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Barclays cards ranked by travel earn rates, transfer partners, and travel benefits.
Rankings are generated by our algorithm based on earn rates, point valuations, fees, and benefits — not paid placement. We don't accept compensation to rank cards higher. How we rank
Ranked by earn rate and redemption value, statement credits minus annual fees (weighted against a typical $30,000/year in total card spend), shopping portal bonuses when we recognize the merchant, matched benefits and promotional earn boosts. The ¢ per dollar column is the reward rate at Travel. Order can differ from that column because ranking adds the adjustments above.
Barclays
Side-by-side view of the ranked picks.
| Card | Travel Rate | Effective Value | Annual Fee | Fee Offset | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The AARP® Travel Rewards Mastercard®Barclays | 3% cash back | 1.4¢/$ | $0 | — | mastercard |
| Breeze Easy® Visa Signature®Barclays | 1x points | 1.0¢/$ | $89 | — | visa |
| Barclays View MastercardBarclays | 1% cash back | 1.0¢/$ | $0 | — | mastercard |
| Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard®Barclays | 2x Emirates Skywards | 1.1¢/$ | $99 | — | mastercard |
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| FRONTIER Airlines World MastercardBarclays | 1x Frontier Miles | 1.0¢/$ | $99 | — | mastercard |
| Carnival® World Mastercard®Barclays | 1x points | 1.0¢/$ | $0 | $25 | mastercard |
| Capital Vacations® World Mastercard®Barclays | 2x points | 1.1¢/$ | $0 | — | mastercard |
| Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard®Barclays | 2x Emirates Skywards | 1.1¢/$ | $499 | — | mastercard |
| RCI® Elite Rewards® Mastercard®Barclays | 2x points | 0.2¢/$ | $0 | $125 | mastercard |
| Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus CardBarclays | 4x Wyndham Rewards | 0.3¢/$ | $95 | — | visa |
