DBS has launched a new offer for Expedia bookings via the DBS Travel & Leisure Marketplace portal, which gives an extra 3 mpd on prepaid hotel bookings completed by 31 January 2025.
This is stackable with the regular DBS card earn rates for a total return of up to 7 mpd, though as always you’ll need to do some comparison shopping to ensure the rates offered on this portal are competitive.
Bonus 3 mpd for DBS cards with Expedia
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| DBS x Expedia |
Here’s the key details of the bonus 3 mpd promotion with Expedia:
- All stays must be fully prepaid on the DBS Travel & Leisure Marketplace (you will not earn the bonus if you book via Expedia’s website)
- Bookings must be made (charged) by 30 November 2024
- Stays must be within the period of 1 August 2024 to 31 January 2025
When browsing the DBS Travel & Leisure Marketplace, be sure to click on the Expedia rates (the search engine may also show results from Agoda too, which is ineligible for the bonus).
You can further confirm you’re viewing the right rates by looking for the “fulfilled by Expedia” label on the results page.
Even though stays must be fully pre-paid at the time of booking, you can still book refundable rates in case you need that extra flexibility.
The following DBS credit cards are participating in the offer:
| Card | Normal Rate | Bonus | Total |
 DBS WWMC |
4 mpd | 3 mpd | 7 mpd |
 DBS Woman’s Card |
2 mpd | 3 mpd | 5 mpd |
 DBS Insignia |
1.6 mpd | 3 mpd | 4.6 mpd |
 DBS Vantage |
1.5 mpd | 3 mpd | 4.5 mpd |
 DBS Altitude |
1.3 mpd | 3 mpd | 4.3 mpd |
 DBS Treasures Black Elite |
1.2 mpd | 3 mpd | 4.2 mpd |
| All DBS Travel & Leisure Marketplace transactions are processed in Singapore dollars, regardless of hotel country, so only the local earn rate applies. | |||
The maximum bonus is capped at S$5,000 of spending per calendar month, or 15,000 bonus miles. Both principal and supplementary cards share the same bonus cap.
The T&Cs are silent as to whether the cap applies on a customer or card basis, but DBS has confirmed for a previous promotion that it’s the former. It doesn’t matter how many cards you have; the maximum bonus is fixed at 15,000 miles per customer.
When will bonus miles be credited?
All bookings will initially accrue miles at the card’s regular earn rate.
The bonus 3 mpd will be credited to your card account (in the form of DBS points) within 60 days after the end of the transaction month.
Terms & Conditions
The T&Cs for this offer can be found here.
Alternative offer: 8-12% off for DBS cards
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| Landing page |
Expedia has a separate offer for DBS cards, which is available through a special landing page. This offer, which can’t be stacked with the aforementioned 3 mpd promo, gives DBS and POSB cardholders up to 15% off hotel bookings as follows:
- 8% off hotels with promo code DBSSG8
- 12% off hotels with promo code ALT12 (DBS Altitude only, min. spend of S$550, capped at 400 redemptions)
- 10% off hotels with promo code ALT10 (DBS Altitude only, min. spend of S$300, capped at 400 redemptions)
Cardholders will then receive their usual earn rates, such as 4 mpd for the DBS Woman’s World Card, and 1.3/2.2 mpd for the DBS Altitude Cards depending on currency.
Booking and stay periods are as follows:
- DBSSG8: Book by 31 December 2024, stay by 30 June 2025
- ALT10/12: Book by 31 August 2024, stay by 31 March 2025
The full details of this offer can be found here.
Conclusion
DBS is now offering a bonus 3 mpd on Expedia hotel bookings made via the DBS Travel & Leisure Marketplace portal, capped at S$5,000 per calendar month. This works out to an earn rate of up to 7 mpd depending on card, available for stays all the way till 31 January 2025.
As with all OTAs, I’d strongly recommend comparison shopping to ensure you’re not paying over the odds for the bonus miles. A tool like Kayak or Google Hotels lets you search multiple OTAs at once, ensuring the rates you’re getting are competitive.
