Category Archives: Barclays

Barclaycard Upromise World MasterCard: 10% back at many hotel chains, office supply stores, Target, and Best Buy

Posted on May 14, 2013 by admin

Barclaycard is (re)launching the Upromise World MasterCard®, and it has one very nice feature to it: 10% off a variety of online merchants, including major hotel chains, office supply stores, Walgreens, Target, and Best Buy. We’ll get to that in … Continue reading →

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Lufthansa 50,000 follow-up, B of A giveaway, cheap tires, an Amazon gift card sale, and AA miles for your savings

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin

LUFTHANSA MILES AND MORE FOLLOW-UP: Following up on Saturday’s post, a friend of ours tried the archaic $2,500 minimum spend version of the 50,000 mile Lufthansa credit card application. He and his wife were both rejected, although they were approved … Continue reading →

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New Pointbreaks, Travelocity card follow-up, another obscure credit card, and how to cure leukemia in eight days.

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

NEW POINTBREAKS: Just a reminder that the new Priority Club Pointbreak list is out. If you’re not familiar with it, this can be one of the best values in hotel point redemptions. Every hotel on that list is only 5,000 … Continue reading →

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The credit card that gets you 12% back on travel purchases

Posted on March 27, 2013 by admin

The Chase Sapphire and Amex Gold get a lot of press for travel spending, but it’s possible to do better. The product to be aware of is the Travelocity Amex, issued by Barclaycard. There are two versions of this card: the no-fee version and the … Continue reading →

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