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Ashwin
@PointsPro
Fora Pro travel Advisor. Credit card points, airmiles, and hotel loyalty program enthusiast. Sharing tips & tricks to maximize rewards • Subscribe for $1 ⤴️
India شامل ہوئے Ekim 2008
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🚨 Should you transfer Bizblack points to Accor (via Singapore 50% transfer bonus offer)
Short answer: No
Long answer: Still no 😜
Let’s say we transfer the full quota of 75k Bizblack points. 1:1 to SQ. So 75k SQ miles.
Even with the 50% transfer bonus, we get 25k Accor points.
At a Rs 2.1 valuation, it is worth Rs 52500
Whereas your Bizblack gets you Rs 75k as hotels/flights via SmartBuy.
So don’t bother even if you have a lot of points.
Pranav Kapur@PranavKapur16
@PointsPro I have biz black - loads of points. Does it make sense - bizblack to SQ to Accor. Keeping in mind 75k smartbuy limit. Even if I max out the 75k limit every month for the next 2 years, I’ll still have points left.
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@VoyageBliss I have seen they price MEL and SYD differently even before. Like even 1 year ago.
Always MEL was higher than SYD.
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LifeMiles seems to be quietly shifting toward distance based pricing
US domestic was the first signal, now Oceania looks impacted too
BKK to SYD and BKK to MEL are pricing differently in Economy despite being in the same zone
Business class still appears to be at the standard rate for now
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Thanks, everyone in the audience. Looking at my tweet analytics, it seems like I get the most reactions from the US🇺🇸
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@TomorrowIfs While I haven’t been to Kochi, Japan; it is a great place to visit. Much lesser crowds too.
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@PointsPro Is it worth visiting Kochi? Living in Kochi I was always fascinated with visiting the other Kochi of the world. Even more than any other place in Japan.
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🌸 Japan Cherry Blossom 9th Forecast
JMC has released its 9th forecast just today. And as posted before, we are having Sakura earlier than usual this year.
It is already started to flower in Tokyo and Hiroshima today.
For Nagoya and Kochi, happened a couple of days before.
DM me if you wish to plan for your Japan trip (paid).
Ashwin@PointsPro
🌸 Japan Cherry Blossom Forecast 2026 Planning to visit Japan during Cherry Blossom? The Japan Meteorological Dept. 3rd forecast is now out. These are just that. Forecasts. Can't rely upon 100% but great for planning your trip as we need to book flights and hotels. This year the sakura will happen earlier than usual so plan accordingly.
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🚨 Get 50% Bonus for transferring Accor ↔️ Singapore Airlines Points
One can also use Accor points to transfer to air miles. Or airmiles to hotel points.
Transfer bonuses are always welcome as they help stretch the value of our points and miles.
Till March 31th, we can transfer points with a 50% bonus:
➡️ Convert 2,000 Accor points 🟰 1,500 Singapore (SQ) miles
➡️ Convert 4,500 SQ miles 🟰 1,500 Accor points
🔸 Should you transfer?
Short Answer: No
Long Answer: Still no. 😀
95% of the time, this doesn't make sense as Accor ➡️ Singapore transfers at a 2:1 ratio.
Even with a 50% bonus, unless you have a specific redemption in mind and be sure you can squeeze out more value.
🔸 When does it make sense to transfer?
SQ miles have hard expiry. Which means the miles expire even with activity. So if you have some spare miles, might as well transfer.
Last year, I took advantage of this offer. I had about 3500 orphan SQ miles. So, topped off my SQ account and earned 1500 Accor points for 4500 SQ miles. 👌
Further, this doesn’t make sense at all for Accor ➡️ SQ transfer. Only SQ ➡️ Accor as explained above.
Is anyone else transferring points?
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@Shitpost_44 During the sale, it was 60-70% off, plus affiliates and gift vouchers on play, so not so bad.
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Ashwin@PointsPro
🚨 Myntra - Decent offers Normally I don't post such regular sales and offers, but this time it was good! Bought a couple of Formula One merch and on top of a 55-65% discount, there was a 15% extra discount. 🔥 Plus ICICI/HDFC 10% instant discount. Of course, more valueback and discounts: ▪️ 6% discount on Myntra vouchers (bought previously, but can still buy with 2% now) ▪️ 3% affiliate cashback There was one full priced item, which I applied 15% discount and a 5X with Axis Grabdeals.
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@PointsPro 15k 😭 I’m still thinking how should I buy Mercedes t shirt on adidas. It’s around 6k
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@deebayleaf Yes, you are right in a way. But follow the credit card community for better insights. 😉
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The era of credit cards in India is over. There are no real perks or benefits anymore. The Airtel Axis card is useless now, and overall, Axis and ICICI have been heavily devalued. SBI's service is among the worst, and Amex is hardly accepted anywhere in India. Don’t get carried away by the posts and tweets from the credit card community.
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@kartik_kannan I love wearing jerseys for some reason. Have F1 jerseys and football club shorts.
But these IPL jerseys are too hideous. Logos all over the place and ugly.
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Subscribed to @PointsPro as I feel it's worth it
Ashwin@PointsPro
🌸 Japan Cherry Blossom 9th Forecast JMC has released its 9th forecast just today. And as posted before, we are having Sakura earlier than usual this year. It is already started to flower in Tokyo and Hiroshima today. For Nagoya and Kochi, happened a couple of days before. DM me if you wish to plan for your Japan trip (paid).
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School fee season is here.
Most people just pay it. Smart ones optimise it.
I added an Education spends comparison for the Big 4.
Paid my full-year school fees via Magnus Burgundy and got 1 month fee waived by the school (~8.33%)
~14% effective returns via AEP month
Same payment. Very different outcome.
which card you choosing to pay School fee?
Manish Golcha@man1sh_golcha
The gap between advertised rewards and real returns has never been wider. 📉🛑 I’ve audited India’s "Big 4" so you don’t have to: not just reward rates, but the spend required to unlock caps, redemption ceilings, excluded category limits, and the real renewal math. 💳 Axis Magnus Burgundy [Points Printing Machine] 💳 HDFC Infinia [The Crown Jewel] 💳 ICICI Emeralde Private [The Silent Powerhouse] 💳 HSBC Premier [The Consistent Performer] 100% data. 0% BS. Here’s the side-by-side cheatsheet of what earns, where it caps, and what’s quietly excluded. 🧵👇
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@PointsPro What was their explanation? Or nothing? In general they wouldn't refund?
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🚨 Now refunded to credit card
Air Arabia had DMed me and asked for the details. Now it is getting refunded to source. 👍
And thank god, I had booked this direct and not via TE or RM.
Please think twice before booking them via OTAs. Couple of years back the baggage paid didn’t get reflected and I had to pay again at airport (at higher cost).
Ashwin@PointsPro
🚨 Air Arabia: Cancels flights but won’t refund! And this is why booking full service carriers matters. We can reschedule (without additional cost) or travel credit but valid for one year. ❌ And this travel credit is also from the booking date and not travel date. So if you book well in advance the time to rebook gets shorter. @airarabiagroup can I get a full refund?
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@PointsPro How did this happen! Pls let us know. As in website while clearly booking they have mentioned no refunds and only credits will be given?
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