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Can you hack the Conrad Koh Samui?

More than one month after trip to Koh Samui, my stay at the Conrad remains one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Despite the rather hit and miss service, the quality of...

Grabcar adjusts rates to match Uber, price war imminent?

Last week Uber cut the fares for its entry-level UberX service by 15%, resulting in the following rates On Sunday, Grab announced that it would be cutting fares for its GrabCar Economy service,...

UberX cuts Singapore fares by 15%

If you haven't used Uber before, the case for it just got 15% stronger. On 14 April, Uber announced that the fares for its cheapest UberX service would be reduced by 15% in...

Hotel Review: Andaz Amsterdam

Andaz Amsterdam: Deserves an A and no less Smooth from the Start to the End Visited Jan 2016 Published Apr 2016 Entrance After the elegant (and missing George Clooney) Intercontinental Amstel, my next hotel was the Andaz...

Hotel Review: Intercontinental Amsterdam

Intercontinental Amstel: Sharing the hotel with George Clooney Most Color Coordinated room ever Visited Jan 2016 Published Apr 2016 View of Intercontinental Amstel from the Bridge This was my second hotel in Amsterdam, having moved from W...

Should I use my credit card to pay my tax bill?

With tax season upon us, some people are wondering whether they should use their credit card to pay their income tax bill. To my knowledge, only HSBC, ANZ and Standard Chartered offer a special...

W Amsterdam Review

Not the Finished Product yet Published 7th April 2016 Visited Jan 2016 It is now a year since I experienced my inflight emergency, and in that unfortunate (with reference to the elderly gentleman) event, I...

The looming spectre of a Krisflyer devaluation

Miles are the worst investment that you can possibly hold. They do not earn interest. They are not subject to any sort of investor protection. And over the long term, they are the...

Standard Chartered Visa Infinite- buy miles at 1.7 cents

I don't normally pay attention to cards issued by banks other than DBS/UOB/Citibank (because these 3 banks have consistently provided the best miles earning cards in Singapore), but Daniel brought my attention...

The Milelion Directory- your map to this website

Hello there! For those of you who are new to The Milelion, welcome! We're glad to have you here and excited to get you started raking in the miles. For those of you who...

Major shakeup of Krisflyer Ascend card- lipstick on a pig?

I've mocked the Krisflyer Ascend card in the past as the best card you'll never use. This was back when they were offering a 1st year annual fee waiver option that allowed...

Minor DBS Altitude devaluation

This shouldn't raise any undue alarm bells but I thought you should know that from 1 June 2016 DBS has revised the earning rate on the DBS Altitude card. The new earn rates...

Hilton HHonors Status Match now till 30 June

First things first- The Milelion is not rebranding as The Kilometiger, and I am deeply apologetic for/amused by any undue distress this may have caused. But Hilton is offering a status match and...

The Milelion is now The Kilometiger

1 April 2016 Dear Valued Readers Thank you for your continued support.  As part of our continuing efforts to serve you better, it is occasionally necessary to review the terms and conditions of our...