Aaron Wong

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

How credit cards track spending: Calendar month, statement month, membership year (and more!)

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Jul 23, 2025 2

Are minimum spends, bonus caps and other entitlements tracked by calendar month, statement month, membership year, or something else? Here's the rundown of which card uses what.

Review: OCBC Rewards Card

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Jul 22, 2025 56

The OCBC Rewards Card has a limited bonus whitelist, but the fact that HeyMax is one of the bonus categories — plus a quarterly 6 mpd promo — saves the day.

Europe’s ETIAS travel authorisation will triple in price before even launching

General Travel Aaron Wong - Jul 22, 2025 4

The application fee that Singaporeans and citizens of other visa waiver countries must pay for an ETIAS will almost treble from €7 to €20.

Psst: The UOB PRVI Miles Visa is a Visa Infinite once again!

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Jul 21, 2025 16

For reasons unknown, newly-issued UOB PRVI Miles Visa Cards are now part of the Visa Infinite tier, with all the associated benefits!

Standard Chartered adds new “wealth holding” requirement for airport lounge privileges

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Jul 20, 2025 4

From 15 August 2025, StanChart Priority Private and Priority Banking customers must satisfy a "wealth holdings" requirement to enjoy airport lounge access. Fortunately, equity holdings count!

LinkPoints devalues conversions to KrisFlyer miles

Airlines Aaron Wong - Jul 19, 2025 2

LinkPoints conversions to KrisFlyer miles now entail an opportunity cost of 2 cents per mile, regardless of denomination, up from the previous 1.87 cents.

Buffed: HSBC Premier Mastercard boosts earn rates, adds unlimited lounge access and other perks

Credit Cards Aaron Wong - Jul 19, 2025 21

From 19 August 2025, the HSBC Premier Mastercard will buff its earn rates, offer unlimited lounge access for 4x cardholders, enhance its limo perk, and more — while still waiving its annual fee!