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Part 2 of The Milelion-iPayMy materials are now up!

Last night we had the second half of The Milelion-iPayMy webinar series on redeeming miles. Thank you to all who joined and I hope you learned something useful (and if not, please...

HSBC Advance 4 miles per $1 extended to 31 March 2017

Those of you who joined me on Monday's earning miles webinar will remember me waxing lyrical about one particular card- the HSBC Advance. The HSBC Advance currently gives you 4 miles per $1...

Hotel Review: Conrad Bangkok (Deluxe Suite)

So I recently stayed at Conrad Bangkok, booked during one of the Hilton 40% flash sales earlier in the year. The rate worked out to be about S$150 per night, which though pricier...

NUSS member? Get complimentary lounge access next time you fly

NUSS is a club in Singapore that is open to any graduate from NUS or "recognised" local and overseas universities (they never actually specify a list. Trump University, anyone?) Think of NUSS as...

Milelion-iPayMy webinar materials are now up!

Thank you again to the 60 or so of you who joined me for the introduction to miles earning workshop hosted last night. It was great to see so many of you...

The Case for Hilton HHonors Gold

To begin, yet another PSA: The Hilton group is currently having a 40% flash sale across Asia Pacific. The sale ends at the end of 9 Dec 2016 SGT and is valid for stays...

Why the maths behind UOB’s latest promotion makes my head hurt

For the festive season, UOB is running a promotion to encourage people to spend overseas on their credit cards. Banks generally earn big margins every time you swipe your card overseas, so...

The Milelion Directory has been updated for December

Hello everyone and blessed Advent season The Milelion directory has been updated for December. More useful articles on travelling better for less await. Note that this is not an exhaustive list of every article...

How to get from Singapore to Miami, or why March can’t come soon enough

I finally had time to sit down and plan my leave for 2017. Although the vast, unexplored spaces of South America and Africa beckoned, I consider myself to be pathologically boring and...

Six lesser-known ways of earning Krisflyer miles

By now, everyone reading this site should be familiar with the main ways of earning miles. But today I was poking around the Krisflyer website while preparing for the upcoming Milelion-iPayMy webinar (sign...

Mark your calendars: The Milelion-iPayMy Webinar, 5th & 8th December

The Milelion is pleased to announce a collaboration with iPayMy to hold two introductory travel hacking webinars on the 5th and 8th of December! These sessions will be targeted at beginners to the...

Further analyzing the Krisflyer partner award chart

I've written several articles previously about how you can make Krisflyer's Star Alliance partner award chart work for you. 4 sweet spots on the Krisflyer partner award chart Revisiting the Krisflyer Star Alliance Partner...

Playing the Miles Game – Getting Started with Some Basics

I recently had the pleasure of facilitating a session on basic travel hacking as part of the School of Uncommon Knowledge, which Aaron had also mentioned earlier. Ultimately, I don't think I really...

What credit cards should you use for Black Friday shopping?

Black Friday is here again as Americans try to  ease the pain of too much turkey and the vagaries of the electoral college system by spending their way into a debt-fueled oblivion! I'm not going...