This was due to expire on December 31st, 2017 but is still available. Barclaycard has a habbit of expiring these a few days later than stated, so if you’re still interested I would recommend applying sooner rather than later. Fingers crossed this stays around for some time.
The Offer
- Barclaycard is offering a sign up bonus of 60,000 JetBlue points after $1,000 in spend within the first 90 days of account opening on the JetBlue Plus card.
Card Details
- Offer valid until 12/31/17 based on e-mail sent out advertising offer
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 6x points per dollar spent on jetBlue purchases (previously 2x points)
- 2x points per dollar spent on restaurants and groceries (previously 1x point)
- 1x points per dollar spent on all other purchases
- Annual fee of $99 (not waived first year)
- Free checked bag for the primary cardmember and up to three companions on the same reservation when you use your JetBlue Plus Card to purchase tickets on JetBlue-operated flights
- Earn 5,000 bonus points every year after your account anniversary
- Enjoy all Mosaic benefits for one year after you spend $50,000 or more on purchases after your anniversary date
- Get 10% of your points back every time you redeem to use toward your next redemption
- No foreign transaction fees
- $100 statement credit after you purchase a Getaways vacation package with your card
- 50% savings on eligible inflight purchases including cocktails, food and movies
Our Verdict
Highest bonus on this card was 40,000 and that was an offer released recently, the standard bonus is 30,000 points so this is double the normal sign up bonus and 20,000 points more than the best previous offer. JetBlue points are worth between 0.97¢ & 1.89¢ and award flight prices are tied to the cash rate. That means this bonus is worth between $582 and $1,134 in JetBlue/Hawaiian flights minus the $99 annual fee. You can also currently earn 3x JetBlue points on all Amazon purchasesand JetBlue frequently has flights on sale that we post about.
If you signed up under the previous 40,000 offer, it’s always worth trying to get matched. Barclaycard usually doesn’t match bonuses, unless it’s within 30 days of signing up but it’s always worth a try. Other questions you might have about Barclaycard will be answered here and you can read our full review of the JetBlue Plus card here. If you can make use of JetBlue flights then this is a great offer, up to $1,000 in value after taking into account the annual fee and it has a low minimum spend requirement as well. This will be added to the best credit card bonuses.
Hat tip to jkelly17
The 60,000 point bonus is now over. Is it worth waiting to see if they have it again.
Will, this “trick” could be useful for other users of JetBlue card in case if they need their points ASAP… here is my story:
I needed the points ASAP to buy the tickets… and if I understood it correctly T&C stated that the bonus posts only after you (a) meet the min spend, and (b) pay the annual fee (which is, by the way, very unusual, usually bonus has nothing to do with the AF being paid). In my case the first billing cycle was very short, and AF posted during the second billing cycle. I met the spend during that second cycle and paid the full balance off (including the AF) few days before the cycle closes… so the statement closed with $0 balance, and the AF was paid… I hoped that the bonus will post this month vs the next one, and it worked like a charm… It did 🙂
On my another card (yes, I have a tendency to go for the same cards for myself and my SO to have more flexibility in using the points) I also met the min spend, but did not pay it off since the AF did not post on that cycle anyway… hence no bonus yet.
So, if you need your bonus ASAP, send a request via SM to know exactly when your billing cycle closes, make sure to meet the spend quickly (no later than during the cycle when your AF posts) and pay the full balance immediately, and leave the card aside… so they can not claim that the money you paid went towards the purchases, not the AF (I am probably playing safe here)… The bonus should post within 2-3 days of the statement closing date.
Also, note that the points post as separate transactions for category 1x, 2x and the bonus (did not have 6x spend, so do not have a DP for it). So do not be worried if you see some points posted from your statement, but not the bonus. If you see the bonus points on your online statement they will post, just wait a couple of days.
Hope this helps somebody.
Good luck.
Excellent explanation. Thanks VL.
Anybody get there 60,000 miles after the $1,000 spend? My statement closed a few days ago, shows -0- bonus points earned. Waiting from the message center on a response. Had previously confirmed with a phone rep that I was approved for the offer + took a screenshot of the offer. Just wondering if others got their miles more than a few days after their statement closed.
The bonus will post after you pay annual fee. See my full comment below.
