{"id":5773,"date":"2014-07-17T07:47:43","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T13:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5773"},"modified":"2014-11-12T22:25:34","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T05:25:34","slug":"ridiculously-easy-way-save-400-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5773","title":{"rendered":"A Ridiculously Easy Way to Save $400 on ANY flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travel is the ultimate vice for me.\u00a0 Neither alcohol or tobacco tempt me, but travel pulls me in like a tornado.\u00a0 The biggest difficulty is the cost of travel can be prohibitive, which discourages many people from even considering it a possibility.\u00a0 They block it out of their minds like the idea of marrying Taylor Lautner.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t find yourself in this position.\u00a0 If you love travel like I do, then make it happen.\u00a0 I want to show you how to <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">save $400 on ANY flight<\/span><\/strong> today to make it easier for you.<\/p>\n<p>Oftentimes I&#8217;ll get a call, an email, or a comment from someone who has taken interest in our blog.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve heard that we are the source of knowledge and information for all things travel.\u00a0 The conversation usually goes something like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Me: What kind of trip are you looking to do?\u00a0 When are you looking to go?<\/li>\n<li>Them: I want to go to Kona, Hawaii on February 16th and return on February 23rd.\u00a0 I have to leave after work on the 16th though. Can I use points for this flight?<\/li>\n<li>Me: Unfortunately using points can be difficult if you have a specific location with specific dates.\u00a0 If you aren&#8217;t flexible on the dates or the location, odds are slim that you&#8217;ll be able to use points for your upcoming trip.\u00a0<strong>But there is an exception to this rule: Let&#8217;s review how you can save $400 on any flight &#8211; no matter when, where, or which airline you need to use.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Save $400 on ANY flight<\/h2>\n<p>Barclaycard is a company that issues an incredible travel-reward reimbursement credit card in the USA called the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barclaycardarrival.com\/arrival-plus\/default-promo\/?campaignId=1983&amp;cellNumber=1&amp;REFERRERID=BNGPS0514NAT&amp;adgroup=Arrival_Plus&amp;pkw=barclaycard+arrival+plus&amp;pmt=e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barclaycard Arrival Plus World MasterCard\u00ae<\/a>.\u00a0 This card comes with incredible benefits and for big spenders, I would recommend this card to anyone as a card they can keep forever.<\/p>\n<p>Because they believe this card is so awesome, and one that you&#8217;ll keep forever, they&#8217;re willing to give you 40,000 bonus points so you can use them and see how versatile their program is.\u00a0 Their program basically says that one point is worth $0.01.\u00a0 Their 40,000 bonus miles easily translates to a $400 savings on ANY flight.\u00a0Plus they give you 2 points per dollar spent, so additional points pile up pretty easily.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Barclaycard Arrival Plus\u2122 World Elite MasterCard\u00ae\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barclaycardarrival.com\/arrival-plus\/default-promo\/?campaignId=1983&amp;cellNumber=1&amp;REFERRERID=BNGPS0514NAT&amp;adgroup=Arrival_Plus&amp;pkw=barclaycard+arrival+plus&amp;pmt=e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0px currentColor;\" src=\"http:\/\/content.linkoffers.net\/SharedImages\/Products\/217189\/601789.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I would stand behind this credit card and tell you that it is probably the most versatile credit card on the market today.\u00a0 My wife and I both have this card personally and have loved he ease with which the points are redeemed.\u00a0 You can use your 40,000 bonus miles for almost ANY travel experience.<\/p>\n<p>To sweeten the pot, Barclaycard is willing to waive the $89 annual fee for the first year.\u00a0 This gives you one year to kick the tires and see if the card is going to be worth it long term.\u00a0 If you spend\u00a0tons on the card each year it would definitely be worth keeping.\u00a0 Basically you have to spend $4500 each year to offset the annual fee of the credit card<\/p>\n<h2>Wait a Minute, What is the Catch?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5775\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/batu-caves.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5775\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5775 \" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/batu-caves.jpg\" alt=\"batu caves\" width=\"317\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/batu-caves.jpg 453w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/batu-caves-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shae and I at the Batu Caves in KL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ok, Ok, you&#8217;re right.\u00a0 There is a catch.\u00a0 Time is your biggest enemy.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll need enough time to get the card, meet the spending requirement,\u00a0then book the trip.<\/p>\n<p>The catch is that you need to do a couple of things in order to earn the $400, but don&#8217;t get discouraged because they&#8217;re really easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First:<\/strong> You need to get approved for the card.\u00a0 This card requires you to have excellent credit, so you first need to make sure that you have great credit (generally above 720) in order to get approved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second:<\/strong> You need to spend $3000 on the card within the first\u00a090 days\u00a0in order to qualify for this bonus.\u00a0 Make sure you put all of your expenses on the credit card.\u00a0 If you need help with ideas, you should read our post about <a title=\"How to Meet Credit Card Spending Requirements\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2012\/08\/22\/meet-credit-card-spending-limits\/\">How to Meet a Spending Requirement.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Wait a Minute, You can Save $400 on ANY airline?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes.\u00a0 Any airline.\u00a0\u00a0Specific dates, no problem.\u00a0 They aren&#8217;t going to discriminate against leaving after work on Friday afternoon.\u00a0 You want to come home on Sunday so you can be to work by Monday morning? Fine.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a trip planned for March of 2015 with specific dates, this card is awesome because you can pick the most affordable flight on ANY airline and save $400.\u00a0 <a title=\"Eight Great Uses for the Barclaycard Arrival\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2013\/05\/29\/top-8-best-uses-for-the-barclaycard-arrival\/\">You can also use this card for other travel expenses too.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>There is NO WAY this deal works with Allegiant Airlines, right?<\/h2>\n<p>Wrong!\u00a0 Book your favorite weekend trip to celebrate your anniversary in Vegas on the first weekend in August.\u00a0 Spend time in <a title=\"Eight Great things to do in\/around San Francisco\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2012\/03\/18\/eight-great-things-to-do-inaround-san-francisco\/\">San Francisco <\/a>at the Wharf eating seafood to celebrate a big 40th birthday.<\/p>\n<h2>Are you kidding me?\u00a0 Can I double down and save $800 on my next flights?<\/h2>\n<p>Kind of.\u00a0 This deal works only once per person per lifetime.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re looking to book a trip for yourself and the love of your life, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">you can each score this deal to double down and save up to $800 on any flight for each of you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So when your husband\u00a0asks about going somewhere for your anniversary, taking\u00a0him to visit his parents, your first trip abroad, or sending him on that upcoming\u00a0boys trip, tell him that you think it is possible.\u00a0 Go ahead and save yourself $400 or $800\u00a0on ANY flight with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barclaycardarrival.com\/arrival-plus\/default-promo\/?campaignId=1983&amp;cellNumber=1&amp;REFERRERID=BNGPS0514NAT&amp;adgroup=Arrival_Plus&amp;pkw=barclaycard+arrival+plus&amp;pmt=e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard\u00ae<\/a> and make a memory that will last a lifetime!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel is the ultimate vice for me.\u00a0 Neither alcohol or tobacco tempt me, but travel pulls me in like a tornado.\u00a0 The biggest difficulty is the cost of travel can be prohibitive, which discourages many people from even considering it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5773\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1051,12,601,603],"tags":[1356,1243,128,1244,447,1682,1622,834,1429],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}