Best credit card coversion rate to Asiamiles in 2009? (For FTers based in HK)
Apr 13, 2011, 3:34 am
#691
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Only three?
BTW Fubon Platinum is issued as basic and Elite Platinum. You need 1M income/assets proof for Elite Platinum http://www.fubonbank.com.hk/Elite/do...form_app_e.pdf.
If you have that, great. But you don't really need Elite to access the $6/mile earn rate on weekends/ $3/mile earn rate on holidays. The Titanium ($80K annual income) and basic ($250K annual income) Platinum will also have that earn rate.
The only difference is the welcome gift (Elite: $600 cash rebate. basic/Titanium: 60,000 points).
BTW Fubon Platinum is issued as basic and Elite Platinum. You need 1M income/assets proof for Elite Platinum http://www.fubonbank.com.hk/Elite/do...form_app_e.pdf.
If you have that, great. But you don't really need Elite to access the $6/mile earn rate on weekends/ $3/mile earn rate on holidays. The Titanium ($80K annual income) and basic ($250K annual income) Platinum will also have that earn rate.
The only difference is the welcome gift (Elite: $600 cash rebate. basic/Titanium: 60,000 points).
oh btw, musashino22 of JAL forum will be in HK next week. are you guys up for a dinner meetup? (Probably thursday cuz ChrisLi is out of town before then)
we in the JAL forum have crazy food festivals but luckily some food craze won't be here this time so hopefully some sanity shall be instated
Apr 13, 2011, 4:06 am
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Diamond Unionpay: http://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn/...0007d21c39RCRD (08 Apr 2011 - 31 Aug 2011)
Visa Platinum: http://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn/...0007d21c39RCRD (01 Jan 2011 - 30 Apr 2011)
Still have to pay $100 per conversion though http://www.bankcomm.com.hk/mediafile...%20Program.pdf
Hmmm...just noticed Bankcomm Diamond Unionpay conversion is 8 pts/mile to the end of the year. Have updated my best cards list.
Last edited by percysmith; Apr 13, 2011 at 4:37 am
Apr 13, 2011, 1:02 pm
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Thanks percysmith.
A few years ago I had terrible experience dealing with and that's why I pretty much only use Citi PM now. As for having DBS Plat, well it just seems wise to have a secondary card for dining?
A few years ago I had terrible experience dealing with and that's why I pretty much only use Citi PM now. As for having DBS Plat, well it just seems wise to have a secondary card for dining?
Apr 13, 2011, 6:06 pm
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If you have Shacom Plat then DBS Plat becomes entirely redundant - there's no miles justification for earning $5/mile on DBS Plat when you can earn $4/mile on Shacom Plat.
Also, by charging dining to DBS Plat as well as Shacom Plat, you incur the redemption fee twice (both are min $100 redemption fee).
Furthermore DBS Plat's offering nothing in terms of welcome offers http://hk.dbs.com/en/consumer/creditcards/platinum/
Apr 15, 2011, 7:18 pm
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I received three new offers today. Two of them involve AM cards so I believe it is appropriate to spend some time on them
1. SCB
Rerun of June-July "15%" dining spending offer (9.09% rebate on spending required)
...
2. BEA
Rerun of March-July 4% rebate offer
For each of December, January, February
If you can spend at least your personal target (call 3608 6608 to find out, mine's high at 10.5K this time)
You get:
a. 1% rebate on all spending; plus
b.i. 2% additional rebate on all dining, dept store, hotel and overseas spending above personal target on Mon-Fri; or
b.ii. 9% additional rebate on all dining, dept store, hotel and overseas spending above personal target on Sat, Sun and P.H.
...
1. SCB
Rerun of June-July "15%" dining spending offer (9.09% rebate on spending required)
...
2. BEA
Rerun of March-July 4% rebate offer
For each of December, January, February
If you can spend at least your personal target (call 3608 6608 to find out, mine's high at 10.5K this time)
You get:
a. 1% rebate on all spending; plus
b.i. 2% additional rebate on all dining, dept store, hotel and overseas spending above personal target on Mon-Fri; or
b.ii. 9% additional rebate on all dining, dept store, hotel and overseas spending above personal target on Sat, Sun and P.H.
...
"Up to" 10% BEA promotion rebated 23 March, I was $4 short.
Last edited by percysmith; Apr 16, 2011 at 11:55 am
Apr 16, 2011, 12:40 am
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DBS Black Miles Conversion lucky draw 15/4-30/6 $4.8/$3/$1 per mile
https://dbs.esdlife.com/BlackCard1for1/
Local spending only (but it appears online spending OK)
Have to register in above website and find out your promotion conversion rate
Two phases - 15/4-22/5, 23/5-30/6.
