Singapore Airlines to Offer Pre-ordering of Meals for Premium Economy Class Passengers - First Airline in the World

Singapore Airlines offered Business Class, First Class and Suites passengers the option to get confirmed meal choices (that are not part of Book the Cook) up to 24 hours prior to the flight's scheduled time of departure. Today, the flag carrier airline of Singapore has announced at the World Gourmet Forum that it will be the first airline to enable Premium Economy Class passengers to pre-order main courses from its in-flight menu from anywhere in the airline's global network from 01 May 2019.

Read More

The Outpost Hotel by Far East Hospitality Joins Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH)

One of the newest hotels to open in Singapore this year is Far East Hospitality's new Sentosa property - The Outpost Hotel. Home to 193 guest rooms and suites, The Outpost Hotel officially joins Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) today to be alongside over 500 independently spirited hotels in over 80 countries across the globe.

Read More

Millennium Hotels & Resorts Celebrates New Single-tier Loyalty Programme Launch with Stay Like a Millionaire Lucky Draw - up to 55 Free Nights!

Millennium Hotels & Resorts announced a brand new single-tier loyalty programme last week - the newly-revamped My Millennium Guest Reward Programme does not feature a tier-level membership and it simply rewards members through stay enhancements or lifestyle rewards. In celebration of the launch of this new programme, every qualified stay booked via www.millenniumhotels.com between now and 30 September 2019 will be eligible for one entry into the lucky draw which comes with a grand prize of 1,000,000 My Points.

Read More

Hotel Review: Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai (King Bed Deluxe) - First Andaz Property in Asia

It is definitely worth noting that the Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai is the first Andaz-branded property to open in Asia and it located in an iconic entertainment area of downtown Shanghai. Even though the official check-in time at the property is 3:00PM, I did not face any trouble getting a room assigned to me at approximately 2:00PM. In fact, the hotel actually accorded me with an upgrade into a King Bed Deluxe (much like a Junior Suite and you will see why later) since I was celebrating my birthday there.

Read More

OCBC VOYAGE Reduces Minimum Spend for Free Limousine Ride from S$3,000 to S$1,500 for Foreign Currency Transactions

OCBC has just updated their website to enhance the limousine benefit for OCBC VOYAGE cardholders (this is actually a real enhancement so good job OCBC!) - cardholders are now able to unlock a free limousine ride by spending just S$1,500 (instead of S$3,000) in a currency other than SGD each month!

Read More

The St. Regis Singapore unveils New Double-height Ceiling Event Venue - Caroline's Mansion

After approximately 10 months of extensive renovations, The St. Regis Singapore has fully converted the hotel's indoor tennis courts into a luxurious double-height ceiling event venue that pays homage to the house of Caroline Astor. Caroline's Mansion is the latest addition to an exclusive suite of event spaces and it sits adjacent to the property's main building with a private entrance by the hotel driveway.

Read More

Get 7,500 Additional Miles with AmEx SQ KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card - up to 43,000 Bonus Miles!

American Express has been pushing out a pretty attractive Referral Programme for most of its credit cards - you can now get 7,500 additional KrisFlyer Miles with the American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card through this programme if you sign-up using my unique referral link. If you did not hold any Singapore Airlines credit cards previously, you can easily earn 12,500 KrisFlyer Miles by spending just S$50 in the first 3 months upon card approval.

Read More

Should You Renew InterContinental Ambassador for US$200 or 40,000 IHG Rewards Club Points?

A number of changes to the InterContinental Ambassador membership have gone live and it has gotten significantly more expensive (in terms of IHG Rewards Club Points at least) over the years to renew. I am now once again faced with the situation of potentially renewing my membership - the two options that I have on the table are either to pay US$200 or 40,000 IHG Rewards Club Points.

Read More