DBS Credit Card Promo: Buy Miles from 1.83 cents each

DBS is offering Altitude and Vantage credit cardholders the opportunity to buy up to 300,000 miles from as little as 1.83 cents each.

Buy Miles from 1.83 cents

From 1 August till 30 September 2025, DBS Altitude and DBS Vantage cardholders can buy miles (in the form of DBS points) through the Elevate Your Escape promo.

Here’s a breakdown of the costs involved:

Note: 1 DBS point can be converted to 2 miles

Other promo terms

• Register via DBS PayLah! app
• Limited to first 2,000 cardholders
• Cardholders can register for both promos
• Only principal cardholders qualify
• Subscription fee will be charged within 60 days from the end of the promo period (by 29 Nov 2025)
• DBS points will be credited to the card within 60 days from the end of the promo period (by 29 Nov 2025)

DBS points flexibility

DBS cards only have 3 useful transfer partners:

1. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
2. Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
3. Qantas Frequent Flyer

So, by buying miles through DBS cards, you’re essentially buying miles to convert to these frequent flyer programs, or even for a promo voucher if you like.

Points earned/purchased on the DBS Altitude Card do not expire, however, those on the DBS Vantage Card expire after 3 years. So, the lower-tiered DBS Altitude Card is clearly the better card to use for this promo. This is also bad if you have both cards, as the points will be credited to the Vantage card.

Is this a good deal?

Firstly, this is a no-questions-asked method of buying miles, so it should be compared to similar miles sales, instead of bill-payment services like Citi PayAll, CardUp or ipaymy.

Buying miles at 1.83 cents through this promo is 22% more expensive than my valuation of KrisFlyer and Asia Miles, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t extract good value out of it. And as always, travellers are only advised to buy miles when they have a near-term plan to redeem them.

The Miles Game isn’t just about earning miles fast and buying miles cheap. All those efforts can be quickly-negated if you make poor-value award redemptions or allow the miles to expire without use. With that said, I encourage cardholders to always have an award redemption plan, instead of buying/accumulating miles blindly.

Flight redemptions with DBS points

As the cost-per-mile is clear, it’s easy to calculate if this promo is worth it to you, depending on what you’re redeeming the miles for.

Here are some examples (assuming 1.83 cpm):

Best DBS credit cards

As a refresher, here are the best DBS and POSB credit cards in Singapore.

If it’s not already clear, DBS Altitude and Vantage credit cards are really poor for miles accumulation. Seasoned travel hackers in Singapore use these cards mainly for:

• Sign-up promos
• Free airport lounge access
• When other superior Miles cards have been maxed out

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DBS yuu

18% cash rebate or 10 mpd at selected merchants

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DBS yuu Visa Card

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card gives you uncapped earn rate of 10 yuu points per dollar at participating yuu merchants, with no minimum spending required. 10 yuu points can be redeemed for 5% cash rebate or 2.78 KrisFlyer miles per dollar.

Spend at least S$800 per calendar month to get a bonus 26 yuu points per dollar at those merchants (total 36 yuu points = 18% rebate = 10 mpd), capped at S$78 per month (S$800 spending). Yes, that’s right, the only way that you’ll get 18% cash rebate or 10 mpd is if you spend exactly S$800 at participating merchants every month.

So, should you redeem yuu points for KrisFlyer miles?

By ignoring the opportunity to earn 18% rebate, you’d be “paying” about 1.8 cents per KrisFlyer mile in opportunity cost; and that’s pricey.

Tip: Redeem yuu points for excluded Giant or Cold Storage items like magazines, infant milk formula, sushi or tobacco products to lower/eliminate your opportunity cost.

If you’re looking to top-up small amounts of KrisFlyer miles for an award redemption, this is a great way to do so, as conversions are free and instantaneous.

Here are some participating yuu merchants:

• Giant
• Cold Storage
• Gojek
• 7-Eleven (Visa only)
• Foodpanda
• Singtel
• Guardian
• SimplyGo (Singapore public buses, MRT, LRT)
• Charge+ EV charging (Visa only)
• CHAGEE (via CHAGEE app only)

Cardholders can also earn 35 yuu points per dollar when purchasing Dairy Farm supermarket vouchers from Giant or Cold Storage outlets, and when paying Singtel bills at Singtel kiosks in Singtel shops.

Get just 0.5% cash rebate at other merchants.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer only

💯 Conversion ratio
1 yuu point = 0.5% cash rebate
3.6 yuu points = 1 KrisFlyer mile

🧮 Transfer block
200 points (56 miles)

💲Transfer fee
Free

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 yuu point per S$1 dollar spent, plus 9 bonus yuu points for eligible online transactions (equivalent to 5% cash rebate in total). Earn a further 26 yuu points per S$1 at yuu partners if you spend at least S$800 in a calendar month. Base points are credited within 14 days, while bonus points are credited within 60 days.

