Black Friday and the holiday shopping season upon us, it’s a great opportunity to buy a few large ticket items and reach the spend threshold more quickly – all while earning 2 miles per dollar on every purchase.

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