Please refer to the latest version of this article here The Idea Insurance offered by the rental car company is very expensive (anywhere from US$10-30 extra per day) Buy 3rd party rental car...

cover photo by kaddisudhi note: all trip reports will be featured as posts for 2 weeks, after which they'll be archived under the trip reports section on the drop down menu SQ 16 SIN-ICN 0925, 24th...

photo by victoriapickering Thank you everyone for your participation in the launch competition! Judging from the questions I've received it seems there's a great interest in the role of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and...

If you haven't read about Lifemiles yet, it's highly recommended you read the article here before proceeding! Everyone's favourite program Lifemiles is back with a 2X1 promotion for the month of May.  If...

The Idea AirBnB currently has a tie up with DBS and American Express Krisflyer credit cards DBS lets you save 17/15% for your first/subsequent AirBnB bookings American Express gives you S$80 off...

Hello! I'm very excited to announce the official launch of Milelion, the site that helps you travel better for less. Through this site I hope to share with you the many tricks I've picked...

cover photo by patrickdelrosario The Idea SQ charges fuel surcharges (YQ) on award tickets which can result in a "free" ticket still burning a hole in your pocket However, YQ varies depending on...

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Continuing our analysis where we left off in the introduction, let's take an in depth look at the features of the OCBC Voyage Card, and more important, the maths behind it Annual Fee,...

photo by mark stevens This is a 2 part series on the new OCBC Voyage Card. The first part introduces the card and OCBC's Voyage Mile currency. The second part analyses the earning opportunities via...

photo by curlmedia The Idea Although not officially an alliance, Etihad's diverse range of reciprocal mile earning and benefits arrangements make Etihad Guest a potential accrual option outside of Krisflyer Due to is...

 The Idea AMEX-issued AMEX cards are not ideal for earning miles- the highest base earning rate is 0.83 miles per S$1, well below the 1.2-1.6 standard given by local banks Premium AMEX...

The Idea Visa offers the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection to its Signature and Infinite cardholders which allows you to book curated hotels with additional benefits such as room upgrades, free internet, free breakfast,...

The Idea Hotwire is an opaque booking channel (like Priceline) which does not require bidding You are shown the star level, neighbourhood and price per night for a particular hotel. If you accept the...