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Barclaycard Arrival Credit Card Review

Barclaycard Arrival Mastercard

One of my favorite cash back cards out there today is the Barclaycard Arrival Card from Barclays Bank. Barclays has been getting more aggressive recently with some of the card offerings which is good for us because it means additional card products that we can use to diversify our point earning and redemptions.

Barclays released this card to go head-to-head with many of the fixed value point earning card, many of which come from Capital One and Bank of America. [click to continue…]

Buy StarPoints at a 25% Discount – Worth It?

Hope to Stay at the Swan/Dolphin on this trip

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) is offering a deal on purchased Starpoints of up to 25% now through May 31st. Starpoints are my favorite points currency, I value them easily at over $0.02 per point easily with many times being able to squeeze over $0.03 in value out of each point.

With this promo currently running is it worth purchasing points to redeem for your upcoming hotel stays or transfer to airline partners? [click to continue…]

New Discount Disney Park Tickets Offer for Groups

Disney Large Group Offer

Disney has released a new ticket offer targeted at large families or groups of 6 or more. If you purchase 6 Disney park tickets or more of 4 days or more you’ll get a free day added to each ticket. Unfortunately this offer can’t be booked online, you have to call (844) 2GETHER or (844) 243-8437 or book through a travel agent to take advantage of this offer.

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Negative Changes to American Airlines AAdvantage

American Airlines AAdvantage Devaluation

This morning American Airlines surprised everyone with many negative changes to their frequent flier program, AAdvantage.  Many of the changes impact mainly international fliers, if you want to check out the full list see everything in detail.  What is very disappointing with these changes is that they were rolled out this morning with no warning at all.

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