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Best Cards For Flights

Miles Cards

DBS Woman's World Card

Earn 4 miles per dollar on online spend

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UOB Lady's Card

Earn 4 miles per dollar on 1 or 2 chosen categories


Maybank World Mastercard

Earn 4 miles per dollar on selected petrol stations islandwide and up to 3.2 miles per dollar on foreign currency spend 

UOB PRVI Card

Earn 1.4 miles per dollar on local spend and up to 3 miles per dollar on foreign currency spend

4 Priority Pass visits per calendar year

UOB Krisflyer Card

Earn uncapped 3 miles per dollar on SIA group spend and 2.4 miles per dollar on dining, online shopping, transport & select travel with min. S$1,000 SIA spend/year.

HSBC Revolution Card

Earn 4 miles per dollar on selected online and contactless spend (until 31 October 2025)

Cashback Cards

DCS Flex Card

Earn up to 8% cash rebates (best value), 2.4 miles per dollar, or 8% investment credits

DCS Ultimate Platinum Card

Earn 2% cashback on almost everything

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Citi Rewards

Get Dyson Airwrap Origin or S$450 Shopee Voucher or S$400 Cash via PayNow when you spend S$500 within 30 days of card approval

Valid till: July 8, 2025

HSBC Live+

Get Apple iPad (A16) 11" Wi-Fi 128GB or Dyson Airwrap™ Origin or S$390 Cash via PayNow when you spend S$500 by the end of the following calendar month + provide marketing consent

Valid till: July 6, 2025

Maybank Family & Friends

Get Samsonite ENOW SPINNER 69/25 EXP or S$200 cashback when spend S$1,300 within the first two months of card approval. Or, apply for CreditAble and spend S$1,200 within first two months of card approval.

Valid till: May 1, 2025

SC Simply Cash

Get S$360 Cash via PayNow when you spend a minimum of S$800 within 30 days of card approval

Valid till: July 31, 2025

Citi Rewards

Get Dyson Airwrap Origin or S$450 Shopee Voucher or S$400 Cash via PayNow when you spend S$500 within 30 days of card approval

Valid till: July 8, 2025

HSBC Live+

Get Apple iPad (A16) 11" Wi-Fi 128GB or Dyson Airwrap™ Origin or S$390 Cash via PayNow when you spend S$500 by the end of the following calendar month + provide marketing consent

Valid till: July 6, 2025

Maybank Family & Friends

Get Samsonite ENOW SPINNER 69/25 EXP or S$200 cashback when spend S$1,300 within the first two months of card approval. Or, apply for CreditAble and spend S$1,200 within first two months of card approval.

Valid till: May 1, 2025

SC Simply Cash

Get S$360 Cash via PayNow when you spend a minimum of S$800 within 30 days of card approval

Valid till: July 31, 2025

Valid for new-to-bank credit cardholders or does not own any of the bank’s credit cards in the last 12 months, unless otherwise stated.

Gift confirmation are usually sent after you have completed rewards redemption form (sent to your email) & fulfilled qualifying spend within stipulated period.

DBS Woman’s World Card

This card doesn’t offer any sign-up promotions. To make the most of your sign-up rewards, consider applying for the DBS Altitude card first. This is because you can combine points from both DBS cards, and the DBS Altitude card also includes two complimentary airport lounge passes.

DBS Altitude Card

Earn 1.3 miles per dollar on local spend and 2.2 miles per dollar on foreign currency spend

2 Priority Pass visits per membership year (Visa version only)

DBS Woman’s World Card

  • Earn 4 miles per dollar (10X DBS points per S$5) spent online, regardless of local or foreign currency. Capped at S$1,500 spending per calendar month
  • Earn 1.2 miles per dollar (3X DBS Points per S$5) spent abroad in-store 
  • No minimum monthly spending required
  • Best used for online or in-app spend (e.g Kris+) locally

 

Annual Fee
  • S$196.20, (First year waived)

 

Income Requirement
  • S$80,000/year (The income requirement is arbitrary – I was approved for the card even though I didn’t meet that income threshold.)

 

Points Expiry
  • 1 year from transaction (therefore you need to be able to earn miles fast or have multiple DBS points earning credit cards). Minimum redemption is 5,000 points (10,000 miles), leaving smaller amounts unusable (you can redeem mall vouchers, if you really need to.)

 

Transfer Partners
  • KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, Qantas Frequent Flyer

 

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Terms and Conditions

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UOB Lady’s Card

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UOB Lady’s Card

    • Earn 4 miles per dollar (10x UNI$ for every S$5 spent) on your preferred category
    • Earn 0.4 miles per dollar (1x UNI$ per S$5 spent) base earn rate
    • No minimum monthly spending required
    • Spending Cap:
      • Classic Card: S$1,000
      • Solitaire & Above Card: S$2,000 (wef 1 August 2025, this will be revised to S$1,500. Also, there will be a S$750 spending cap per category)

    Depending on what your planned usage is, you can change the categories every quarter. 

