Travel hacking from Singapore
For years, you could redeem just 25,000 Alaska miles for what was known as JAL Stopover Trick. This ‘trick’ takes full advantage of Alaska Airline’s generous free stopover rule and its lack of division of the Asia region.
It’s that time of month again! Around the middle of every month, Singapore Airlines comes out with a list of last minute destinations that you can trade your precious miles for.
If you are based in Singapore and do not want the extra work of maintaining miles on different Frequent Flyer Programs (FFPs), I recommend just sticking with Singapore Airlines’ Krisflyer. If you are like me, always wanting to squeeze the most value juice out of your miles, read on!
Weighing out the pros and cons between using credit cards and cash.
I recommend always having redemption goals to ‘spend’ your miles/points on for the following reasons:
In order to start a Marriott Gold or Platinum fast track challenge, you will need to call Marriott via one of the numbers in this page. Let them know that you would like to participate in the Platinum Challenge. You will be told that you need to stay 16 nights within 90 days to complete the challenge.
There are situations where you will be left with no choice but to use cash instead of your credit card. These are:
Marriott Bonvoy is running an offer to recruit new members. Even if you do not plan to be a loyal member like me, you should seriously consider taking advantage of this offer.
Get Hilton Gold status with as little as S$90!
Beautiful resort, amazing sunset view on a clear day. Great place to spend your Hilton Honors points!
After my enjoyable stay at JW Marriott Khao Lak, I have surpassed 75 nights with Marriott Bonvoy. I am again offered an Annual Choice Benefit, on top of the one that I received after 50 nights.
Wait for the newly-refurbished suites to be ready before booking a stay.
Large non-suite rooms. The free shuttle service was very useful as there was nothing much around the property.
Having multiple credit cards can be overwhelming. I recommend using my simple credit card management sheet to keep track of the cards that you are holding. In this article, I will be sharing those that I actually use, ranked according to importance.
This huge resort holds one of the longest pools in the world!
Largest hotel in Phuket in a quiet area.
Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Riverview is a hotel under the Marriott Bonvoy umbrella and is one of their cheapest property in Singapore. It is currently running an offer with promo code L9Z that includes an $88 food and beverage credit per stay.
Great award sweet spot with only 10k points per night!
