PR Newswire
WILMINGTON, Del., May 14, 2014
WILMINGTON, Del., May 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, announced the re-brand of its award-winning, annual fee-based travel rewards credit card to Barclaycard Arrival Plus™, and the launch of the newly developed Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®. New Barclaycard Arrival Plus cardmembers will enjoy enhanced benefits like EMV chip-enabled cards for added confidence and convenience when traveling abroad, a new and improved card design featuring a cyan-colored core, and World Elite status.
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"Barclaycard Arrival Plus builds on the past success of our travel rewards program by enhancing the benefits cardmembers value most and introduces new features that meet the needs of today's travel-savvy consumers," said Rachana Bhatt, head of the Barclaycard Rewards Card Business. "We are dedicated to providing our cardmembers the industry's best travel rewards program where miles can be quickly earned and easily redeemed."
Barclaycard Arrival Plus now offers:
Product benefits also include:
Plus more travel lifestyle benefits:
As part of the World Elite MasterCard program, Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard cardmembers will enjoy access to exclusive benefits like:
Current Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard cardmembers ($89 annual fee) will receive the new Barclaycard Arrival Plus card, with chip technology, when their current card expires. They can also request the newly enhanced card right now. Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard cardmembers ($0 fee) can continue enjoying their card, with enhanced redemption options. They can receive their new card – with the new design – at the time of renewal or upon request.
Barclaycard Arrival Accolades
Since its introduction in 2013, Barclaycard Arrival has continually been recognized as a best-in-class travel rewards credit card by numerous industry leaders including MONEY magazine, Nerd Wallet, and Brian Kelly, aka "The Points Guy." At the start of 2014, financial journalist, Jean Chatzky named the card her top pick on NBC's TODAY show. And, most recently, Cardhub named Barclaycard Arrival the Best All-Around Travel Rewards Card for Summer 2014.
Barclaycard Travel Community
Barclaycard Travel is a virtual travel community where travelers can share inspiring travel stories and photos of their adventures, exchange travel tips, review travel experiences and provide ideas on how to enhance the program to Barclaycard.
"We tapped into our loyal Barclaycard Travel Community members to help us shape the benefits of the new Barclaycard Arrival Plus card," said Paul Wilmore, managing director, Barclaycard US Consumer Markets. "Through their posts and commentary in the past year, we identified major areas we could immediately address to truly meet the needs of America's biggest travelers."
To apply for the card or learn more, visit BarclaycardArrival.com.
About Barclaycard
Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., Barclaycard US creates customized, co-branded credit card programs for some of the country's most successful travel, entertainment, retail, affinity and financial institutions. The business also issues its own Barclaycard branded credit cards: Barclaycard Ring, Barclaycard Rewards, and the Barclaycard Arrival product series. For more information on Barclaycard please visit BarclaycardUS.com.
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SOURCE Barclaycard US