Kent, in your case if you did not pay the AF I would not expect the bonus yet, but the points for your spend should post to you TrueBlue account regardless. If your statement closed more than 3-4 days ago, and you still do not see ANY points in your TrueBlue account I would start investigating.
On one of my cards I provided Barclay the TrueBlue account I already had opened, and they opened new one for me anyway. It took me some time on hold with JetBlue customer service to merge them (interesting it is not Barclay who has to update this mess, it was JetBlue).
If you did not have TrueBlue account before you are safe here, but if you did login to your Barclay account and make sure the number next to the card logo and last 4 is the same as the one you see when you login to TrueBlue account. If it is not the same then your points went to the different “new” account, then call JetBlue CSR, explain the story, verify everything they are going ask, and they will merge the accounts, combine the points and yes… they update (eventually) the account number showing on your Barclay home page.
Good Luck.
Thanks VL. Statement closed 4 days ago but no annual fee hit my account during the 1st statement period. I understand now I won’t get the bonus until the AF is paid but odd that it still hasn’t been charged. On the JB multiple account issue, I’m ok and my spend points posted to my one account but you are right because my wife’s app had her JB miles # and Barclay still gave a new number. Will contact them to merge at some point. Thanks for all your help!
Kent, you are more than welcome.
Merge of accounts is done within a day, but be prepared to spend on the phone a long time while their Tech stuff is working on it, and call JetBlue (not Barclay).
It is strange that Barclay ignores the TrueBlue account number provided on the application… interesting with Southwest cards it is always advised to create account first (if you do not have it) and provide on the app… apparently with Barclay and JetBlue it is vice versa.. do not create it if you do not have it as they will do it anyway. On Barclay’s Wyndham card it worked fine… they were able to link our accounts just fine, no new accounts were created.
Regarding the AF. It is a standard practice. Usually the AF posts on a given day. Apparently JetBlue cards have AF posted on the last day of the month (my singular card which had it posted shows 12/31). Wyndham cards we have all posted AF on 29th. Chase has very similar practice. AF always posts on 1st of the month for all of their cards we have had so far…. so if your first statement happens to close before that day it will not have the AF. With most of the cards it is irrelevant (as bonus does not depend on it or the spending requirements were higher, so we never met them within 1 month), but with JB apparently it does.
All the best!
Found a 40K JetBlue Plus Link https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=2245&cellNumber=27
Not as good as the one just expired.
30K points, no AF JetBlue Plus for Jetblue Crew members only
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=2245&cellNumber=18
Got the card early December and just got my 60k bonus! Whoo! My question is in regards to the points awarded for booking Jetblue flights. My understanding is that with the Plus card you get 6x points for jetblue purchase AND an additional 6x for booking through jetblue. This is assuming you booked the standard “blue fare.
I booked my flight and only see 6x points, not total 12x. Not sure if this is corrected on the jetblue trueblue points site or if i’m mistaken.
As of 1/11/2018, the offer looks to be expired.
Just adding a DP:
Applied on 1/7. Was auto-approved. Had five TU inquiries, but they were all in 2016 (two in December). Had two other Barclays cards (Red Aviator and Choice), but had also had Hawaiian days before and canceled.
My inference is: I was auto-approved because canceling Hawaiian cleared up credit space and they looked at last 12 months of inquiries.
Hope that helps someone make decision!
Applied on 1/3 and got a 10 day pending note. Got a call from them on 1/5 and they asked me a few questions (my annual salary, why I didn’t have any credit history for certain years) and I had to move CL from either of my red aviator (which I applied a couple of months ago) or arrival (which I’ve had for like 2 years). Then I got immediately approved on the phone.
Approved on 1/6 after recon call. I was 14/24 with 5 TU HP’s and 1 other Barclay’s card. Was surprised I got approved with little hassle about little spend on my existing card (Aviator). I suspect the recon was needed moreso due to my active initial fraud alert.
Also got asked some really really bizarre security questions (What’s the closest highway to your house, name the closest park to your house, and I laughed when he asked “Can you name what other cards you have with other banks?”). He cut me off after about 10… 🙂
Thanks DoC!
To add on to my prior comment about the terms of the bonus.
The exact words in Jetblue’s document were: “This one-time bonus points offer is valid for first-time cardmembers with new accounts only.”