The Barclaycard ArrivalTM World MasterCard® is the no annual fee version of it’s big sister card, the Barclay Arrival Plus™ card. The biggest difference between the two cards is that your sign up bonus on this card is half of what you get with the annual fee version of the card that requires the bigger minimum spend.
With this basic Arrival card, you get 20,000 miles which essentially translates into a $200 travel statement credit after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. One advantage of the Arrival card bonus that we especially like is that your credit isn’t limited to hotels and airlines specifically. You can use your cash back on a variety of travel expenses anytime you want as long as you keep the account open.
The Facts:
- Earn 20,000 bonus miles when you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days – that’s enough to redeem for a $200 travel statement credit
- 0% intro APR on balance transfers and purchases for the first 12 months after account opening. After that, variable APR, currently 14.99% or 18.99%, based upon your creditworthiness.
- Earn 2X miles on travel and dining and 1X miles on all other purchases
- Miles don’t expire as long as your account is open, active and in good standing
- Book the travel you want – airfare, hotels, cruises and more and earn miles on your purchase
- Get 10% miles back to use toward your next redemption every time you redeem for travel statement credits
- No foreign transaction fees on anything you buy while in another country
- Complimentary online FICO® Score access for Barclaycard Arrival cardmembers
Verdict: Unless you want a long-term cash back card with no fee, we think the Barclay Arrival Plus™ card has a better bonus (and no fee for the first year).