It’s crazy that summer 2021 is already here. With so many adults fully vaccinated, it is a better time than ever to book your summer travel. Airlines are busy too, adding flights to warm beach destinations like Hawaii and the Caribbean, while hotels are preparing to operate at full capacity again. One of the best-known …
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Intriguing new insight into points and miles, credit cards and loyalty programs, travel and more
Traveling can be a hobby, it can be a lifestyle, it can even be a spiritual journey. There are various reasons to travel, various ways to do it too. But something people would always love to have while travelling is comfort. Enter Vincent Tan, founder of PinterPoin, a blog where he shares the way of traveling in comfort of luxury without having to spend a lot of money for it. The secret? Using points and miles.
Points and miles are a type of currency that is earned every time someone takes a trip or make a purchase on a rewards credit card. And these can be used for free travel. In 2018, Vincent created PinterPoin to help guide people in the ways of using points and miles.
Singapore Airlines’ status without flying promo
With Singapore’s borders more or less closed, Singapore Airlines has launched a creative promotion that makes it easy to earn status without flying. Between April 7, 2021, and February 28, 2022, you can accrue activity towards Singapore KrisFlyer status for shopping, converting rewards points, and more.
Let’s assume you currently have no status with Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer program. In that case you’re eligible to upgrade your status to either KrisFlyer Elite Silver or KrisFlyer Elite Gold.
For context:
KrisFlyer Elite Gold status requires 50,000 elite qualifying miles per year
Here’s a rundown of the different ways you can use this promotion to earn status:
NTUC s e2i data breach puts 30k individuals data at risk of exposure Details 07 April 2021
NTUC s Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) has been involved in a data breach, putting personal data of approximately 30,000 individuals at risk. The company, which provides skills training and job matching services, said a malware had infected a mailbox belonging to an employee of e2i s appointed third-party vendor, i-vic International on 12 March. The data security incident may have then resulted in an unauthorised access to the affected mailbox that contained personal data of users who have used e2i s services.
The affected individuals are those who had participated in certain e2i’s events or utilised e2i’s services previously from November 2018 until 12 March 2021, e2i said. For instance, they attended a job fair, employability workshop or career coaching. According to the company, the potentially affected personal data may i