Tag: miles

Is it time to earn miles on ERP and parking?

EZ-Link announced a couple of days ago that it would soon be possible to pay ERP and parking charges without a cashcard in your IU. Instead, charges will be billed directly to your credit card. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgHovcvIpu4] This system, called EZ-Pay, will be rolled out first to Citibank card holders, before being opened...

The marvelous world of online mileage brokers

The marvelous world of online mileage brokers The first rule about miles is that everyone always wants more. More miles means more great trips with friends and family, more champagne to sip while watching the unwashed masses shuffle by, more travel like this And less like this Although careful planning can really help you maximize the...

The First Class Premium: SQ through the ages

The First Class Premium Part 1: Tracing the evolution of First and Business Class on Singapore Airlines Part 2: How does First and Business Class compare on Singapore Airlines? Part 3: Number crunching First vs Business Class on Singapore Airlines Part 4: How does First and Business Class compare on other airlines? Who needs...

How bad is the Krisflyer waitlist situation, really?

It's been well documented just how frustrating the SQ waitlist process can be. You can find an entire thread on FT dedicated to people providing datapoints on their own experiences. You can find people who swear by certain methods of clearing ("oh just show up at the CS center at Ion...

The New York Gameplan

I wrote in April about how I'm heading to the USA in September to watch the US Open and revisit New York. I thought it'd be a good time to share a bit more about how that trip is shaping up and how you can plan a similar one...

4 sweet spots on the Krisflyer partner award chart

When I first reviewed the Krisflyer partner award chart a year or so ago, my conclusion was "don't bother". Then I thought about it a bit more, and issued a piece of revised guidance- "bother, in very limited situations" Today I want to issue a 3rd revision to the previous guidance. I'll...

Have SPG points and an upcoming Jetblue flight? Today’s your lucky day

I hate wasting people's time with articles that are irrelevant to them, so I'm going to tell you upfront that this article does not apply to you unless You have 40,001 Starpoints in your account now (if you have less than this, you might still want to read on for...

Can your money earn you miles? Standard Chartered has a proposition

I've learned that Standard Chartered is having a rather unique fixed deposit promotion right now that lets you earn miles as your interest. From now till 31 July, you can open a Standard Chartered fixed deposit account and get 10,000 miles for every S$25,000 you put with them for 6...