The birth of my daughter in April 2015 meant that my wife and I have not had the chance to travel together (besides across the causeway) for more than 1.5 years. We...

If you complain when something goes wrong, you should give credit when something goes right. The SPG Elite Thank You Certificates are available for 2016. I believe both Gold and Platinum members are...

One of the little-known perks of credit cards is that if you charge your air tickets to them, you get complimentary travel insurance for the duration of your trip. It's my belief (and...

The UOB Preferred Platinum Visa gives 4 miles per $1 for Paywave transactions. (You also get 4 miles per $1 on online shopping and entertainment but for that you can always turn to...

Every time you book a hotel through a 3rd party OTA like Expedia/Agoda etc, that 3rd party keeps a share of the total stay. This can be as high as 20% in...

The UOB Preferred Platinum AMEX is the best card available for dining right now at 4 miles per $1. Yes, it's AMEX, but like I've said before, the whole reason they need...

  View of the hotel pool and beach Koh Samui is one of the resort islands in the Gulf of Thailand, arguably the most visited in that region, definitely contributed by the presence of...

Writing The Milelion has been an exciting experience and it's always great hearing your stories about how you managed to put what you read here to good use. At the same time, it's...

Although it's nowhere as good as the old spend $800 get 12,000 miles offer, this revised sign up promotion for the DBS Altitude Visa sure beats the previous iteration (which only gave 5,000...

2016 is here and it's time to review the gameplan. I've sort of covered this already in the 2016 Credit Card strategy, but that was more specific to me. Here I'm going...

The year's not even out and already one of my Christmas wishes has been answered As per the gurus on HWZ, BOC is set to launch a Visa Infinite product in Singapore that...

First things first: I know Tigerair is a budget carrier, and as such they will engage in certain practices that full service carriers won't. I know they earn their margin on add-ons. I know...

Here's wishing all readers a very blessed Christmas! Thank you for your readership and support in 2015, and especially for sharing your thoughts and tips with me as well. As much as I...

One question I get asked very often is about using credit cards for bill payments. Now, intuitively you won't be able to pay for a credit card bill with another credit card. Because...