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In-depth analysis of the OCBC Voyage card
Continuing our analysis where we left off in the introduction, let's take an in depth look at the features of the OCBC Voyage Card, and more important, the maths behind it
Annual Fee,...
An introduction to the OCBC Voyage Card
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This is a 2 part series on the new OCBC Voyage Card. The first part introduces the card and OCBC's Voyage Mile currency.
The second part analyses the earning opportunities via...
Etihad’s fourth alliance and its uses
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The Idea
Although not officially an alliance, Etihad's diverse range of reciprocal mile earning and benefits arrangements make Etihad Guest a potential accrual option outside of Krisflyer
Due to is...
American Express cards- don’t bother
AMEX
Aaron Wong - 7
 The Idea
AMEX-issued AMEX cards are not ideal for earning miles- the highest base earning rate is 0.83 miles per S$1, well below the 1.2-1.6 standard given by local banks
Premium AMEX...
The Visa Luxury Collection- worth booking?
The Idea
Visa offers the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection to its Signature and Infinite cardholders which allows you to book curated hotels with additional benefits such as room upgrades, free internet, free breakfast,...
Hotwire- a no-bidding alternative to Priceline
The Idea
Hotwire is an opaque booking channel (like Priceline) which does not require bidding
You are shown the star level, neighbourhood and price per night for a particular hotel. If you accept the...
Krisflyer Ascend – The best card you’ll never use
AMEX
Aaron Wong - 11
The Idea
Although the Krisflyer Ascend Card has horrible earning rates and shouldn’t be used as a general spending card, it comes with 4 very generous gifts which you can get for...
Why Krisflyer’s new Tigerair and Scoot redemption options are a waste of time
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The Idea
SQ has started offering the option to redeem Krisflyer miles for Tigerair and Scoot vouchers. 3,200, 5,300 and 10,500 miles are needed for S$30, S$50 and S$100...
Get cheap calling and data when travelling the USA
The Idea
For trips to the US, Simple Mobile and H20 wireless offer you the best value unlimited everything (even international calling) plans for US$40-50
Buy the sim cards from Amazon for about...
Get 4,000 bonus miles on your next hotel booking
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The Idea
Milesback hotel booking sites award bonus miles when you book accommodation through them
Rocketmiles has a 3,000 bonus Krisflyer miles first booking promo + 1,000 mile bonus with my referral...
Trip Report: ANA First class SEA-NRT-SIN
If this post doesn't convince you about the wonders of Lifemiles, nothing will.
I've been travelling around the west coast of the States for the past two weeks and it was finally time...
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