Yearly Archives: 2016

Hilton HHonors Status Match now till 30 June

Hilton Aaron Wong - Apr 3, 2016 7

First things first- The Milelion is not rebranding as The Kilometiger, and I am deeply apologetic for/amused by any undue distress this may have caused. But Hilton is offering a status match and...

The Milelion is now The Kilometiger

Updates Aaron Wong - Apr 1, 2016 4

1 April 2016 Dear Valued Readers Thank you for your continued support. As part of our continuing efforts to serve you better, it is occasionally necessary to review the terms and conditions of our...

Alaska devalues Emirates awards, without notice

Airlines Aaron Wong - Mar 31, 2016 6

EDIT: Alaska has published an FAQ about the devaluation. TL;DR version- the devaluation is because of evil travel hackers, they were unable to give prior notice for this devaluation "given the dynamics...

UOB Yolo- life is too short for cashback cards

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Mar 30, 2016 9

The UOB YOLO Card is what happens when you let marketing groupthink run amok. "Hey guys, let's create a new offering for the millennial group. And let's call it yolo because millennials." As someone...

No fee Visa Infinite- with a catch

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Mar 27, 2016 8

It's not a miles earning card, but if you meet the $120,000 income requirement, you might want to take a look at a no-fee Visa Infinite card offered by CIMB. Recall that Visa has...

A failure of the imagination: AMEX Imagine goes bye bye

AMEX Aaron Wong - Mar 25, 2016 22

It took me about 30 minutes to think up the headline for this article. But I think it was totally worth it. Anyway, it was a sad day for the miles earning game...

Is Alaska’s Mileageplan the new Lifemiles?

Airlines Aaron Wong - Mar 23, 2016 24

I've received several requests to write about Alaska Airline's MileagePlan in light of several great mile selling promos they've had. To be frank, I knew very little about MileagePlan despite having seen...

DBS Altitude income requirement cut to $30K

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Mar 20, 2016 19

The MAS stipulates that the minimum annual income required to grant someone unsecured credit facilities is S$30,000. Any requirement in excess of that is bank-imposed and purely arbitrary. How do banks decide what...

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