My experience cancelling a KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes award
Spontaneous Escapes awards normally can’t be cancelled…but we’re living in rather abnormal times.
Milelion Weekly Deal Summary [7-14 Feb 20]
All the deals from the world of miles and points.
Alaska Airlines will join oneworld in 2021. What does it mean for us in Singapore?
Alaska’s oneworld entrance will lead to more redemption opportunities (at least for oneworld), but may also mean some devaluations and fewer extra-alliance partnerships.
Review: ANA B777-300ER “THE Suite” New First Class New York to Tokyo
ANA’s new First Class experience is luxurious, indulgent, and easily one of the best I’ve ever had.
LifeMiles offering 140% bonus sale; up to 33% off Star Alliance redemptions
Buy LifeMiles at 1.375 US cents each, and redeem selected routes for up to 33% off.
Review: British Airways First Lounge New York JFK (it’s really bad)
The BA First Lounge at JFK may well turn into the happiest place in the world in the evenings, but if you’re visiting as an ANA passenger, it’s an absolutely dire experience.
Hyatt Bonus Journeys promo: Earn 2X points on all stays
Earn 2X points on all Hyatt stays starting from the second stay, capped at 100,000 bonus points.
Review: ANA B777-300ER “THE Room” New Business Class Tokyo to New York
Is ANA’s new Business Class worth the hype? Yes, in so many ways yes.
4X More: Up to 4X bonus points in IHG Rewards Club’s latest promotion
Earn up to 301,000 bonus IHG Rewards Club points in this promotion. Registration required.
New-to-bank customers: Get S$300 cash when you sign up for a Citi card
Apply for a Citi card by 29 Feb 2020 as a new-to-bank customer and get S$300 cash upon approval, fulfilled by PayNow.
Targeted offer for DBS Woman’s Card: S$250 cashback and 10X points on offline shopping
Get S$250 cashback when you spend S$1,200 within 90 days, plus 4 mpd on offline shopping for the first 180 days.
Targeted offer for DBS Altitude: 17,000 bonus miles and upsized earn rate for first 180 days
Spend S$6,000 in the first 90 days of approval to get 17,000 bonus miles, and earn 1.5/2.2 mpd on local/FCY spend for the first 180 days.
UOB increasing credit card foreign currency transaction fee to 3.25%
The FCY fee on UOB credit cards will increase from 3.1% to 3.25% from 9 March 2020.
Milelion Weekly Deal Summary [31 Jan-7 Feb 20]
All the deals from the world of miles and points.
Citi PremierMiles Visa extends sign up bonuses; get up to 37,300 miles in total
Citibank adds another two months to the Citi PremierMiles Visa sign up offer- it’s largely the same, but still worth looking at if you’re new-to-bank.
Marriott announces hotel category changes for 2020; lock in current rates by 4 March
7% of properties are decreasing in price while 22% are increasing…but the impact for travellers in South East Asia isn’t that bad.