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Citibank updates Citi Rewards card earn rates to 4 miles per dollar spent on all online transactions

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Travel spend and mobile wallet top-ups are excluded though. The Citi Rewards card has been a staple in my wallet for a while now given that it was a leading card in the market for some time: it offered 10x ThankYou Points, or 4 miles, per dollar spent when you shopped anywhere selling shoes, bags or clothes. This made the card almost an indispensible one, given that there’s always bound to be times that you will be buying clothes or bags for yourself, or as gifts, either locally or overseas. Also, Citibank has the widest range of partners: you can transfer your ThankYou points into programmes such as Thai Airways’ Royal Orchid Plus and even Etihad Guest programmes. Updates to the card Citibank today announced that the 10x rewards, or 4 miles per dollar spent will now be extended to all online spend as well, excluding travel-related spend and topping up of mobile wallets. What it means is that your lifestyle spend, such as booking of movie tickets online, will now be eligible for more …

British Airways unveils new Business Club Suite and it comes with a door

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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 is a suite door which can be closed for more privacy, similar to Qatar’s Qsuite. The new A350 will offer 56 of these Club Suites, along with 56 premium economy seats – World Traveller Plus – as well as 219 economy class World Traveller seats for a total of 331 seats. The seat The new seat is a customised version of Collins Aerospace ‘Elements’ Business Class seat, which can be found on some other airlines including China Airlines and Virgin Australia. However, BA has gone a step further and is the first airline to install the privacy door, effectively calling it a suite. In a reverse herringbone layout, the seat faces …

Singapore Airlines partners COMO Shambhala to offer wellness cuisine in the air

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Singapore Airlines will offer COMO Shambhala’s award-winning wellness cuisine on select Singapore Airlines flights later this year, according to a media announcement made earlier this month. The wellness initiative is part of a longer term partnership between the airline and COMO Shambhala. The inclusion of the wellness dishes will be progressively made available in Singapore Airlines’ Book the Cook service. What else? In the announcement, Singapore Airlines mentioned a wider range of initiatives for “future collaborations”, which may include “on-board amenities, as well as in-flight entertainment content relating to wellness, among others”. This sounds like there isn’t really a plan yet. Wellness dishes Currently, Singapore Airlines is already offering several ‘feel good’ dishes under its ‘Deliciously Wholesome’ range, which is all the rage among airlines in recent times. In business class, customers can now select from some of the healthier options, including: Marinated Free Range Chicken on a Spring Salad Bouquet with Cheese Shavings, Roasted Walnuts and White Balsamic Dressing Spring Salad Bouquet of Haricot Verte Beans, Artichokes, Asparagus and Tomatoes with Hard Boiled Eggs …

Qantas Frequent Flyer now available on Mileslife

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Mileslife today announced Qantas as its latest frequent flyer programme partner, enabling Qantas Frequent Flyer members to earn Qantas Points on the Mileslife’s network. Mileslife is currently available in Singapore, Hong Kong and China, and allow users to earn miles on lifestyle spending through its app at select merchants. Earn bonus points from now till 11 April 2019 In celebration of the new partnership, new users to the app who link their Qantas Frequent Flyer accounts will earn a bonus 2,500 Qantas Frequent Flyer points when they spend a minimum of S$30. For every additional $30 spend from now until 11 April 2019, users will also earn an extra 150 points on top of the on-going earn rates. This promotion is capped at 7,500 points (i.e. a maximum spend of S$1,500). Other frequent flyer programmes Qantas is the 17th airline to join the programme, with other major airlines such as Singapore Airlines, ANA, British Airways, EVA Air, Emirates and Lufthansa already on the programme.

Citibank increases minimum spend on Citi Prestige card to S$20,000 per quarter to redeem free limo rides

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Cardholders now need to spend S$20,000 per quarter instead of S$1,500 for 2 rides. One of the best perks of the Citi Prestige will no longer be so valuable in future. The mid-tier card – which requires an annual income of S$120,000 in Singapore – has got some pretty strong benefits, including two free limousine transfers each quarter with a minimum spend of S$1,500 in foreign currency. This benefit will change from 1 April 2019, and cardholders will now need to spend a minimum of S$20,000 (local and foreign combined) each quarter to receive the same benefit. A 1333% increase on minimum spend is definitely not an enhancement (tsk tsk, Citibank), it’s definitely not the end of the world. So tell me why I should keep the card While the limo services will no longer be within reach by the bulk of the cardholders, the Citi Prestige card remains pretty competitive for its hotel travel perk. If you book four consecutive nights at the same hotel through the Citi Prestige Concierge, you will receive the last night complimentary with no black-out dates. This is a …