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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1 April 2016
Dear Valued Readers
Thank you for your continued support. Â As part of our continuing efforts to serve you better, it is occasionally necessary to review the terms and conditions of our...
EDIT: Alaska has published an FAQ about the devaluation. TL;DR version- the devaluation is because of evil travel hackers, they were unable to give prior notice for this devaluation "given the dynamics...
The UOB YOLO Card is what happens when you let marketing groupthink run amok. "Hey guys, let's create a new offering for the millennial group. And let's call it yolo because millennials."
As someone...
It's not a miles earning card, but if you meet the $120,000 income requirement, you might want to take a look at a no-fee Visa Infinite card offered by CIMB.
Recall that Visa has...
