Double Starpoints for Dining (Outside of Stay)
If you enjoy dining at hotels, make it worth your while at participating restaurants in SPG properties because you can now earn double Starpoints whenever you dine outside of a stay - doesn't matter if you are in Singapore or outside! All you have to do is to spend at least US$10 between now and 15 June 2016 and you will earn double Starpoints on your F&B spend.
Free Night Award with Design Hotels™ (SPG) - Stay 3, Earn 1
As I have just recently mentioned, there are two Design Hotels with limited participation in the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) programme in Singapore. Starwood has also unveiled a brand new promotion on the same day which allows you to earn a Free Night Award (Category 1-5) for every three eligible nights stay (up to a maximum of 2 free awards) at SPG-participating Design Hotels between now and 31 May 2016.
Earn Starpoints at Two Design Hotels™ in Singapore (Finally!)
While there are currently three Design Hotels in Singapore, two of them have jumped on the list of Design Hotels™ that participate in the Starwood Preferred Guest programme. Both of them are currently Category 4 properties and will require 10,000 Starpoints for a free night.
Hyatt BRG Now Requires Booking Confirmation First
I read this morning that there have been some unannounced changes to the Hyatt Best Rate Guarantee (BRG) policy. As mentioned last month, I have had some success getting Hyatt to match (and beat!) an OTA rate for the Grand Hyatt Melbourne without having an existing reservation beforehand. There has been a lot of online chatter right now on whether the change has taken effect but it does seem that the Terms & Conditions have been changed to reflect this.
Save Up to 30% at Pan Pacific Singapore with UOB Credit Cards!
If you are looking for a credit card discount for the Pan Pacific Singapore (and the other properties within the Pan Pacific Hotels Group), here's one you should definitely not miss! From now until 31 August 2016, save up to 30% off your restaurant bill (including alcoholic beverages!) when you use an eligible UOB Credit Card.
Earn 8 Miles per S$1 on Qoo10 with Citibank!
From now until 30 April 2016, earn 20X Citi Dollars (equivalent to 8 miles per S$1) when you spend on Qoo10 with all Citi Rewards Visa Signature or Citi Rewards WORLD MasterCards. Do note that all retail purchases must be paid using an eligible credit card and the payment has to be made directly at Qoo10 (not on PayPal or other payment channels!).
Easter Staycation and Brunch at the InterContinental Singapore
The Easter Weekend (25-27 March 2016) is coming up and if you do not have anything planned for the weekend yet, consider staying in one of the beautiful rooms at the InterContinental Singapore which have just been refurbished. Check out my photos of the newly-refurbished rooms at the InterContinental Singapore here!
Win Black Status (Highest Tier!) with DISCOVERY Programme
As I bid farewell to my Black Status with the Global Hotel Alliance's DISCOVERY programme last year, I was a little sad - partly because I stay with the Pan Pacific chain so much in Singapore and that double upgrade (which worked on at least 20 of my stays) as well as that 6PM late check-out were all so valuable. When I logged in my DISCOVERY account (they have a really sleek app now too!) this morning, I saw that they were running a Scavenger Hunt where you will have the chance to win an instant upgrade to Black status along with a Black level Local Experience award.