Qatar Privilege Club's My List and Family & Friends features now require members to credit one flight before they can nominate someone, removing the previous "redeem for anyone" flexibility.
The latest AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend welcome offer increases the minimum spend eightfold to S$8,000, while deferring half the bonus until the next year— upon payment of another annual fee!
Using temporary blocks to protect your cards might be good security hygiene, but beware — it can backfire with Standard Chartered or UOB credit cards!