Yearly Archives: 2015

Etihad’s fourth alliance and its uses

photo by curlmedia The Idea Although not officially an alliance, Etihad's diverse range of reciprocal mile earning and benefits arrangements make Etihad Guest a potential accrual option outside of Krisflyer Due to is...

American Express cards- don’t bother

 The Idea AMEX-issued AMEX cards are not ideal for earning miles- the highest base earning rate is 0.83 miles per S$1, well below the 1.2-1.6 standard given by local banks Premium AMEX...

The Visa Luxury Collection- worth booking?

The Idea Visa offers the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection to its Signature and Infinite cardholders which allows you to book curated hotels with additional benefits such as room upgrades, free internet, free breakfast,...

Hotwire- a no-bidding alternative to Priceline

The Idea Hotwire is an opaque booking channel (like Priceline) which does not require bidding You are shown the star level, neighbourhood and price per night for a particular hotel. If you accept the...

Krisflyer Ascend – The best card you’ll never use

The Idea Although the Krisflyer Ascend Card has horrible earning rates and shouldn’t be used as a general spending card, it comes with 4 very generous gifts which you can get for...

Why Krisflyer’s new Tigerair and Scoot redemption options are a waste of time

photo by andy mitchell The Idea SQ has started offering the option to redeem Krisflyer miles for Tigerair and Scoot vouchers. 3,200, 5,300 and 10,500 miles are needed for S$30, S$50 and S$100...

Get cheap calling and data when travelling the USA

The Idea For trips to the US, Simple Mobile and H20 wireless offer you the best value unlimited everything (even international calling) plans for US$40-50 Buy the sim cards from Amazon for about...

Get 4,000 bonus miles on your next hotel booking

photo by alan levine The Idea Milesback hotel booking sites award bonus miles when you book accommodation through them Rocketmiles has a 3,000 bonus Krisflyer miles first booking promo + 1,000 mile bonus with my referral...