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FLIGHT REVIEW: Singapore Airlines B787-10 Business Class, Bangkok – Singapore
The Boeing 787-10 is the new generation aircraft that Singapore Airlines have decided on for its short and medium haul flights. he aircraft has a two-class configuration: business and economy class, with 36 and 301 seats respectively, for a total of 337 seats.
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Plan your last-minute June holidays with Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes
Singapore Airlines have unveiled its offerings for the June edition of Spontaneous Escapes. Surprisingly for a school holiday month, there seems to be a bumper crop of destinations on offer, although there are also plenty of restrictions. As again, the promotional mileage is 30% off the usual redemption rates applicable. Bookings must be made by 31 May 2019, for travel between 1 to 30...
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Mileslife suspends operations in Singapore
Announcement made last night through the Mileslife app, although not unexpected. Mileslife last night put out a sudden announcement that it was suspending operations in Singapore: ‘Suspended temporarily’ While Mileslife did say it’s a ‘temporary’ suspension and said they are hoping to return by July, it remains to be seen if they can even successfully return to the market. If you have been following...
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REVIEW: Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit, Deluxe Room
Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit is located walking distance from Terminal 21, which is a fantastic location given it’s at the interchange of Asoke BTS station and Sukhumvit MRT station. This provides quick access to the heart of town and also to many other new places of interests that popped up in the last few years. When I first arrived at the hotel in the...
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Alaska Mileage Plan sale is now on again: up to 50% bonus miles
Buy at least 40,000 miles at USD$0.0275 each and get 50% bonus miles. If you are into the miles game, you will know that Alaska Mileage Plan is kind of a stray horse here that gives incredibly good value. They also run regular promotions that gives bonus miles when you buy miles from them. The promotion From now until 19 May 2019 11.59pm Pacific...
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You can now redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points with your DBS points
DBS has quietly added Qantas as a frequent flyer redemption partner last week, making it only the fourth partner one can transfer DBS points to. The exchange rate is 1 DBS point to 2 Qantas points, at a rate similar to Krisflyer miles and Asia Miles. Redemption has to be made in blocks of 5,000 DBS points to 10,000 Qantas points. Each transfer will...
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FLIGHT REVIEW: Singapore Airlines 777-200 Business Class, Singapore – Beijing
It’s been a while since I last took a Singapore Airlines business class flight, so when the opportunity presents itself for me to make a redemption booking to Beijing, I decided to try to score a seat on the Boeing 777-300ER, as I have not tried the product before. In the first instalment of the permanent Spontaneous Escapes, Singapore Airlines ran a very generous...
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British Airways unveils new Business Club Suite and it comes with a door
British Airways is the latest airline to jump on the new seat bandwagon, revealing a brand new business class seat and layout for the new A350s that it will receive later this year. Direct-aisle access, flat beds, more storage, larger in-flight entertainment screens are some of the improvements BA mentioned that the new suite will offer, but the biggest win for this new product...
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Qantas reveals more details of its Singapore First Lounge
The Qantas First Lounge in Singapore will use a neutral colour palette, luxurious materials and leafy green highlights as it offers the airline’s top customers with a restaurant-style a la carte dining experience, a cocktail bar and showers. Following the announcement of a new Qantas First Lounge in Singapore last year, Qantas has released more details and images on what travellers can expect from...
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Marriott Rewards to be rebranded; hotel category changes in 2019
While Marriott and SPG’s loyalty programmes merger that took place last year August was probably one of the biggest event in the industry in 2018, there are still more changes coming. Marriott Rewards to be rebranded Marriott Bonvoy This has been widely reported in many loyalty and hotel news sites, and the new brand will take effect from 13 February 2019. The three programmes...
