Tag: miles

What does ANZ’s exit from retail banking mean for its credit cards?

It just came out in the news today that DBS is intending to acquire ANZ's wealth and retail banking assets in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Indonesia. ANZ intends to focus more on institutional banking within Asia going forward. If ANZ does exit the retail banking space, it does raise...

A chat with the OCBC Voyage team

I think it's no secret that I'm not the biggest fan of the OCBC Voyage card. I've written several articles on the topic and have invariably come to the same conclusion- that its proposition simply doesn't make sense for aspiring travel hackers. An introduction to the OCBC Voyage Card In-depth analysis...

Lifemiles go on sale at 140% bonus!

Lifemiles just concluded a 130% sale which allowed you to buy Lifemiles at a cost of 1.43 US cents each. This sale finished on the 10th of September and scaled with the number of miles you bought. Well, if you missed out on that, don't feel glum because Lifemiles just enhanced...

British Airways & Citibank 50% Avios Transfer Bonus till 30 Sept

For those of you who collect British Airways Avios miles (I know, right), you might be interested to know that until 30 Sept Citibank Premiermiles is having a 50% transfer bonus. The catch is this- the bonus doesn't reflect when you go on the Citibank Premiermiles Singapore portal. However, my understanding...

Standard Chartered’s new time deposit promotion lets your money earn you miles

The following post is sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. All opinions expressed (and editorial snark) are those of The Milelion. Most people know how to earn miles through spending. But can you earn miles through saving? Well, that's what Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) is offering right now with its SGD Miles...

Singapore Airlines responds and doesn’t respond to the mileage broker story…

About a month ago The Milelion broke the story about mileage brokers and how they were providing easy ways to buy Krisflyer miles, while potentially controlling multiple fraudulent accounts at the same time. What this means for legitimate Krisflyer members is less award space and potentially having to shell out higher...

Can you register for ANZ’s new 5.6 miles per $1 promotion?

I read over on The Shutterwhale that there is an ongoing promotion for the ANZ Travel Visa Signature card offering up to 5.6 miles per $1 until 30 Sept. To summarize the promotion Register via SMS by sending MORE to 77288 Spend a minimum of $500 from now till 30...

Targeted: 2,000 free miles for adding a Citibank Premiermiles Supp Card

I got a tip off from a reader that from now till 30 Sept, Citibank Premiermiles is offering 2,000 bonus miles when you add a supplementary cardholder to your account and spend any amount on that supplementary card. Remember that miles earned from spending on the supplementary card are pooled with...