Author: Shane

REVIEW: Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit, Deluxe Room

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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 late afternoon, I was shocked at how busy and crowded the lobby was. It so happens that there was an event going on, so many of the attendees were simply loitering around lobby. Despite that, I got to a check-in agent almost immediately. Check-in was painfully slow, and what made it even more irritating was that many other guests interrupted my check-in process with questions that rightfully belonged to the concierge’s domain (Are there any indian restaurants nearby? How do I get to this place?) and while the check-in agents dealt with these questions professionally, I was pretty much annoyed through no fault of the check-in staff. The room The hotel …

Get 20% more Qantas Points when you transfer your DBS points

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There is no cap on the number of bonus points you can get as long as you transfer before 30 June 2019. DBS has introduced Qantas Frequent Flyer as a partner not too long ago, and now they are offering a promotion, offering an additional 20% bonus points for all conversions made from now until 30 June 2019. DBS points need to be converted in blocks of 5,000 points for 10,000 Qantas points, with no cap on how many points you can transfer in each transaction. Note that the conversion fee of $26.75 will apply for each transfer. The 20% bonus points will be credited on the 14th of each subsequent month. For instance: Good redemption rates for Australia, Emirates With Singapore Airlines devaluing their miles earlier this year, Qantas Frequent Flyer is now competitive in the redemption rates. For instance, it will cost you 60,000 Qantas points for a one-way business class ticket to Sydney, as compared to Singapore Airlines’ 62,000 miles. At the time of writing, there is also no easy way to …

Alaska Mileage Plan sale is now on again: up to 50% bonus miles

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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 Standard Time, which is 20 May 2019 2.59pm Singapore Time, earn between 20 to 50% bonus miles when you buy miles. The bonuses go up when you buy more miles: Under 10,000 miles – no bonus 10,000 to 19,000 miles – 20% bonus 20,000 to 39,000 miles – 35% bonus 40,000 to 60,000 miles – 50% bonus If you want to buy more than 60,000 miles, you will need to make a new transaction. Note that Alaska Mileage Plan limits members to a maximum of 150,000 miles bought each year (this includes bonus miles), unless you hold status with the programme. What are they good for? For the uninitiated, Alaska Air …

LOUNGE REVIEW: SATS Premier Lounge, Changi Airport Terminal 2

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On my trip to Kuala Lumpur today, I decided to check out the SATS Premier Lounge in Terminal 2 today as I was travelling with Malaysia Airlines. As a oneworld Sapphire member, I had the use of the lounge when I travel with oneworld airlines so I thought I’d drop in to see what the lounge offered. Changi Airport Terminal 2 has probably the weakest lounge offering out of all the terminals at Changi Airport. While the other terminals had several lounges, Terminal 2 only offers three: the SilverKris lounge is only available for Star Alliance and Singapore Airlines business and first class passengers; the DBS Asia Treasures lounge which is only accessible by DBS Treasures customers; as well as the SATS lounge which effectively served every other airline. Access Being the only other lounge apart from the Singapore Airlines-operated lounge, you will most likely receive access to this lounge if you were flying in business or first class with any of the airlines operating out of Terminal 2, including Malaysia Airlines, Air India and …

Spend S$300 at Hilton properties and get S$60 back with your American Express cards

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American Express is currently running an offer targeted at select Amex cards, offering a S$60 credit when you spend a minimum of S$300 at any Hilton hotels. The spend can be made either through a prepaid reservation directly on Hilton.com, through the Hilton app, or even through a phone reservation with Hilton. However, food and beverage spending in a bar or restaurant within a Hilton property is excluded, unless this is charged to the room and settled upon check-out. The offer is valid for stays in participating properties located in Australia, Mainland China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenzhen), Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore & Thailand. For those holding the Platinum Card, you will be targeted with an even better offer: spend S$500 and get back S$200 in credit. How to sign up? To sign up for the deal, simply log into the Amex app or into your online account, and look under “Offers”. The offer is only valid for the first 10,000 cardmembers who sign up. Each member who signed up successfully will …