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How to try SQ’s new A380 suites, a.k.a A380 roulette

Speculation on the launch routes and timings for SQ's new A380 suites product.

The Milelion Directory has been updated for January

Start the year right with your monthly does of The Milelion.

What you should and shouldn’t be doing with your Citibank ThankYou points

Many more uses for your Citibank points. Not all useful.

Aloft Bangkok Review: Starwood’s cheapest Bangkok option

Bangkok is one of the cheapest markets for hotels that I know of. You can easily find 4 or 5 Star properties below $150 a night, which is extremely good value any...

Is Cardup another route to unlocking 4mpd?

Update 20/1/17: So there have been some lively discussions on the comments and a lot of uncertainty about which cards do and don't earn 10X on Cardup and iPayMy.  All I can say...

Update on US SIM card availability

Hello everyone! Thanks to some intrepid travellers (who braved getting pulled aside for additional screening for carrying copious amounts of prepaid SIMs through security) we are now back in stock of US sim...

Plaza Premium launches loyalty program, Citi Prestige and HSBC VI holders take note

Plaza Premium is a contract lounge operator that has more than 140 lounges across 35 airports in 16 countries. The quality of contract lounges can vary greatly, but Plaza Premium is generally one...

Dining with kids in hotels- what are your options?

The Milelion does not have children. This is not his fault. Rather, it is the women who are wrong. However, other Milelion readers have been able to procreate, and that's totally cool...

Thai A350 Business Class BKK-SIN Review

Thai is a confusing airline when it comes to business class because they have so many different seat types across their fleet. The majority of Thai's widebody fleet (B747, A330, A340, B772, B773)...

The Milelion’s 2016 year in review

Ah, 2016. The year that many people will look at and say, "let us never speak of that again". I thought it'd be fun to do a quick review of The Milelion's 2016,...

Reflections on Garuda’s 90% promotion and my visit to Garuda’s offices

Years from now, when we look back at Garuda's 90% off award tickets promo, we'll still be arguing about just what it was that Garuda wanted to achieve with this. The most convincing theory I...

How does a 20th century airline seat hold up today?

Going to Bangkok post-Christmas has become something of a ritual for me. It's not that Thai food or massages or shopping are particularly good elixirs for an entire month of overeating, but...

SQ’s Santa’s Gift Grab Game has interesting (albiet limited) economy deals

Singapore Airlines has launched the Singapore Air Games site where you play a series of poorly coded HTML5 games (I'm guessing it's HTML5, but the tech savvy among us can humiliate me in...

The Milelion Wishes all Readers a Very Blessed Christmas

The Milelion wishes all readers (yes, even those of you who use cashback cards) a very blessed Christmas. Here's hoping that even amidst the turmoil of the loss of 90% award discounts and...