ANZ Travel Visa Signature to Remove Limo Benefit

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The credit cards from ANZ seem to be going downhill. I have just successfully cancelled my ANZ Optimum World MasterCard since they did not want to waive the annual fee (and paying the fee for a cashback card really makes no sense), the list of free airport lounge with the ANZ Travel Visa Signature Card  has been deteriorating and now with effect from 01 June 2016, the complimentary airport limousine transfer benefit will be discontinued. 

Photo Credit: ANZ

Photo Credit: ANZ

I have just paid the annual fee for the ANZ Travel Visa Signature Card which essentially translates into 10,000 miles for S$200 - for more information about buying miles with credit cards in Singapore, click here! Since I generally travel on a Star Alliance carrier, I have been able to utilise my Star Alliance Gold for airport lounges and thus, I have not had the (dis)pleasure of using the Veloce Lounges. I did however think that the Wolero Airport Transfer service was pretty decent (especially if you are charging in AUD/NZD) but now that they are discontinuing it, I am not sure if I should be cashing my Travel$ out and cut ANZ off totally. Thoughts? 

One-way Redemption: 3,400 Travel$ (approx. S$2,429 or AUD/NZD 1,214 spend required)
Return Redemption: 6,400 Travel$ (approx. S$4,571 or AUD/NZD 2,286 spend required)

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