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Barclays AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays vs JetBlue Plus Card

Both are Barclays cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. JetBlue Plus Card 1.4% 1x base rate
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays 1.0% 1% base rate

Dining

  1. JetBlue Plus Card 2.7% 2x
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays 2.0% 2%

Groceries

  1. JetBlue Plus Card 2.7% 2x
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays 1.0% 1% base rate

Flights

  1. JetBlue Plus Card 8.1% 6x
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays 3.0% 3%

Hotels

  1. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays 3.0% 3%
  2. JetBlue Plus Card 1.4% 1x base rate

Car rental

  1. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays 3.0% 3%
  2. JetBlue Plus Card 1.4% 1x base rate

What the numbers are doing

JetBlue Plus Card tops everything else at 1.4% only because this table values its points at 1.35 cents each. Value them at one cent and AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays wins that category instead.

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays $0 and JetBlue Plus Card $99 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: JetBlue Plus Card takes everything else, dining, groceries and flights; AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays takes hotels and car rental.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseJetBlue Plus Card1.4%
DiningJetBlue Plus Card2.7%
GroceriesJetBlue Plus Card2.7%
FlightsJetBlue Plus Card8.1%
HotelsAARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays3.0%
Car rentalAARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays3.0%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. JetBlue Plus Card — 1.4%
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays — 1.0%

Dining

  1. JetBlue Plus Card — 2.7%
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays — 2.0%

Groceries

  1. JetBlue Plus Card — 2.7%
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays — 1.0%

Flights

  1. JetBlue Plus Card — 8.1%
  2. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays — 3.0%

Hotels

  1. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays — 3.0%
  2. JetBlue Plus Card — 1.4%

Car rental

  1. AARP Travel Rewards Mastercard from Barclays — 3.0%
  2. JetBlue Plus Card — 1.4%
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