In view of the latest “circuit breaker” measures introduced in Singapore, most of your credit card spending will probably revolve around daily essentials, such as groceries, as well as perhaps more online spending during this period.
UOB has introduced several promotions to give miles chasers an additional boost.
UOB PRVI Miles Amex
For this promotion, you’ll be able to earn up to 3 mpd on contactless transactions at grocery stores, and selected online transactions including groceries, shopping, dining, food delivery and bills. The 3 mpd consists of the usual earn rate of 1.4 mpd, and an additional bonus of 1.6 mpd. Note that this promotion runs from now until 30 Jun 2020, and you will require a minimum spending of S$2500 over the promotion period in order to earn the bonus miles. The promotion is also capped at S$5000 of eligible spending. All bonus miles will be credited to your UOB card account by 31 Aug 2020.
The full T&Cs can be found here.
UOB PRVI Miles Visa and Mastercard
For this promotion, you’ll be able to earn up to 3 mpd for purely online spending with selected merchants, involving groceries, shopping, dining, food delivery, bill payments and some subscriptions. The 3 mpd consists of the usual earn rate of 1.4 mpd, and the additional bonus of 1.6 mpd. The promotion runs from now until 31 Jul 2020, and you’ll require a minimum spend of S$2000 in order to earn the bonus miles. The promotion is also capped at S$3500 of eligible spending. All bonus miles will be credited to your UOB card account by 31 Oct 2020.
Registration is required. Simply text BONUS<space>Last 4 alphanumeric digits of NRIC to 77862 (e.g. BONUS 567A).
The full T&Cs can be found here.
KrisFlyer UOB
In this latest promotion, you can earn up to 3 mpd for spending at selected grocery stores and supermarkets, health and beauty, as well as electronics, home appliances and furniture. The 3 mpd consists of the usual earn rate of 1.2 mpd, and an additional bonus of 1.8 mpd. The promotion runs from now until 31 Jul 2020, and you’ll require a minimum spend of S$4000 in order to earn the bonus miles, but the total number of bonus miles is capped at S$2000 of spending on eligible transactions. All bonus miles will be credited by 30 Nov 2020.
Registration is required. Simply text KFEVERYDAY<space>Last 5 alphanumeric digits of NRIC to 77862 (e.g. KFEVERYDAY 4567A).
The full T&Cs can be found here.
For all the aforementioned promotions, do remember to consult the T&Cs for excluded transactions to ensure that you’re earning the most miles as you spend, while ensuring that you meet the minimum spending requirements in order to receive the bonus miles.