Yearly Archives: 2015

The squeaky wheel gets the grease

Hilton Aaron Wong - Oct 13, 2015 9

I don't really think much of Hilton, ever since they gutted their loyalty program in an act that rivaled the sacking of Rome. But man, their customer service is something else altogether. And...

150 Free Starwood Points for Updating Security Questions

Deals Aaron Wong - Oct 13, 2015 0

I believe that Starwood is one of the last remaining hotel programs with any significant value left. Starwood points are generally considered to be worth about 2 US cents each. So here's...

You can earn Krisflyer miles on Scoot and Tigerair, but you shouldn’t

Airlines Aaron Wong - Oct 9, 2015 5

Not too long ago SQ announced that it was going to seek closer integration with Tiger and Scoot. Avoiding the obvious "why would you want to do that" question, it seems that...

DBS Altitude Visa sign up bonus cut to 5,000 miles, has other conditions too…

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Oct 8, 2015 1

Well, in a classic case of why we can't have nice things, the DBS Altitude Visa's sign up bonus has been cut to 5,000 miles with $800 spend within 30 days of...

The Milelion Credit Card Omibus Week 3: UOB

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Oct 2, 2015 93

The Milelion is running a new series that aims to profile every credit card available in Singapore. Each week we will cover a different bank. The appendix below will be updated weekly...

If you must roam, get some miles out of it

General Travel Aaron Wong - Sep 30, 2015 0

So first and foremost, unless your company is paying for it, there's no reason why you should ever use roaming. Until we have an EU type agreement which abolishes the ridiculous fees...

Get a free night at any IHG property with IHG Dining Rewards

Hotels Aaron Wong - Sep 25, 2015 7

Credit for this article goes to Athen, without whom I wouldn't have learned about this interesting opportunity for arbitrage. That's one of the blessings of running this site- I get to learn...