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Error Fare: Roundtrip Business Class Singapore to London/Amsterdam on Singapore Airlines and TAP Portugal for ~S$2,300

These OTA error fares are currently available all-year, with the option to book a one-way trip for about half the price.

πŸ’¬ Discuss this error fare in Suitesmile Chat.

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Take Note: UOB Lady's Solitaire cards will have a reduced monthly cap to receive bonus miles

S$3,000/month ▢️ S$2,000/month

✍️ Bonus earn rate will also be reduced to 4 mpd (from 6 mpd) from 1 Apr 2024.

UOB's notice:
With effect from 1 April 2024, the maximum aggregated amount of Bonus UNI$ you can earn in a calendar month is capped at 3,600 UNI$ (which is equivalent to S$2,000 spent) if you are a UOB Lady’s Solitaire Card or UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card Cardmember.

Updated Terms and Conditions: https://www.uob.com.sg/assets/pdfs/ladys-cards-tcs.pdf

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World of Hyatt announces 2024 Award Category changes

Sadly, 7 properties from Suitesmile’s list of Hyatt sweet spots will be devalued from 26 Mar 2024. Grab them while you can!

✍️ Book these dying sweet spots for as little as 2.5k points per night, for stays up till April 2025.

Read more: bit.ly/3UWtMci

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Best Hotel Promos with Singapore Cards (March 2024)

Get 15% to 30% instant discount on Agoda and Expedia bookings!

✍️ Updated list includes offers involving Citibank, HSBC and OCBC cards, and all Mastercards.

Read more: bit.ly/3KGNTF5

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Take Note: HSBC TravelOne card adds United MileagePlus as a transfer partner

Cardholders can now transfer their points to MileagePlus, albeit with a poor transfer ratio of 35k points to 10k miles.

✍️ The card now has 21 airline/hotel transfer partners; 8 of those with a good transfer ratio.

Singapore Credit Card Transfer Partners: bit.ly/3hMTgos

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Great Deal: Get a FREE Apple AirTag when you apply for a Travel Insurance product

From 1 to 10 March, the first 250 applicants of selected Travel Insurance products (no minimum premium) will receive an Apple AirTag (worth $45).

🎁 Some plans include additional guaranteed rewards like:
β€’ Free travel eSIM
β€’ $188 cash

Read more: bit.ly/4a0VkSU

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Flash Deal: Every 10th applicant of participating products gets their reward UPGRADED to an iPhone 15 (worth $1,311)

From 6 to 12 March, every 10th applicant of selected credit cards and brokerage accounts, will have their reward upgraded to an iPhone 15 (128GB).

✍️ Participating products include credit cards from Citibank, HSBC and AMEX, as well as Tiger, Webull and Moomoo brokerages.

✈️ Plus, get lucky draw entries to win a pair of roundtrip Business Class flight tickets to Tokyo.

Read more: bit.ly/3zxi3Uk

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Great Deal: Get $68 cash + Airalo eSIM + Apple AirTag with an AIG Travel Insurance purchase

Purchase an AIG single-trip Travel Insurance with a minimum premium of S$80, and triple your rewards with gifts worth up to S$126!

🎁 Receive all 3 gifts:
β€’ S$68 cash
β€’ US$10 Airalo travel eSIM
β€’ Apple AirTag (worth S$45)

✍️ From 11 to 17 March, the first 180 applicants of selected travel insurance products will receive a free AirTag (no minimum premium).

Read more: bit.ly/4a0VkSU

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Flash Deal: First 10 applicants at each time slot daily, gets their sign-up gift UPGRADED to an iPhone 15 or an iPad Air

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Set your alarms! There are 3 time slots daily (30 winners):
β€’ 12pm: iPhone 15
β€’ 3pm: iPad Air + Pencil
β€’ 6pm: iPhone 15

From now till 18 March, the first 10 applicants of selected credit cards and brokerage accounts daily, will have their reward upgraded to an iPhone 15 (worth $1,311) or iPad Air (worth $1,322).

✍️ Participating products include credit cards from Citibank, HSBC and AMEX, as well as brokerages like Tiger, Webull and Moomoo.

✈️ Plus, get lucky draw entries to win a pair of roundtrip Business Class flight tickets to Tokyo.

Read more: bit.ly/3zxi3Uk

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Spontaneous Escapes: Redeem 30% less KrisFlyer miles for selected destinations in April 2024

Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes for travel during the month of April are out! Book by 31 March 2024.

😍 Outstanding deals involving Christchurch, Perth and Sydney.

πŸ‘ Good deals to/from Bali, Beijing, Tokyo, Osaka and Frankfurt.

Read more: bit.ly/3TeRWfz

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Cheapest ways to fly between Singapore and Europe using Miles/Points from Singapore cards

Use this cheat sheet to decide on which Frequent Flyer Program to use for your next award redemption to/from Europe, on any cabin class!

