I'm not the most organized of people and don't make a habit of scrutinizing my credit card statement every month. But one practice of UOB has made me extra paranoid about doing so.
UOB has a policy of automatically deducting UNI$Â from your UNI$ balance whenever your annual card fee becomes due, assuming...
I visited Tokyo back in April this year. It was my first trip to Japan which involved leaving the airport, and it was awesome. The food, the scenery, the shopping. I'd go back again in a heartbeat.
Now that I'm back I'm a bit annoyed that I only seriously looked...
Banks know that holders of miles earning or other premium credit cards value the option of complimentary airport transfers.
The majority of these cards will offer you airport dropoff, not pickup I wondered for the longest time why they didn't let you choose between one or the other before realising...
Google Analytics tells me that my readership is currently 70% male and 30% female. I solely attribute that to the fact I have not yet posted shirtless photos of myself (after which we should very comfortably get the male % up to 90-ish)
But in case any of my female readers...
I gave UOB some stick for their PRVI Miles devaluation (and their ridiculous decision to call it an "enhancement"), but credit where it's due for small unexpected surprises like this:
I received a letter dated 17th May 2016 with $30 of Paradise Group dining vouchers inside.
The letter goes-
Thank you for...
I got a text this morning that made me worried
First rule of the miles and points game. "Enhancement" is always a bad thing. I wonder why airlines/hotels/credit card companies continue to use that term, given that it's been so widely abused it's used sardonically by the frequent flyer community.
So,...
The UOB YOLO Card is what happens when you let marketing groupthink run amok. "Hey guys, let's create a new offering for the millennial group. And let's call it yolo because millennials."
As someone who falls into the "millennial" category, I am constantly bemused as to what marketers think about my behavior....
One of the little-known perks of credit cards is that if you charge your air tickets to them, you get complimentary travel insurance for the duration of your trip. It's my belief (and the belief of the wise men on HWZ) that you should not rely on this as a...