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Why Uber’s new upfront fares are the opposite of transparency

I received an email from Uber on Wednesday informing me that they were moving to "upfront pricing". What this means is that you'll see how much your Uber ride will cost before...

iPayMy is offering 250 free rental payments for September

I wrote about iPayMy a while back, a service that lets you pay a small additional fee (see below) to use your credit card to make rental payments to your landlord. This...

DBS goes on customer acquisition spree, should you hop on?

EDIT: DBS has since updated its offer for the LiveFresh card- now you get $80 Uber rides when you spend a min of $500 from the first month of your card approval....

The Crowne Plaza Singapore: an essay on the airport hotel

I was invited by The Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for a complimentary one-night stay at their property. Breakfast was provided, but all other meals and transport costs were covered by me. I did not request...

Can you register for ANZ’s new 5.6 miles per $1 promotion?

I read over on The Shutterwhale that there is an ongoing promotion for the ANZ Travel Visa Signature card offering up to 5.6 miles per $1 until 30 Sept. To summarize the promotion ...

Targeted: 2,000 free miles for adding a Citibank Premiermiles Supp Card

I got a tip off from a reader that from now till 30 Sept, Citibank Premiermiles is offering 2,000 bonus miles when you add a supplementary cardholder to your account and spend...

Hunt down BRG opportunities with Justbrg

I've written before about BRG opportunities, what they are and why you should be on the lookout for them. I've focused particularly on Starwood out of habit, but really the underlying idea...

ICBC has $200 of free money up for grabs…

I wrote about the Standard Chartered free $188 promotion that you can leverage when you sign up for a Bonus$aver account and plonk $50,000 in. If you don't have $50,000 lying around, there...

Is it time to earn miles on ERP and parking?

EZ-Link announced a couple of days ago that it would soon be possible to pay ERP and parking charges without a cashcard in your IU. Instead, charges will be billed directly to your credit...

The Milelion x World Vision campaign is live!

For the next one year, The Milelion will be supporting the work of World Vision Singapore through the money raised from advertorials, banner ads, consulting services and freewill donations from readers of this site. It took a...

Standard Chartered wants to give you $188 for free

Thanks to Ms Solitaire who tipped me off about this on 2nd August, and apologies that I could only cover it 2 weeks later.  Although this does not fall within the realm of...

The First Class Premium: Crunching the numbers for First and Business Class

The First Class Premium Part 1: Tracing the evolution of First and Business Class on Singapore Airlines Part 2: How does First and Business Class compare on Singapore Airlines? Part 3: Number crunching First vs...

Dear Joseph Schooling…

Dear Joseph Schooling I would like to congratulate you on your recent gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Although I know nothing about the sport of swimming and my ever expanding waistline sets...

The marvelous world of online mileage brokers

The marvelous world of online mileage brokers The first rule about miles is that everyone always wants more. More miles means more great trips with friends and family, more champagne to sip while watching the...