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, presumably to match Uber
How does Uber now price relative to GrabCar Economy? Well, the base fare and...
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%Â in Singapore.
Here's how the old and new fare structure compares
Compare this to what Comfort Taxi charges...
The flagdown for...
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 which I was keen to try as a new Hyatt Diamond member.
There are 2 Hyatt hotels in...
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 Amsterdam (the previous review).
The original plan was to stay at the Intercontinental for a few days, but...
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 scheme which allows you to pay your tax bill via a credit card in order to earn rewards...
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 got a upgrade voucher from Singapore Airlines as a gesture of goodwill.
Unfortunately (again), when I was considering...
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 one investment that is guaranteed to lose value (as we saw with Alaska's unannounced devaluation of Emirates first...
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 to the revised Standard Chartered Visa Infinite sign up offer and I think it presents an interesting...