Citibank PremierMiles card (SIN)

[KC*]

For good measure, I did a transfer of my Citi miles to my TG ROP account recently.

Call the Citi Credit Card Centre on 2nd July to activate the transfer. Physically the transferred miles hit my TG ROP account today, 9th July, exactly 7 days after I made the phone call to Citi.

Hmmm.. that's not very fast. Must be careful to take such lead time into consideration or be caught off guard.

Amex transfered mine within 24hrs even though they say that it is up to 2 weeks. UOB also transfered within 24hrs. Both to KF, so I am not sure about other FFPs.

[aerosmith]

For good measure, I did a transfer of my Citi miles to my TG ROP account recently.

Call the Citi Credit Card Centre on 2nd July to activate the transfer. Physically the transferred miles hit my TG ROP account today, 9th July, exactly 7 days after I made the phone call to Citi.

info on premiermiles card at this website:

http://www.citibank.com.sg/global_do...iles/index.htm

[KC*]

There was no information that came with my premiermiles card detailing redemption options. The Citibank website also gave scanty information on the Premiermiles card.

Anyone knows where to get info on the FFP options, benefits of this card?

but these are rewards points/miles, which should be free...if pay $25 admin fee, its like "buying" them...

eg, for american express, if you want to join the membership rewards program w/o frequent traveller option, u need to pay $10, which is pretty absurd.....all other cards are free automatically..


Yup, UOB cards sucks since 2008, for transfer to krisflyer/asia miles, they need in blocks of UNI$5000, equivalent to spending S$25,000, last year was UNI$2500. Before 2008 was in blocks of UNI$250. the transfer fee was increased to S$20 from S$10 also...

even if you do not wish to transfer miles, to redeem a $50 voucher with UOB cards, you need on average UNI$3200 or spend S$16,000, compared to other banks like Standard Chartered, DBS, OCBC, HSBC, RBS, Citibank, you need to spend on average $8000 to $10,000, which is totally absurd!!

Please visit UOB's credit cards rewards page to compare:
https://uniservices.uobgroup.com/NAS...vlet?member=no

HSBC's: http://www.hsbc.com.sg/1/2/personal/...ewards-program

OCBC's: http://ocbc1.ocbc.com/online/me/cred.../chox/home.jsp

Maybank's: http://info.maybank2u.com.sg/persona...s.htm#vouchers

RBS's: https://www.rbs.com.sg/onlineform/cc...bp1s7ypkiedrz8

DBS's: http://www.dbs.com.sg/sg/personal/re.../frameset.aspx

Standard Chartered's: https://ibanklite.standardchartered....le=ViewRewards

Citibank's: http://www.citibank.com.sg/global_do...s/base_low.htm *Lowest spending with 5x rewards with Platinum VISA & Clear Platinum at certain merchants, as low as spending $1800 to get $50 voucher*

*2x rewards points but need to pay $10, spend around $7000 for $50 voucher* AMEX:
http://www99.americanexpress.com/myc...ryId=1&page=PR

[KC*]

I have just signed up for Premiermiles recently... being dumb enuf to have blindly used my UOB Professional Plat extensively without checking the conversions. I just realised it is like $2.50 to 1 mile!!! No wonder that awful card is free for life.

At the end of the first year of my Premiermiles card, I will ask for a waiver of the $180 or is it more worthwhile to pay $180 and get that 20K miles bonus?

[Kyo]

I think it's not so much a 'turn-off', rather that it forces you to save the miles for an annual transfer, or when you've accumulated a very significant amount of Citi Miles.

E.g. if you spend over the 50k amount anyway, you're going to find yourself in excess of 120k CitiMiles, which I consider reason enough to warrant paying $25 to boost up the KF account.

the only turn off part for the citi premiermiles card is the S$25 admin fee per conversion to frequent flyer programs. It so high. Compared to Maybank card free (S$0), RBS and OCBC S$10.70 (incl 7% GST). S$10.70 would be a reasonable amount.

Citi premiermiles card is also a cashback card, at 1.2%. Every 1000miles = S$10, which means spending S$833.33 for $10 rebate = 1.2% cashback, min 5000 miles (S$50), in multiples of 1000miles...6k, 7k, 8k etc...

for the annual fee of S$180, if you pay, u get 10000miles(=S$100), so u actually pay only S$80. if you do not wish to pay the S$180, its also fine, u can still keep the card...juz that citibank will reverse out the 10000miles.

pay or do not pay the S$180 annual fee, you still get your priority pass card for 2 free entries per year based on your card's annual fee month to PP's network of airline lounges, each entry is worth US$24 = S$35.

[Kyo]

It's also been widely reported that Citi's Singapore unit is one of its strongest performers, not to mention that the Singapore government last year guaranteed all Singapore Dollar and foreign currency deposits of individual and non-bank customers in banks, finance companies and merchant banks licensed by the MAS.

Until 31 December 2010.

[aerosmith]

Since the first year is free, has anyone considered cancelling the card and then reapply afresh?

Probably you can, with a usual moratorium of 6 months.

But why should one do this if he/she wants to extend the lifespan of his/her flight miles? And also foregoing the 20K bonus miles annually?

Well, from another side of the coin, with Citi in financial deep sh*t right now, one would want to transfer miles constantly to their FFP before chapter 11 kicks in.

[KC*]

Since the first year is free, has anyone considered cancelling the card and then reapply afresh?

[aerosmith]

Why conversion to CX miles so low?

I understand this is a business decision between CX and Citi Singapore, and some passengers would find it useful to convert to CX miles to top up their CX account for an award. But why would CX even bother to be a partner with Citi Singapore when their conversion rate at 1.0 Citi mile to 0.4 CX miles makes them look bad when compared to conversion to SQ, TG or NW miles which is a 1 to 1 conversion?

[s7r0ng3r]

What about the Malaysian sitting in the corner? He's just found a way to earn a lot of KrisFlyer miles (especially when he buys his Xbox 360 )

[kaysquare]

i think they can guess the figurative meaning.... as for the literal one, i dunno!

but they may not even not what 'lan' means.. Local Area Network?

[ginkoka]

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Thanks for sharing your experience. My card is due to but I'll try and ask as well. Though you might want to explain to our non-SIN-based friends what lan lan is

i think they can guess the figurative meaning.... as for the literal one, i dunno!