Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa® Card Overview
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feature
- 10k sign-up bonus: Earn 10,000 Priceline points (valued at $100) after spending $1,000 or more within 90 days after account opening.
- Earn 5x Priceline points on Priceline purchases, 2x points on gas and restaurant purchases, and 1x point on all other purchases.
- Points can be redeemed for statement credit, gift cards, offset against eligible Priceline purchases, etc.
- If you want to offset eligible Priceline purchases, it must be a single purchase of more than $25 within 120 days, with a minimum redemption of 2,500 points, and a value of 1 cent/point.
- Statement Credit can be exchanged for a single purchase of $$50 or more within 120 days, and the value is also 1c.
- The exchange value of GC is less than 1c, 3000 points can be exchanged for $25.
- Cardholders can obtain Priceline VIP Gold member.
- After spending $10k per year (Cardmembership Year), you can get reimbursement for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fees.
- No Foreign Transaction Fee (FTF).
- No annual fee.
shortcoming
- When redeeming points, they can only be used to offset purchases within 120 days, and the purchase amount must be greater than or equal to $25. Flexibility is slightly limited.
- If you miss the due date for repayment, you will not be given the points from the previous billing cycle.
Recommended application time
- Barclays places great emphasis on recent Hard Pulls and recommends applying when the number of Hard Pulls within 6 months is less than 6, although this is not a strict rule.
- [6/24 rule] Similar to Chase’s 5/24 rule, Barclays will also reject you if you have 6 or more new accounts within 24 months. However, unlike Chase, Barclays’ rule is not strictly enforced and there are often counter-examples.
- It is recommended that you apply after having a credit history of more than one year.
- Theoretically, only Permanent Residents (green card holders or citizens) can apply for Barclays credit cards. The screenshot below is from the application details. In fact, the bank does not really verify whether you are a green card holder or citizen. Non-green card holders can also apply, but at their own risk.
Summarize
This card has two more 2x points rebate categories, a wider 5x eligible range, and GE/TSA reimbursement (requires 10k spending), but the points redemption is not as good as before. Old Priceline Rewards Card. This card only redeems 1c of Priceline points, and there is no 10% back. I don't know what the point of this card is. The old Priceline card redeems Priceline points worth 1.5c, and with 10% back it's 1.67c, which is a huge difference. Maybe the old Priceline Rewards card will stop accepting applications in a while (currently Barclays only has this new card on its official website).
Related credit cards
- Barclays Priceline Rewards
- Barclays Priceline VIP Rewards (this article)
After applying
- Barclays can check the status of your application Click here.
- Barclays reconsideration backdoor number: 866-408-4064. Barclays will like to ask you various questions in detail, so you must be confident about your personal situation and credit report. In addition, their reconsideration is likely to hard pull again, but they will also inform you in advance, so you can use your own discretion.
Sign-up bonus trend chart
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