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Back again: Get instant GHA DISCOVERY Titanium with a Visa Infinite Card

Visa Infinite cardholders can now enjoy GHA DISCOVERY Titanium status all the way till 31 December 2026.

Back in March 2024, Visa launched a partnership with GHA Discovery which gave Visa Infinite cardholders instant Titanium status, the highest published elite tier in the programme. While the offer was originally intended to run until the end of the year, it proved so popular that it was pulled after just a few weeks.

Sindhorn Kempinski, a member of GHA DISCOVERY

If you missed out the last time, hereโ€™s some good news: the offer is live again. Visa Infinite cardholders can now enjoy Titanium perks such as a two-category room upgrade and complimentary breakfast at properties like Capella, Pan Pacific, PARKROYAL, and other hotels within the GHA network.

Instant GHA DISCOVERY Titanium for Visa Infinite cardholders

Registration

Visa Infinite cardholders whose cards were issued in Singapore and the rest of Asia-Pacific can now register for an instant upgrade to GHA DISCOVERY Titanium status.

Unlike the previous offer, which could be processed entirely online, cardholders must contact the Visa Concierge to request their GHA status upgrade. Here are the relevant contacts for Singapore:

Contact details for other countries can be found here.

Upgrade requests must be submitted by 31 December 2025, and once upgraded, your status will be valid till 31 December 2026. Thereโ€™s no real incentive to delay, since the expiry is the same regardless of when you submit your request. 

Subsequent requalification will follow GHA DISCOVERYโ€™s regular requirements, as shown in the table below. 

Tier Nights Brands Spend
Silver โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
Gold 2 stays โ€“ US$1K
Platinum 10 nights 2 brands US$5K
Titanium 30 nights 3 brands US$15K

The easiest way by far to requalify is by brands, since you could conceivably get top-tier Titanium status with just three nights, each at a different GHA brand. 

The offer is valid for both new and existing GHA DISCOVERY members. If youโ€™re a new member, youโ€™ll need to create an account before registering. If youโ€™re an existing member, simply provide your existing account number for the upgrade. 

What are the benefits of GHA DISCOVERY status?

Capella Hanoi

GHA DISCOVERY elites can look forward to the following benefits.

๐Ÿจ GHA DISCOVERY Benefits
  Gold Platinum Titanium
Earn D$ 5% 6% 7%
D$ Validity 18 mo. 24 mo. 24 mo.
Room Upgrade โ€“ Single Double
Early Check-in โ€“ โ€“ From 11 a.m
Late Check-out โ€“ Till 3 p.m Till 4 p.m
Welcome Amenity โ€“ Yes Yes
Share Status โ€“ โ€“ Yes*
Breakfast โ€“ โ€“ Yes^
Silver is the entry-level GHA tier, with 4% D$ and 6 mo. D$ validity
*Status sharing only applies to members who earned their status through regular means, not fast-track promos
^Selected brands only

GHA DISCOVERY benefits are valid at more than 800+ participating hotels worldwide, covering 40 brands including heavyweights like Anantara, Avani, Capella, Kempinski, Pan Pacific, PARKROYAL, and Tivoli. 

While double room upgrades and 11 a.m check-in sound enticing on paper, do note that these are subject to availability. Therefore, your experience very much depends on how willing the hotel is to follow the rulebook, and YMMV.

There is one guaranteed benefit, however: breakfast for Titaniums. This was introduced in 2024, and is now available at the following brands.

  • Andronis
  • Araiya Hotels & Resorts
  • ASMALLWORLD
  • Capella Hotels & Resorts
  • Divani Collection
  • Grand Hotel Heiligendamm
  • JA Resorts & Hotels
  • Lore Group
  • Lungarno Collection
  • Marco Polo Hotels
  • Maqo Hotels
  • Mysk Hotels
  • Niccolo Hotels
  • Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts
  • Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts 
  • Paramount Hotels
  • PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts
  • PARKROYAL COLLECTION Hotels & Resorts
  • Shaza Hotels
  • The Set Collection 
  • Unike Hoteller

This is offered daily for up to two adults per room, and the savings can really add up over longer stays.