     

    Annual Fee
    • S$196.20 (incl. GST), waived for first year

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (locals/PRs); S$40,000 (foreigners)

     

    Points Expiry
    • They expire 2 years after the final day of each periodic quarter in which they were earned
     
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    Maybank World Mastercard

    • Receive Samsonite ENOW SPINNER 69/25 EXP (worth S$570) as a new-to-bank customer, when you apply for a new Maybank Credit Card and charge a minimum of S$1,300 within the first two months of card approval. Alternatively, you may apply for CreditAble and a new Maybank Credit Card, and charge a minimum of S$1,200 within the first two months of card approval.
    • Fill up this google form after signing up to qualify for rewards
    • Read Terms and Conditions here

    Maybank World Mastercard

    • Earn 4 miles per dollar (10X TREATS Points per S$5) spent at specially selected retail stores, restaurants, and all petrol stations islandwide
    • Earn up to 3.2 miles per dollar on foreign currency spend with no cap (3.25% foreign currency fee applies)
      • Earn 3.2 miles per dollar when you spend a minimum of S$4,000
      • Earn 2.8 miles per dollar when you spend a minimum of S$800
      • Earn 0.4 miles per dollar when you spend below S$800
    • Earn 0.4 miles per dollar (10X TREATS Points per S$5) on local spend

    This card is particularly useful for large foreign currency spend (eg. Flight tickets or hotel reservations or luxury goods purchases overseas)

     

    Annual Fee
    • S$240, waived for the first year

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$80,000 (locals/PRs)

     

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    UOB PRVI Card

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    UOB PRVI Card

    • Earn 1.4 miles per dollar for local spending
    • Earn up to 3 miles per dollar for overseas spending (including online shopping and overseas websites)
      • 3 miles per dollar on selected currencies:
        • Malaysian Ringgit
        • Indonesian Rupiah
        • Thai Baht
        • Vietnamese Dong
      • 2.4 miles per dollar on other currencies
    • Earn up to 6.6 miles per dollar when you spend on major airlines and hotels worldwide via special landing pages UOB x Agoda and UOB x Expedia (this may be more costly)
    • One-way Airport Transfer Service for AMEX Version only
    • S$20 off Grab rides to/fro Changi Airport for Visa/Mastercard Version only

     

    Annual Fee
    • S$261.60, first year waived
     
    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (locals/PRs); S$40,000 (foreigners)
     
    Points Expiry
    • UNI$ expire two (2) years after the last day of the quarter in which they were earned.

     

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    UOB Krisflyer Card

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    UOB Krisflyer Card

    • Earn uncapped 3 miles per dollar on SIA-related spend—Singapore Airlines, Scoot, KrisShop, and Kris+ purchases 
    • Earn 2.4 miles per dollar on eligible everyday spends with a minimum spend of S$1,000 on SIA-related spends in a card membership year
    • Earn 1.2 miles per dollar on all other purchases

     

    Annual Fee
    • S$194.40 (incl. GST), waived for first year

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (locals/PRs); S$40,000 (foreigners)

     

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    HSBC Revolution Card

    • Get Apple iPad (A16) 11″ Wi-Fi 128GB (worth S$499) or Dyson Airwrap™ Origin (worth $549) or S$390 Cash via PayNow when you spend S$500 by the end of the following calendar month + provide marketing consent
    • Valid from from 01 July to 31 July 2025
    • Available for New HSBC Cardholders
      • New cardholder is defined as customers with no existing principal HSBC credit card and who haven’t canceled one in the past 12 months.

     

    For Existing HSBC Cardholders:

    • Get S$50 cashback when you spend S$500 by the end of the following month
    • Valid until 31 August 2025
    • Available for Existing HSBC Cardholders
      • Existing Cardholder is defined as customers whose most recent principal HSBC Credit Card was issued more than 12 months ago and who haven’t canceled one in the past 12 months.
      • Eg. You already hold an HSBC TravelOne Card and you apply for HSBC Live+ Card, you are already an existing cardholder.
    • Read Terms and Conditions here
    • Must provide marketing consent to HSBC
    • This gift will be fulfilled directly by HSBC

    HSBC Revolution Card

    • Earn 4 miles per dollar on selected online and contactless spend categories, capped at S$1,500 per calendar month
    • The categories include:
      • Department Stores and Retail Stores
      • Dining (excluding hotel dining)
      • Transportation & Membership Clubs
      • Travel-Related (until 31 October 2025 only)
    • You will only earn 0.4 miles per dollar on other categories outside of these online categories and if you spend above $1,000 per calendar month.
    • The rewards points conversion fee is waived indefinitely— transferring your points is completely free!
    • Note: Contactless payment, upsized cap of S$1,500, and travel-related category will only be available until 31 October 2025. 

