If you have been thinking about a subscription to The Economist, you should definitely take advantage of the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts' 5th Anniversary Special Offer which gives you 2,500 Golden Circle Points (worth US$250) with 1-year of The Economist Subscription - in Singapore this subscription will set you back S$438 but you do get back approximately S$350 (US$250) from the bonus GC Points. Shangri-La's Golden Circle program is actually pretty decent apart from its feeble upgrade policy - you do get complimentary breakfast and decent points with a mid-tier status though!

I wrote about the benefits of being a Jade Golden Circle member previously and showed you how consistent they were with their program with my stays at the Shangri-La Singapore as well as Hotel Jen Orchardgateway. It has been slightly over half a year since my last visit to a Shangri-La property and I received an offer in my email one day to entice me to stay. Starwood did that recently as well, offering me 1,500 bonus Starpoints if I stayed before 31 May 2015.