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DBS Woman’s World

4 mpd on online spending

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DBS Woman’s World Mastercard

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card, which is also available to men, gives you a strong earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on online spending (in any currency) up to $1,000 per calendar month, with no minimum spending requirement. This covers a wide range of spending categories like online shopping, flights, hotels, food delivery and ride-hailing.

The biggest drawback of this card is its short points expiry term of just 1 year. Cardholders should set yearly reminders to transfer out the points before they expire.

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💸 Annual fee
$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
$80,000/year
(Not strict. Many readers with lower income have reported that you can get an approval by applying without SingPass, then entering an annual income above $80k, before uploading your actual proof of income that is under $80k.)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Points expiry
1 year from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, Qantas Frequent Flyer

💯 Transfer ratio
1 point = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 points (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
$27.25 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other DBS cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base point per $5 dollar spent, plus 9 bonus points for eligible online transactions (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted, while bonus points are credited around the middle of the following calendar month.

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POSB Everyday

20.1% discount on fuel at SPC

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🎁 Sign-up bonus

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POSB Everyday Mastercard

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card gives you unlimited 20.1% discount (15% instant, 6% cash rebate) on fuel purchases at SPC.

Cardholders with at least $800 worth of spending per calendar month can get 10% cash rebate for selected spending categories like:

1. Food Delivery: 10% cash rebate, up to $200/month (shared cap with Dining)
2. Dining: 5% cash rebate, up to $400/month (shared cap with Food Delivery)
3. SimplyGo: 10% cash rebate, up to $200/month
4. Malaysian Ringgit In-Person: 10% cash rebate, up to $200/month
5. Online Shopping: 5% cash rebate, up to $400/month (selected merchants like Shopee, Lazada etc.)
6. Sheng Shiong: 5% cash rebate, up to $400/month

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💸 Annual fee
$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

❓How/When cashback is credited
Cash rebate amount is credited into the card by the end of 3 calendar months.

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DBS Altitude

1.3 mpd on SGD spend, 2.2 mpd on foreign currency

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🎁 Sign-up bonus

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DBS Altitude Visa Signature Card

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card gives you an earn rate of 1.3 miles per dollar on SGD spending, and 2.2 miles per dollar on foreign currency transactions.

Other great features include 2 free airport lounge visits per year (Visa version only) and that the miles/points earned on this card do not expire.

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💸 Annual fee
$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)
Note: Annual fee payments come with 10,000 miles (not worth it)

💼 Income requirement
$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
AMEX: 3%
Visa: 3.25%

🛋️ Airport lounge access
2 free lounge visits per card membership year
(Visa version only, via Priority Pass)

⏰ Points expiry
Points earned from this card do not expire!

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, Qantas Frequent Flyer

💯 Transfer ratio
1 point = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 point (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
$27.25 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other DBS cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Base points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted, while bonus points are credited around the middle of the following calendar month.

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DBS Vantage

1.5 mpd on SGD spend, 2.2 mpd on foreign currency

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DBS Vantage Visa Infinite Card

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card gives you an uncapped earn rate of 1.5 miles per dollar (or 1.5% cashback) on SGD spending and 2.2 miles per dollar (or 2.2% cashback) on foreign currency spending.

This is a great backup card, if you have exhausted all your specialized cards with better earn rates.

Like the entry-level DBS Altitude card, this card also gives you a fantastic 6 mpd earn rate on air tickets on selected airlines (e.g. Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Finnair and more) and hotels booked via the dedicated Expedia link, up to $5,000 per calendar month.

Cardholders receive Accor Plus Explorer membership, which comes with 1 complimentary hotel stay in Asia Pacific and up to 50% off dining in Accor properties.

Cardholders are also entitled to 10 free airport lounge visits (via Priority Pass) per card membership year!

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💸 Annual fee
$599.50
(Strictly no waiver. Comes with 12,500 points, equivalent to 25,000 miles)

💼 Income requirement
$120,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

🛋️ Airport lounge access
10 free lounge visits per card membership year
(via Priority Pass)

⏰ Points expiry
3 years from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, Qantas Frequent Flyer

💯 Transfer ratio
1 point = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 points (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
$27.25 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other DBS cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Base points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted, while bonus points are credited around the middle of the following calendar month.

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DBS Esso Platinum

18% discount on fuel at Esso

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🎁 Sign-up bonus

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DBS Esso Platinum Mastercard

Suitesmile rating:

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✍️ Short summary
This card gives you an instant 18% discount on fuel purchases at Esso.

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💸 Annual fee
$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
$30,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

📜 Terms & conditions

Promo frequently asked questions

DBS shared the following frequently asked questions of this promo:

Promo terms and conditions

Here are the terms and conditions of this promo: