So, 3 nice surprises landed in my inbox this morning (well, technically 2, the CapitaCard one has been known for a while, but that sort of breaks the narrative flow so I'll ignore...
I've always wanted to go to Koh Samui, but it felt like one of those destinations you had to "do right". "Do right" differs among people, but for me it just means
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TL;DR: The UOB Preferred Platinum AMEX is the best card for dining, both in Singapore and overseas with 4 miles per $1. But because it was a good thing, it is now gone.
Or...
It's always good to have reminders about cashback sites, because whenever you don't use them, you're leaving money on the table. For a brief refresher on what cashback sites are, check out this...
Foreign currency fees are probably one of the most confusing aspects of credit cards. Banks hide them away in the small print, and very often you only find out how much you...
So, SPG has announced its annual category changes for 2016. The number of points needed to redeem a free night in each of the 7 categories has not changed, but hotels have...
DBS has gone all in on its Altitude cards lately, coming up with some really generous sign up promotions.
A new promotion (until 30 April) offers 8 miles per $1 on purchases at...
One less well-known group of hotels is the Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) "chain", a loose grouping of about 500 independent hotels (locations here)
SLH has a loyalty program and it's interesting because of...
W Bangkok
Impressed by the breakfast! And the great Thai service quality
Visited October 2015
Bangkok is definitely a popular destination for many Singaporeans as well as foreigners around the world.
Having been to Bangkok many...
Uber and SPG have a partnership where you can earn SPG points with every Uber ride you take. If you're going to ride Uber anyway, might as well get something more out...
In the wake of more strong SQ financial performance news, I thought it was timely to take a look at how they made that happen. Here is a somewhat dated but otherwise excellent read...
OTAs have reached something of a saturation point in recent times. And to be frank, unless you have some site-specific discount code, all of them offer pretty much the same options, at...
Today I'm going to teach you how to get around number of user restrictions for Wifi. This is one of the most arbitrary and annoying restrictions that hotels/airlines have on their networks.
For...
Singapore Airlines is offering 30% off Economy Saver awards for bookings made between now and 14 Feb for travel between 15 Feb and 26 May. The destinations covered are fairly extensive- as...
