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cover photo by kenh To celebrate SG50, Krisflyer is offering 50% off economy saver redemptions booked and travelled from now till 10th July. If you remember from my other post, I said you should never use your miles to redeem economy class tickets. However, this 50% discount makes such redemptions a feasible...

Please refer to the latest version of this article here The Idea Insurance offered by the rental car company is very expensive (anywhere from US$10-30 extra per day) Buy 3rd party rental car insurance before you travel and have peace of mind for much less USA/Canada- InsureMyRentalCar UK/Europe- icarhireinsurance Australia-...

cover photo by kaddisudhi note: all trip reports will be featured as posts for 2 weeks, after which they'll be archived under the trip reports section on the drop down menu SQ 16 SIN-ICN 0925, 24th April 2015, Terminal 3 Cost: 68,000 miles + S$391.90 in taxes We arrived at Terminal 3 at 0730 for...

photo by victoriapickering Thank you everyone for your participation in the launch competition! Judging from the questions I've received it seems there's a great interest in the role of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and how they fit into the picture. I received 3 similar-ish questions about this, so I've decided to...

If you haven't read about Lifemiles yet, it's highly recommended you read the article here before proceeding! Everyone's favourite program Lifemiles is back with a 2X1 promotion for the month of May.  If you're not interested in Lifemiles, well, Lifemiles is the reason I'm flying  back from Seattle to Singapore...

Hello! I'm very excited to announce the official launch of Milelion, the site that helps you travel better for less. Through this site I hope to share with you the many tricks I've picked up through my travels, and convince you that it is totally worth it to obsess over miles...

cover photo by patrickdelrosario The Idea SQ charges fuel surcharges (YQ) on award tickets which can result in a "free" ticket still burning a hole in your pocket However, YQ varies depending on your point of origin. It is typically the highest for flights originating out of SIN. To reduce the...

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