Complete Guide to Singapore Airlines Co-branded Credit Cards by American Express

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About a week ago, I commented on a post on The Straits Times after spotting a (potentially) brand new Singapore Airlines and American Express co-branded credit card. Today, American Express has officially unveiled that card (alongside three existing co-branded credit cards) with exciting new benefits. Read on to find out how you can earn 2.4 KrisFlyer Miles per dollar and enjoy a complimentary upgrade into Suites/First Class from Business! Here is a summary of all the four Singapore Airlines co-branded credit cards from American Express!

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Why It Is Time to Ditch Your ANZ Optimum World MasterCard

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The ANZ Optimum World MasterCard is the only cashback card I have in my wallet. Since I do enjoy dining (and staying) at hotels quite a bit, the card has been a little bit of a godsend since it allows you to earn 5% back in cashback if you pick Dining & Leisure as your preferred category. Most of you should know that using your Citibank Rewards Card or UOB Preferred Platinum Visa will not earn you 4 miles per dollar because hotels are generally excluded from bonus spending. One year in with the ANZ Optimum World MasterCard, it's time to finally say goodbye.

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The Perfect Status for Staycations - DISCOVERY Black

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I have written about the DISCOVERY Loyalty Program by the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) on multiple occasions. Personally, I have completed at least 30 stays at the Pan Pacific Singapore and the Pan Pacific Orchard in the last two years. Within Singapore, the DISCOVERY program is one of my personal favourites as it offers everything important for a perfect staycation - especially when you reach top-tier with the program after 30 eligible nights! 

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40,000 KrisFlyer Miles for S$588.50 - Standard Chartered Visa Infinite Credit Card

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Purchasing miles by either paying for a credit card's annual or renewal fee may be a good idea if you are thinking about a Business flight redemption of higher. While I have previously written a summary of credit card renewal miles in Singapore where HSBC's Visa Infinite Card emerged the top, Standard Chartered is currently running an exclusive promotion which gives KrisFlyer members 40,000 miles for simply signing up using this link - you do have to pay the annual fee though! 

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Get at least 10% Cashback on Hotel Stays with Expedia (Combining Shopback and Expedia+)

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You might find yourself on Expedia or Agoda if you are looking for the best deals on hotel stays. While the two aforementioned sites already offer some pretty great deals on hotels, did you know that you can get at least 10% of the amount spent by going through an additional step? In fact, the 10% is on top of whatever you earn on your credit card so in reality, it is possible to get a much higher cashback depending on how much you value miles and points.

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Spend S$15,000 on SQ (AmEx) - Get Star Alliance Gold

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If you hold The American Express® Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card, some (favourable and unfavourable) changes are coming your way on 01 May 2016. As a disclaimer, the following changes will only come into effect from 01 May 2016 and at the time of publishing, these changes are still inactive. Here is a summary of the upcoming changes that will come your way: 

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Status Match Hilton HHonors Diamond to Sixt Platinum

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Did you know that Sixt SE (more commonly known as Sixt), a European multi-national car rental company that operates over 100 different countries has a loyalty program that you should take advantage of - even if it is the first time you are renting! Since I will be traveling out of Singapore soon, I was curious to see what I could get with my hotel statuses and it turns out that Sixt is matching Hilton HHonors Diamond (amongst various other top-tier hotel loyalty program status) to the Platinum Sixt Card. 

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Upcoming Changes to Le Club AccorHotels Loyalty Program in 2017

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While it used to be incredibly easy to get a status match to Platinum in the Le Club AccorHotels program previously, that has changed since the beginning of last year. As you may already know, at the moment, all points that you earn with Le Club AccorHotels are elite-qualifying. This means that if you have signed up for a promotion that gives you 10,000 bonus points, these points will count towards achieving Gold status for a rolling 12-month period. Unfortunately, this will change come 2017 and as you will now earn Status Points (which are elite-qualifying) and Reward Points separately - much like other hotel loyalty programs. 

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