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AARP® Travel Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays vs Gold Card
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| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic Information | ||
Issuer | Barclays | American Express |
Card Network | ||
Card Type Data: 2/2 cards | travel | travel |
Card Tier Data: 2/2 cards | Entry Level | Mid Tier |
Credit Score | Good(700-749) | Good(700-749) |
Rating Data: 0/2 cards | — | — |
| Fees & APR | ||
Annual Fee | $0 | $250 |
Foreign Transaction Fee | None | None |
Purchase APR | 20.24% – 29.99% | 19.24% – 29.24% |
Intro APR | — | 0% for ? months |
| Rewards | ||
Welcome Bonus | Earn $100 | Earn 60,000 points |
Bonus Value | $100 | $600 |
Reward Rate Data: 2/2 cards | 3% back on airfare, hotel stays and car rentals | 4x pts on restaurants |
Reward Program Data: 2/2 cards | AARP Travel Rewards | Membership Rewards |
| Earning Rates | ||
| Airfare, Hotel Stays and Car Rentals | 3% backUnlimited | — |
| All other purchases | 1% backUnlimited | — |
| Eligible Restaurant purchases | 2% backUnlimited | — |
| restaurants | — | 4x ptson up to $25,000 in combined purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar |
| supermarkets | — | 4x ptson up to $25,000 in combined purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar |
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