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Old Jan 5, 2013, 6:03 am
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Getting double points for oversease spend with DBS cards not such a bad deal
Originally Posted by Awesom Andy
Generally, you'll find the extra miles earned is not enough to offset the fx fees charged.
Depends

With DBS Treasures Black Amex, for every $$100 spend, you get an additional 120 Krisflyer miles if the spend is overseas.
If they charge you 2% extra for overseas transactions, you pay S$2 in Fx charges for these 120 additional Krisflyer miles

Effectively you are buying Krisflyer miles at 1.67 Singapore cents or 1.37 US cents per miles, which is not a bad deal
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