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Lifemiles is currently running a sale where they're offering 115% and 125% bonuses depending on how much miles you buy (you can top up an additional 10% by joining Inside Flyer for free) For Cyber Monday, they're further sweetening the proposition by offering a 140% bonus regardless of how many miles...

Well, that escalated quickly. In response to the very bad news of Marriott buying Starwood, Hyatt saw an opportunity to swoop in and get some of Starwood's most loyal customers through a status match. Apparently, more than 10,000 people applied for this (although not all were Starwood Platinums and...

I think it's only responsible to say upfront that if you're a student and not drawing any income, you need to be extra careful about your spending patterns. It's great to earn miles with credit cards and jet off around the world for free, but you owe it to...

After Marriott bought SPG, there was a predictable outcry in the frequent flyer community from those (i.e. everyone) who feared this would lead to the mass dilution of the SPG benefits they had come to know and love. Hyatt smelled blood in the water and acted quickly, offering a status...

In the wake of the news that Marriott is buying out Starwood, a lot of Starwood enthusiasts (myself included) are saying eulogies to the program we once loved so much. Because make no mistake, Marriott WILL destroy Starwood Preferred Guest,  if the way it runs its own loyalty program...

EDIT: If you are a member of InsideFlyer (free to join) you get a further 10% bonus miles. Details here  Everyone's favourite South American airline, Avianca, is holding another mileage sale. As usual, you will need to have been a member of Lifemiles prior to them announcing this sale in...

(18/3/2016) HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER: Anbang offers higher deal for Starwood, threatens to derail Marriott merger. This is good and bad. Good if it stops Marriott from taking over, bad if it leads to a bidding war and inflated price. What's the first thing someone who overpaid for...

I'm currently working on a project in Abu Dhabi and shuttling back and forth between Singapore. SQ used to fly to AUH but stopped doing so sometime in 2012, making Dubai the only port of call in the UAE. Dubai isn't that far from Abu Dhabi, all things considered. It's...