πŸ“ˆ Tables updated to reflect recent devaluations

✈️ Economy Class from 25k miles + S$140

✈️ Business Class from 62.5k miles + S$90

Read more: bit.ly/3LRE7RP

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Take Note: Amaze Card adding 1% fee to all SGD transactions above S$1,000 per month

Check your emails: From 1 April 2024, when Amaze is linked to a card, all SGD spending in excess of S$1,000 per month will incur a 1% fee.

β€’ Alerts will be sent via email and push notification when your domestic spend is nearing the 1,000 SGD fee-free cap. You can also track your domestic spending in-app.
β€’ The 1,000 SGD limit applies to all your monthly domestic spending. This includes spends that have been refunded, and in some cases, where a merchant puts a temporary hold on your money before a purchase (pre-authorisation).
β€’ All domestic monthly spend below 1,000 SGD will remain fee-free.
β€’ All domestic monthly spend when amaze is linked to a wallet will remain fee-free.
β€’ International spending in foreign currencies will not incur this fee or count towards the 1,000 SGD fee-free cap.

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Great Deal: Get a FREE Apple AirTag when you apply for a Travel Insurance product

From 18 to 24 March, the first 180 applicants of selected Travel Insurance products will receive an Apple AirTag (worth $45). No minimum premium required!

🎁 Some plans include additional guaranteed rewards like:
β€’ Free travel eSIM
β€’ $68 cash (Single)
β€’ $188 cash (Annual)

Read more: bit.ly/4a0VkSU

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Values of Miles and Points in 2024

I am dropping my valuations of Miles/Points from the following loyalty programs:

1) Turkish Miles&Smiles: 1.4 cents β†’ 1.1 cents (for award chart devaluation)

2) Alaska Mileage Plan: 1.4 cents β†’ 1 cent (for award chart devaluation)

3) Standard Chartered: 0.6 cents β†’ 0.5 cents (for the removal of many transfer partners)

Read more: bit.ly/3YN3LdJ

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Flash Deal: Rare AMEX sign-up bonuses available for one-week only

Grab guaranteed American Express credit card offers from 20 to 27 March only.

πŸ’³ AMEX Platinum Charge Card
Get usual card benefits like unlimited airport lounge access worldwide (+1-2 guests) and over $1,300 worth of credits.

✍️ Applicants with annual income above $30,000 can now apply for this card.

🎁 New AMEX cardholders get $100 cash + 135k points (84k miles) + 1-night stay at Ritz-Carlton Singapore (worth $590).

🎁 Existing cardholders get 87.5k points.

πŸ’΅ Annual fee payment of $1,744 is required. Only apply for this card if you are spending at least $6,000 within 60 days, to enjoy the sign-up bonuses!

πŸ’³ Great sign-up offers on 4 other AMEX cards too.

Read more: bit.ly/3zxi3Uk

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Flash Deal: Get Apple iPad or Dyson Airwrap with a new UOB credit card

Offers available from 12pm today, till 31 March, only for the first 200 applicants.

🎁 Choose to receive one of the following gifts:
β€’ Apple iPad (worth $691)
β€’ Dyson Airwrap (worth $859)
β€’ $350 vouchers

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SG Travel Hacks | Suitesmile
Spontaneous Escapes: Redeem 30% less KrisFlyer miles for selected destinations in April 2024 Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes for travel during the month of April are out! Book by 31 March 2024. 😍 Outstanding deals involving Christchurch, Perth and…
Take Note: Spontaneous Escapes route from Christchurch, New Zealand to Singapore now REVERSED

Business Class for 47,950 miles:
❌ CHCβ†’SIN
βœ… SINβ†’CHC

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer originally listed CHC-SIN as a Spontaneous Escapes Business Class route. This has been switched to SIN-CHC.

πŸ—“ Available dates: 21, 22 April only

Read more: bit.ly/3TeRWfz

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Deal: Roundtrip Premium Economy on Air France/KLM from Singapore to Europe from S$1,293 (Apr-Jun Dates)

Thinking of a trip to Europe this Spring? Fly in better comfort with these promo fares.

Read more: bit.ly/4asP2uy

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SG Travel Hacks | Suitesmile
Flash Deal: Rare AMEX sign-up bonuses available for one-week only Grab guaranteed American Express credit card offers from 20 to 27 March only. πŸ’³ AMEX Platinum Charge Card Get usual card benefits like unlimited airport lounge access worldwide (+1-2 guests)…
Final Call: AMEX credit card flash deals ending tonight

These rare AMEX sign-up bonuses will end at 2359 hours tonight, 27 March 2024.

πŸ’³ AMEX Platinum Charge
$100 cash + 135k points + Ritz-Carlton stay

πŸ’³ AMEX True Cashback
$200 cash + 3% cashback

πŸ’³ AMEX Platinum Credit
$100 cash + $400 vouchers + 1,250 points

πŸ’³ AMEX KrisFlyer
$50 cash + 17k miles

πŸ’³ AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend
$100 cash + $300 vouchers + 17k points

Read more: bit.ly/3zxi3Uk

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