Originally Posted by
jon503
The card is the "Air 1.5" from ShinhanCard (
Link (in Korean)). The card does not really have any other perks like priority pass, but it costs just 45,000 KRW a year and in return, you get 1.5 miles per 1,000 spent domestically in Korea and 3.0 miles for any foreign spending (the extra foreign spending bonus is limited up to 2,000 miles per month).
A coworker recently told me that he got a new
Citi Card which actually offers 1.6 miles per 1,000 KRW and has priority pass. It also seems to let you transfer miles to some other airline programs like SQ, albeit at less favorable rates. The downside is it costs 150,000 KRW a year and does not have any additional bonus for foreign spending.
If I were shopping for a new card I might actually consider the Citi Bank one, but for now I'm pretty happy with the Shinhan Card one.
Edit: It seems the Citi Bank link doesn't work. The card is called "Citi New PremierMiles Asiana" (씨티 NEW 프리미어마일 아시아나)
I also have this Asiana card. There's no PP, BUT you do get lounge access at Matina, Sky Hub, and other lounges (check mastercard.kr for list of extra benefits)
There's a lot of new cards- like the KEB 1.6 and 1.8 Asiana (and Korean Air cards) - BUT these are also transferable as Hana Miles to many other airlines.
The KEB Korean Air 1.6 I have at 40,000W per year or so fee - but ZERO benefits except better earning....
The 1.8 card is 130,000W per year but has PP access for one person....and 1.8/2.0 miles domestic and foreign...
Korean cards are sadly way behind in the points and miles game, but slowly getting better.