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The Milelion Credit Card Omnibus Week 6: American Express

The Milelion is running a new series that aims to profile every credit card available in Singapore. Each week we will cover a different bank. The appendix below will be updated weekly...

The Milelion turns one with a special giveaway!

In  April 2015 I was in the middle of a short hiatus from work, taking the time to reevaluate what I wanted to do in life and also play a lot of PS4. Travel...

Singapore Airlines relaunches cobrand cards and they’re still terrible

Sometimes reboots work and give you gems like Chris Nolan's Batman series (let's pretend the third movie doesn't exist). Othertimes, reboots take a beloved piece of work like Total Recall and totally...

Lifemiles go on sale again with 125% bonus

You guys should know the drill by now. Lifemiles= cheap first and business class tickets. Lifemiles frequently go on sale. To take part in a sale, you need a Lifemiles account that was opened...

UOB “Enhances” the PRVIMiles card

I got a text this morning that made me worried First rule of the miles and points game. "Enhancement" is always a bad thing. I wonder why airlines/hotels/credit card companies continue to use...

The full Zaobao Q&A

Zaobao Finance has published an article on miles-earning credit cards featuring The Milelion (English version here). Last week I had a lovely chat with 陈劲禾, the reporter who wrote the article. We covered a lot of questions...

The Milelion is featured in Zaobao!

The Milelion is delighted to be featured in today's Zaboao Finance section. Here's a translated version for those of us who are bilingual in other ways (and thank you very much to Ms...

Pooling miles with Japan Airlines

Since discovering the Miles and Points game 3 years ago, Jeriel has now spent a disproportionate amount of time reading the T&Cs of credit cards and frequent flyer programs. His grand plans...

Can you earn miles with Ezlink top ups?

Maybe I'm just not very observant and this has always been around, but I was at Raffles City a couple of days ago and just noticed this in the carpark I never knew...

Radisson Blu Plaza Oslo Review

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Oslo Good location, and a dirty cloth Stayed Jan 2016 Published Apr 2016 After a great visit of Amsterdam and seeing the many attractions including the canals, museums and the buildings, I...

The Long Way to New York: Trip Planning

The Long Way to New York: Trip Planning Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge, Singapore Singapore Airlines A330 Business Class SIN-BKK Thai Airways First Class Lounge & Spa, BKK Thai Airways B747 First Class BKK-HND Getting from HND to NRT ANA...

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam Review

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam: Lukewarm feelings More Hits than Misses, but one expects more Visited Jan 2016 Published Apr 2016 After great stays at Intercontinental Amstel and the Andaz, and not-so-great W Amsterdam, I arrived at the...

Hilton points on sale for 0.5 cents each, interesting opportunities available

Hilton is having a 100% bonus on purchased points from now till 3 June 2016. This allows you to buy points for 0.5 US cents each. This is a non-targeted promotion, so...

Is AsiaMiles the answer to SQ’s ridiculous award surcharges?

I love tennis and have made plans to watch the 2016 US Open in New York in September. The issue now: how to get there? When researching possible routings I came to a stunning...