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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...

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...