When you redeem
against travel expenses points are worth 1 cents each which would make it a 2 % cash back card.
Not exact matches
Points are worth 1 cents when you redeem against travel or restaurant expenses or have 25,000 or more p
Points are worth 1 cents when you redeem
against travel or restaurant
expenses or have 25,000 or more
pointspoints.
There is also no need to worry about having any
travel expenses to redeem
against (although you can get slightly more value out of this card by exchanging cash back for world
points).
There are fixed - rate cards that allow you to redeem
points at a fixed value for statement credits
against travel expenses, such as the Discover it ® Miles Card and the Barclaycard Arrival Plus ™ World Elite MasterCard ®.
With the Arrival you get 10 % of any
points you redeem credited back to your account, and Barclay's has a shopping portal, a much better reputation, and a broader definition of «
travel expenses»
against which you can redeem
points.
Points redeemed only as statement credit
against travel expenses (not that difficult, but still an extra step)
We've talked about these cards and strategies in detail before, but I really wanted to highlight and focus on the fact that you can put redeemable
travel expenses toward the minimum spend, which gives these cards a leg up even
against the most top - notch cards out there if you need to use
points on short notice.