Double Qantas Points on QF Flights Worldwide - Book by 08 April 2019, Travel by 29 February 2020 (Register Now!)

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With the ability to convert DBS Points into Qantas Points as well as the opportunity to earn more Qantas Points via Mileslife, travellers now have more reason to take advantage of the double points promotion. Upon registration of this special offer, Qantas Frequent Flyer members will be able to earn double Qantas Points on all eligible Qantas operated flights (with a QF flight number) worldwide - booking must be done between the time of registration and 11:59PM (AEST) 08 April 2019.

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You May Now Use Your Free Nights with American Express Platinum Reserve Credit Card at Capri by Fraser, Johor Bahru

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One of the greatest perks of the American Express Platinum Reserve Credit Card is the complimentary 3D2N stay at any participating Frasers Hospitality property worldwide each Card Membership year. Even though the annual fee of this card is S$214 more than the American Express Platinum Credit Card, it does come with a few nice perks that the latter card doesn't. If you are planning on getting the American Express Platinum Credit Card (which you can eventually upgrade into a Platinum Reserve Credit Card), signing-up using my referral link will get you 15,000 more Membership Rewards (MR) points.

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You Can Now Convert Your DBS Points into Qantas Frequent Flyer Points - Where Could You Go?

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Most credit cards points and equivalent miles convert mostly to KrisFlyer (KF) Miles and Asia Miles (AM) in Singapore. It appears that DBS has added Qantas Frequent Flyer (QFF) as a Point Transfer Partner - members can convert their DBS Points into QFF Points at the same rate as KF and AM (5,000 DBS Points = 10,000 Miles).

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Citibank Singapore Unveils New Card Faces for Citi Prestige and Citi PremierMiles

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New applicants of the Citi Prestige and Citi PremierMiles will receive their credit cards with a brand new card face soon. The new card faces of the two aforementioned cards are introduced to standardise the way cards look and feel across countries. At the time of writing, it is unclear whether new (or changes to existing) benefits will be introduced with the new card face but the Citi Prestige will come in a ‘premium hybrid metal material’ from 15 April 2019.

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Starbucks Adds New Benefits for Gold Members - Physical Gold Card Issuance to Cease from 01 July 2019

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If you frequent Starbucks often enough, hitting Gold status on the Starbucks Rewards program is not an incredibly difficult thing to you - you just have to spend S$300 each year to achieve this top-tier status. Over the weekends, Starbucks has unveiled some new perks and benefits for Gold members which include things like bonus stars upon renewal (and upgrade) as well as free drink customisation.

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OCBC Adjusts Salary Bonus Interest on 360 Account to 2.0% (from 1.5%) for Balances Between S$35,000 and S$70,000

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OCBC introduced some changes to the 360 Account back in November 2018 and one month after the new changes took effect, the bank awarded a bonus interest of 2.0% (instead of the 1.6% which was initially advertised) on balances between S$35,000 and S$70,000. This promotional interest rate was supposed to end after March 2019 but it appears that the bank has now made this positive change permanent.

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Earn up to 3.3 Miles per Dollar on Participating Merchants Each Month with AmEx Singapore Airlines Credit Cards - up to S$200 Spend Each Month

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American Express Singapore Airlines Credit Cardholders can now earn an additional 2 KrisFlyer Miles for every S$1 spent at participating merchant, up to S$200 each calendar month. In addition to the 2 additional KrisFlyer Miles that members already earn on eligible Grab transactions, cardholders are now able to earn this extra bonus across merchants that have been identified by American Express as 'daily essentials'.

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Smart Luggage Vs Traditional Suitcases

With summer closing in on us, a lot of us are going to start pulling out our travel bags, making plans for our next holiday destination. Packing for the occasion is imperative if you want a successful trip, whether by going on a bus, the train, by cruise or by plain. While regular carry-on bags and suitcases generally get the job done, a new type of luggage has made the rounds in the travel community recently, and it’s proving to be quite popular. This new luggage, known simply as smart luggage, has the ability to weigh itself, can skip TSA checkpoints, and can even send you an alarm if it thinks it’s lost or is stolen.

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