Other Visa Infinite benefits

When Visa Infinite was first launched in Singapore in 2003, it was positioned as an โ€œexceedingly exclusive card for the mega-richโ€ (thus saith The Straits Times), targeting the top 0.1% of the elite circle. It had a minimum income requirement of S$350,000 (keep in mind, that was a lot more money 20 years ago!), and was strictly by invitation only.

Fast forward to today, however, and itโ€™s a product best described as โ€œmass affluentโ€. More than one dozen Visa Infinite cards are available today, and while itโ€™s true that they donโ€™t just give them to anyoneitโ€™s no longer the exclusive club it was two decades ago. 

All the same, it does come with some useful perks, which Iโ€™ve highlighted in the article below. 

Is a Visa Infinite Card still worth having?

Conclusion

Visa Infinite cardholders can once again register to receive instant GHA DISCOVERY Titanium status, valid till 31 December 2026. 

Iโ€™m somewhat amused that despite my lack of stays, Iโ€™ve now retained my GHA Titanium status for the past seven years and counting. Iโ€™m hardly going to complain about a good thing, though it does make you wonder how the folks who did mattress runs to retain their status feel!

(HT: PC)

Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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Wee Lee

When everybody is Titanium, nobody is Titanium.

Happy Camper

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ’ฏ

Joshosaurus Rex

Time for a new Infinitum category.

SG GOOD LIFE

If everybodyโ€™s Titanium, then itโ€™s time to aim for Red!

Happy Camper

Just keyed in my VI card no. on the link you provided and got upgraded to Titanium immediately.. Thanks Aaron, youโ€™re the best!

david

Can you help confirm if the validity is until 2025 or 2026?

Howard

Thanks.

I used my CIMB Visa Infinite for the promotion and saw that I was upgraded to Titanium till Dec 31 2026.

Howard

I am a brand new member and only registered an account upon reading your post.

Alex

Yeap โ€“ this works

yct

Similar to you, brand new signup to GHA, used my Voyage and got Titanium till Dec 2026!

Patrick

And I just booked a non cancellation stay at pan pacific to try to hit my three brands this year ! Ha ha. But thank you. Apparently works for sup card holders too.

Kevin

do i need to book via GHA portal to enjoy the benefits ?

Andy C

If I had already upgraded to Titanium before using my Master World Elite, still possible to upgrade again with Visa Infinite?

Andy C

Cool, thanks for the info ๐Ÿ™‚

Isa

Hi,
I am a Titanium till end Dec. By registering with VI, does that mean my Titanium gets extended for a year ?

Dee See

Just tried and this message appeared โ€œYour current membership level in GHA DISCOVERY is higher than the level offered through this promotion. No changes will be made to your membership.โ€

you got lucky, Aaron!!

miguel

yes it does

chk

Cool. I can stop doing my annual Avani, Anantara, Parkroyal. LOL

Miles

Hi! Iโ€™m trying to register for the promo with my Insignia card but am received this error. โ€œThis card is no longer eligible to redeem this offer. Please use a different card.โ€

Do you know how to get around it?

Fab

Same, Insignia not eligible.

We are not welcomed. Lol

hub

why my got message saying my card is no longer valid โ€ฆ vantage

Andrew

Yeah I also tried many cards. All of them says: โ€œThis card is no longer eligible to redeem this offer. Please use a different card.โ€
UOB, HSBC, StanChart, DBSโ€ฆnone of the cards work

Anon

Seems the promo has ended already?

PHB

They got flooded enough just from Milelion readers alone hurhur
What did we expect?

Andy

Sigh โ€“ CIMB card just arrived ๐Ÿ™

Gerald

Hi Aaron, is it possible that they are only holding the programme and will resume it sometime later?
I called VISA, they dont seem to know what GHA is.

YP H

looks like i found out too late! said! just came back from a stay at one of the GHA properties

Alvin Ng

Hi Aaron & gang,

I was upgraded successfully to Titanium status with an expiry date till 31 Dec 2025. However 2 weeks ago, I realised I was downgraded to Gold without any explanation. Emailed GHA Discovery for an explanation but no reply so far.

Anyone else experienced this?

wong

Hi, when I called the UOB, they told me that I can only upgrade to platinum status with visa infinite. How you guys upgrade straight to titanium? Did the rules change?

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