     

    Special hack: 

    Even though you may not be able to use the card for flights or hotel bookings directly, you can actually use atome to make your bookings via agoda or trip.com and pay via atome platform. Atome’s MCC is 5999 which falls under 4 mile per dollar category. In addition, spreading your travel spending across 3 months instalments can help you keep within the S$1,000 spending cap. However, you will not be able to earn extra cashback on platforms like Shopback or Azgo.

    If you are new to Atome, you can sign up here to receive points that is equivalent to S$10 off your first transaction. 

     

    Annual Fee
    • None

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (locals/PRs); S$40,000 (foreigners)

     

    Points Expiry
    • 37-month period, starting from the month after the month in which the points were acquired

     
    Transfer Partners
    • Japan Airlines, Air Canada Aeroplan, Fortune Wings Club, Qatar Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Mileage Plus, Krisflyer, Thai Royal Orchid Plus, Flying Blue, Air Asia, British Airways, Asia Miles, Etihad, EVA Air, Qantas, Vietnam Airlines

     

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    DCS Flex Card

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    DCS Flex Card

    • You can choose from three (3) reward options: Miles, Cash Rebates, or Investment
    • Earn up to 2.4 miles per dollar
    • Earn up to 8% cash rebates
    • Earn up to 8% investment credits
    • Minimum monthly spend of S$600
    • Capped at:
      • Miles: 750 miles per category; total 3,000 miles for all 4 categories
      • Cash Rebates: S$25 per category, total S$100 for all 4 categories
      • Investment Credits: S$25 per category, total S$100 for all 4 categories

     

    Annual Fee
    • Monthly service fee of S$15, (first year waived; afterwhich, you can perform minimum 5 transactions per month to waive the monthly fee) – effective 1 July 2025, this will be decreased to S$10

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (locals/PRs) or S$15,000 (aged 56 and above); S$60,000 (foreigners)

     

    Where and how will I receive the miles/cashback/investment credits
    • Miles are credited to your Miles holding account and can be transferred to your Krisflyer account in multiple of 5,000 miles. A conversion fee of S$25 (subject to GST) applies for each redemption request and the process make take up to 15 working days.
      • Here’s how to redeem:
        • Open the DCS Cards App and go to the Rewards Tracker screen
        • Tap “Redeem” or “Redeem Miles” on the Benefit History screen
        • Choose a redemption amount or enter a custom amount in multiples of 5,000 miles, then tap “Confirm.”
    • Cash Rebates will be credited on your card account in the following statement, applied to offset the billed amount.
    • Investment Credits will be deposited to your designated iFast account on the following month.
     
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    DCS Ultimate Platinum Card

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    DCS Ultimate Platinum Card

    • Earn 2% cashback with no minimum spend required and a maximum monthly spend of S$10,000 per calendar month
     
    Annual Fee
    • S$196.20 (inclusive of GST), first year waived
     
    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 or S$15,000— age 55 & above (locals/PRs); S$60,000 (foreigners)
     
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    Mari Credit Card

    • Get up to 10% Welcome Cashback when you spend S$300 on Eligible Transactions within 30 days of card approval
    • You must be among the first 500,000 New Mari Credit Card Holders
    • Must be a new-to-bank customer
    • Valid until 31 December 2025
    • Read Terms and Conditions here

    Note: Shopee purchases via Mari Credit Card Instant Checkout is not eligible for the reward

    Mari Credit Card

    • Earn 3% Unlimited Shopee Coins with Mari Credit Card Instant Checkout (until 31 December 2025 only)
    • Earn 1.7% Unlimited Cashback on eligible card spend
    • No minimum monthly spend requirement and no maximum cashback cap

     

    Annual Fee
    • None

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (Singaporeans or PR)

     

    When is Cashback Credited
    • It will automatically offset against the billed amount in the upcoming Card Account Statement cycle

     

    1.7% Cashback Terms and Conditions

    3% Shopee Coins

    3% Overseas Spend

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    DBS Altitude Card

    • Get one of these gifts when you apply with the promo code and spend S$500 within 30 days from card approval:
    Gift
    Promo Code
    ErgoTune Vesby (worth S$899)
    SSJUL1
    Sony PlayStation® 5 Digital Slim (worth S$669)
    SSJUL2
    Dyson Digital Slim Submarine™ (worth S$699)
    SSJUL3
    Apple iPad 11″ (A16) Wi-Fi 256GB (worth S$649)
    SSJUL4
    S$500 eCapitaVoucher
    SSJUL5

    DBS Altitude Card

    • Earn 1.3 miles per dollar (3.25 DBS Points per S$5) spent locally, including bus and train rides and 2.2 miles per dollar (5.5 DBS Points per S$5) spent on overseas purchases in foreign currency with no minimum monthly spending required and no maximum spending cap
    • This comes with two complimentary lounge passes per 12-month membership period

     

    Annual Fee
    • S$196.20 (inclusive of GST), first year waived

     

    Income Requirement
    • S$30,000 (locals/PRs); S$45,000 (foreigners)

     

    Points Expiry
    • No expiry

     

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