Christmas is drawing near and the Conrad Centennial Singapore is partnering up with the Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) for a little bit of Christmas magic this year. The "Adopt a Conrad Bear” campaign is taking place today and will last until 11 January 2016 where over 440 pieces of the signature Conrad plush bears will be made available for the public to adopt at a suggested donation amount (feel free to give more than what is recommended!). Do note that this is the last chance that the Conrad Bear can be purchased as they will no longer be produced starting 2016 (I do hope the ones in the room stays on though!). 

A few months ago, I wrote about the opportunity to earn cashbacks when shopping online using ShopBack - this includes hotel bookings made online and these cashbacks are ON TOP OF what you would usually earn on your credit cards. To make your life even easier, ShopBack has only just recently released the ShopBack Cashback Buddy which is available for Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

The American Express Singapore app for iOS has just been updated with Touch ID authentication - you can now login to your account with your fingerprint (or thumbprint for that matter)! Additionally, if you are enrolled in the Membership Rewards program, you will not be able to use your MR points for any purchase. 

Through a management agreement with Ausbao Pty Ltd in Beijing, the IInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has just announced a brand new 160-room Crowne Plaza hotel in Sydney's CBD. The Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling Harbour will be located to the new Sydney International Convention Centre as well as key developments in Darling Quarter and the Barangaroo south precinct.

Ohio saw the opening of a second Hyatt Place (Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker) property in the Cleveland metropolitan area. The hotel brings about the signature Hyatt Place design, amenities and free WiFi connectivity to this busy midwestern city. Being the only integrated hotel within Crocker Park - a development that features over 30 dining options and over 80 upscale shopping experiences. 

Everyone of us must have at some point of life, seen this iconic American Express® Personal Card (or more intimately known as the Green Card). To mark American Express®'s 90th year of operations in Singapore (as well as the nation's jubilee year), the American Express® Personal Card will be available for application on 30 November 2015! 

Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited and Assila Investments have both just signed a contract for the operation and management of the first Shangri-La in Saudi Arabia - the Shangri-La Hotel, Jeddah. 

Located in the heart of Jakarta, Indonesia, the Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Wahid Hasyim is the latest addition to the country's Holiday Inn Express inventory. This 160-room hotel in the city-centre has Jakarta’s shopping paradise like the Grand Indonesia - the largest shopping mall in the country - along with Plaza Indonesia and Pasar Pagi Tanah Abang - the largest clothing wholesale market in Southeast Asia at its doorstep.