Barclays is sending out targeted emails to cobranded cardholders offering bonus points or miles when adding an authorized user and they spend a nominal amount on their card.
The Deal
- Barclays is offering bonus points for adding authorized users, such as:
- Add an authorized user on a Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus card & earn 5,000 bonus points when they spend $200.
Key Terms
- If you receive this offer, add one or more authorized users to your account by 05/31/2026, and one or more of those authorized users, cumulatively, spends $200 or more in purchases, less credits, returns and adjustments (“Net Purchases”) with transaction dates between 05/05/2026 and 07/31/2026, you will receive 5,000 points.
- This bonus will only be awarded once, regardless of the number of authorized users who meet the purchase requirement.
Quick Thoughts
My wife received this offer on her Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus card. Barclays often sends out a variety of different targeted offers to cobranded cardholders, so let us know in the comments if you get something different. The email subject line was “5,000 points bonus offer. Just for you.” I wouldn’t be surprised if email subject lines differ though, due to the nature of Barclays often sending different types of offers.
If you get a similar offer on something like a JetBlue card, that could be an even better deal due to the higher valuation of JetBlue TrueBlue points compared to Wyndham Rewards points.
Note that if you add two or more authorized users, their cumulative spend has to be $200, rather than one single authorized user needing to spend $100.
Be aware that adding someone as an authorized user will show up on their credit report and so it will affect their 5/24 count.
To determine your 5/24 status, see: Easy Ways to Count Your 5/24 Status. The easiest option is to track all of your cards for free with Travel Freely.
You can call reconsideration, explain the authorized user situation, and ask them to not include those specific cards in the count. Having said that, when applying for a Chase card a few months ago they refused to discount the impact of a couple of authorized user cards for me. When calling reconsideration again a day or two later and speaking to a different agent, I was, in effect, once again told to pound sand as they refused to not consider the impact of those authorized user cards, so YMMV.
However, if 5/24 status is of no concern to you (or your potential authorized user) for one reason or another, these targeted offers from Barclays can be easy, low-hanging fruit for a quick points or miles boost. 5,000 bonus points on $200 spend represents a 25X return on that spend in addition to your regular earnings and it takes minimal effort.
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I didn’t see an email but if you log in, there’s a offers or promotions button where you can find them. Wife got 5k for $200 on Hawaiian personal card
For the authorized user card and 5/24, will the opening date be the date of the original card opening or the date that the authorized user was added?
I have several Barclays cards and have never received any kid of offer via email. (same with Amex) Suggestions?
Do you have your marketing preferences set up to allow them to email you these kinds of offers?
Allegedly, yes. I have never set anything with Barclays. With Amex, I specifically asked during a chat and was told everything was “accepted”
In which case, I’m not sure. My wife tends to get these offers far more than I do on her Wyndham Earner Plus card. I don’t seem to get any on my Wyndham Business card, so I’m guessing they’re only issued on personal rather than business cards.
I also don’t think I ever had any spending offers on my Aviator Red card before it got moved to Citi, so it might well be that these types of offers are highly targeted and/or only offered on certain cards.
I just got add 2500 for adding on hawaiian card.