Min $3,000 spending and max $9,000 spending in each phase
Also see http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...ow.php?id=5138. I got $4.8/mile, I rather keep using Amex for VFC miles.
Local spending only (but it appears online spending OK)
Have to register in above website and find out your promotion conversion rate
Two phases - 15/4-22/5, 23/5-30/6.
Min $3,000 spending and max $9,000 spending in each phase
Also see http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...ow.php?id=5138. I got $4.8/mile, I rather keep using Amex for VFC miles.
Last edited by percysmith; Apr 16, 2011 at 11:55 am
Apr 16, 2011, 12:42 am
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DBS eminent Impeccable Rewards 20 Apr-19 Jun
http://www.sendspace.com/file/zd56bl
- $300x2 rewards for achieving target spending in two phases 20 Apr-19 May, 20 May-19 Jun (my designated amount: $12.5K)
- 10% cash rebate Sat for spending at 1881 Heritage
Registration: 20 Apr www.dbs.com/hk/eminentsng
- $300x2 rewards for achieving target spending in two phases 20 Apr-19 May, 20 May-19 Jun (my designated amount: $12.5K)
- 10% cash rebate Sat for spending at 1881 Heritage
Registration: 20 Apr www.dbs.com/hk/eminentsng
Last edited by percysmith; Apr 16, 2011 at 11:56 am
Apr 18, 2011, 5:51 am
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SCB discontinues 2X general/8X on 8th dining benefit on 1 May
http://www.standardchartered.com.hk/...tinum-card/en/
I'm not going to type up their 6-month replacement offer cos it's beneath contempt.
Without the 8X on 8th benefit, the SCB Platinum card is as useful as a guy's foreskin - a useless appendage to the real tool (in SCB's case the AE).
I'm not going to type up their 6-month replacement offer cos it's beneath contempt.
Without the 8X on 8th benefit, the SCB Platinum card is as useful as a guy's foreskin - a useless appendage to the real tool (in SCB's case the AE).
Apr 18, 2011, 5:55 am
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SCB discontinues 2X general/8X on 8th dining benefit on 1 May
http://www.standardchartered.com.hk/...tinum-card/en/
I'm not going to type up their 6-month replacement offer cos it's beneath contempt.
Without the 8X on 8th benefit, the SCB Platinum card is as useful as a guy's foreskin - a useless appendage to the real tool (the SCB AE).
I'm not going to type up their 6-month replacement offer cos it's beneath contempt.
Without the 8X on 8th benefit, the SCB Platinum card is as useful as a guy's foreskin - a useless appendage to the real tool (the SCB AE).
Apr 18, 2011, 5:21 pm
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Apr 18, 2011, 10:22 pm
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Even if there were argurably some benefits before it is now fully negated - it's like someone's indefinitely anesthetised it (the card). Now it's just a piece of dead weight being dragged along by its older brother, susceptible to being compromised by pathogens (yes, still talking about the card).
Apr 19, 2011, 1:46 am
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Even if there were argurably some benefits before it is now fully negated - it's like someone's indefinitely anesthetised it (the card). Now it's just a piece of dead weight being dragged along by its older brother, susceptible to being compromised by pathogens (yes, still talking about the card).
Apr 19, 2011, 1:52 am
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Like me? I don't want to think about it LOL
going to open my mailbox tonight after a 8000 RMB hotel bill on SCB AMEX and like 1000 RMB on other random stuff :-P
BTW seems the DCC Scam came down a bit. I didn't receive any DCC receipt on this trip.
going to open my mailbox tonight after a 8000 RMB hotel bill on SCB AMEX and like 1000 RMB on other random stuff :-P
BTW seems the DCC Scam came down a bit. I didn't receive any DCC receipt on this trip.
Apr 19, 2011, 5:09 am
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Every time you use the SCB Plat overseas (like I did when the Dec-Jan 10X promotion was in effect on my SCB Plat card) you have to make sure the slips are clean of any dirty DCC wording, no matter what the person on the other side of the transaction says.
Contrast that with the mighty SCB Amex...a closed-loop system that sheds off pathogens as if made of stainless steel...well, until SCB decides to cut off the blood supply to that one as well - they've already stopped making any new ones and one can see the axe is soon to fall...http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...ow.php?id=4973
Apr 19, 2011, 5:34 am
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Actually no. The spending on its older brother (and all your other cards for the matter) will count towards any spending target set on it.
My local spending 8X target on the SCB Plat looked very close to the average spending on my SCB Amex for the past three months, which was quite high.
My local spending 8X target on the SCB Plat looked very close to the average spending on my SCB Amex for the past three months, which was quite high.