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Be Quick! Get a Sony PlayStation 5 with a new Standard Chartered card (First 500 applicants only)

⏰ Set your alarms
Offer starts at 3pm today (28 Mar 2024)

From today till 7 April, the first 500 applicants of a Standard Chartered card can choose one of these sign-up gifts:

β€’ Sony PlayStation 5 (worth $799)
β€’ Dyson Airwrap (worth $859)
β€’ $500 eCapitaVoucher

πŸ’³ Participating card

Standard Chartered Simply Cash

✈️ Plus, get 3x 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: Roundtrip Singapore to Europe on Etihad from S$774 (Apr-Jun Dates)

Great fares to Europe with checked baggage included. Fares can be found over the June school holiday period too!

🀩 Fly through Abu Dhabi's gorgeous new terminal.

Read more: bit.ly/3TY8ees

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Big Nerf: HSBC Revolution card to stop awarding 4 mpd on several key spending categories

From 1st May 2024, HSBC Revolution cardholders will no longer be able to earn 4 miles per dollar on the following spending categories:

❌ Groceries
❌ Fast Food
❌ Misc. Food Stores (e.g. GrabFood, Food Panda, 7-Eleven)

Spending categories that will continue to earn 4 mpd include:

βœ… Flights
βœ… Ride-Hailing
βœ… Dining (excl. Fast Food)
βœ… Retail Shopping

✍️ This card still does not come with any annual fee.

H/T: Amilelia_

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Best Hotel Promos with Singapore Cards (April 2024)

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

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

Read more: bit.ly/3KGNTF5

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Take note of previously-announced Miles/Cashback nerfs that are coming into effect today (1 Apr 2024)

πŸ’³ UOB Lady's
Earn 4 miles per dollar (previously 6 mpd) on your selected spending category, up to S$1,000 per month

πŸ’³ Amaze
1% fee on all SGD transactions in excess of S$1,000/month

πŸ’³ Citi Cash Back
Earn 6% cashback on groceries (previously 8%); min. card spend of S$800/month remains

✨New: Earn 8% cashback on private commute (e.g. Grab, Taxi) from 1 Apr

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Flash Deal: Get $30 worth of Grab vouchers with selected Travel Insurance products

From 5pm today (2 Apr) till 15 Apr, the first 100 applicants of selected Travel Insurance products (min. premium $60) will receive $30 worth of Grab vouchers.

Read more: bit.ly/4a0VkSU

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Deal: Buy Hilton Honors points with a 100% bonus and tripled annual limit

Buy Hilton Honors points at a discount to save on luxury hotel stays.

Price per point: 0.5 cents (USD)
Offer ends: 14 May 2024

✈️ Qatar Airways Avios also on sale (50% bonus) till 7 Apr 2024.

πŸ›’ Buy Hilton points
πŸ›’ Buy other miles & points

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Be Quick! Get a Sony PlayStation 5 with a new Citibank card (First 500 applicants only)

⏰ Set your alarms
Offer starts at 9am today (9 Apr 2024)

From today till 30 April, the first 500 applicants of selected Citibank cards can choose one of these sign-up gifts:

β€’ Sony PlayStation 5 (worth $799)
β€’ Dyson Airwrap (worth $859)
β€’ $500 eCapitaVoucher

❗️Reminder: Only click on the Apply button after 9am.

Read more: bit.ly/3zxi3Uk

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

Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes for travel during the month of May are out! Book by 30 April 2024.

😍 Outstanding deals involving Perth, Christchurch and Melbourne.

πŸ‘ Good deals to/from Bali, Beijing, Dubai, Copenhagen and Los Angeles.

Read more: bit.ly/4ayg6Jb

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Hilton 2X Points Promo: Earn Double Points on all stays, with no cap

A really weak offer to earn just 3% additional value on Hilton stays from 2 May till 2 Sep 2024. Registration is now open.

Read more: bit.ly/446uGFi

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Take Note: UOB making 1 positive & 2 negative changes to Scoot privileges of KrisFlyer UOB cards From 19 March 2024, there will be revisions involving the Seat Selection, Checked Baggage and Booking Flexibility Waiver benefits on Scoot, for KrisFlyer UOB…
Take Note: Revisions to privileges on Scoot for KrisFlyer UOB cardholders now postponed "till further notice"

These changes were supposed to come into effect from 19 Mar, and was later postponed to 23 Apr. Cardholders can continue to enjoy the Scoot privileges, as they are now postponed indefinitely.
Take Note: HSBC credit card Rewards changes coming soon

Check your emails: HSBC Singapore announced upcoming changes to credit card rewards system.

From 20 - 27 May 2024
β€’ System upgrade. Points redemption not possible during this period

From 28 May 2024
β€’ Points earned across all HSBC rewards/miles cards will pool together (with great transfer partners)
β€’ No annual fee for Mileage Programme (free points transfers from all HSBC cards till 31 Jan 2025)
β€’ Points can only be redeemed via HSBC's mobile app

πŸ‘ Barring any nasty surprises, these are positive changes.

Best HSBC cards: https://suitesmile.com/best-hsbc-singapore-credit-cards/

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Deal: Make Payments through Citi PayAll to β€œbuy” Miles for 1.3 to 1.63 cents each

Making large payments in the coming months? Here’s an opportunity to β€œbuy” miles at a fair price, with cards that offer fantastic flexibility.

🎁 First 2,000 Citi PayAll customers with a minimum spend of $8,000 on non-tax transactions will receive $80 worth of GrabGifts vouchers.

Read more: bit.ly/4dbdVx6

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It's back! Get a Sony PlayStation 5 or Dyson Airwrap with a new Standard Chartered card (First 500 applicants only)

From today (25 Apr) till 12 May, the first 500 applicants of a Standard Chartered card can choose one of these sign-up gifts:

β€’ Sony PlayStation 5 (worth $799)
β€’ Dyson Airwrap (worth $859)
β€’ $500 eCapitaVoucher

πŸ’³ Participating card

Standard Chartered Simply Cash

Read more: bit.ly/3zxi3Uk

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Review: Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787-9 Business Class Casablanca to New York

An average Business Class experience and a decent way to fly across the pond. Beware of corrupt officers at Casablanca airport though!

✈️ (Part 8 of 13) Follow the entire trip: Round The World in Business & First Class using Miles

Read more: bit.ly/3Ql4X6J

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Deal: Buy IHG points with an 80% bonus and increased annual limit

Buy IHG points to stay in over 6,000 hotels around the world at a discount!

Price per point: 0.56 cents (USD)
Offer ends: 8 Jun 2024

πŸ›’ Buy IHG points
πŸ›’ Buy other miles & points

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Review: Qantas First Class Lounge Los Angeles LAX Airport

Not the most impressive First Class lounge out there, but it was a great space to be in, for some quiet time and good food.

✈️ (Part 9 of 13) Follow the entire trip: Round The World in Business & First Class using Miles

Read more: bit.ly/4aTWUWr

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Review: Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER First Class Los Angeles to Tokyo (Narita)

Spacious seats, outstanding bed and dining experience.

✈️ (Part 10 of 13) Follow the entire trip: Round The World in Business & First Class using Miles

Read more: bit.ly/3w9LQph

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Great Deal: Get 30% bonus Avios when converting credit card Miles/Points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club

Travel to Europe in Qatar Airways Business Class for just 57.7k miles + ~S$300 in taxes/fees!

Read more: bit.ly/4aUPHWj

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