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Lifemiles is offering discounted redemption tickets, but should you bite?

I mentioned yesterday that Ben over at OMAAT had managed to wrangle a special deal for his readers. To summarise, readers from OMAAT could register at this page to Buy Lifemiles at...

Lifemiles 140% bonus is back plus a special offer on redemption

If you know travel hacking, you probably know Ben aka Lucky, the founder of One Mile at a Time (OMAAT). Here's an excellent Rolling Stone profile about him, if you have the time to read...

How does SQ’s Teochew menu look like in real life? (EDIT: More contributions added!)

Update: 13 Dec- thank you to everyone who has sent in photos so far! The teochew menu will still be running for a while, so if you've got photos of the economy...

UOB PRVI Miles new targeted 10K miles sign up promotion

UOB's sign up promotions are typically lackluster. And by lackluster I mean awful. Here's an example of a recent promotion they ran for new card members. Be among the top 6,000 spenders to earn...

DASH-ing through the snow on a 4-mile-per-dollar sleigh…

Ho ho ho! It's that time of the year again, and sounds of festive cheer are in the air. Or maybe that's just the sound of holiday tunes being piped in stores. Whatever the case,...

The $100 Bangkok Trip

This guide is now out of date. Please refer to the latest Stopover guide here. During the second webinar I did as part of The Milelion-iPayMy travel hacking series, I alluded to a...

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...