Reward points can be confusing, and that’s perhaps one of the features for the companies offering them. Who’s to say whether 1,000 OCBC$, 500 DBS Points, or 1 Seth Star is worth more?
Here I attempt to list out all the different points one can earn in Singapore, and it’s definitely not exhaustive. Do comment below or in the Telegram post’s comments to add more info for everyone’s benefit!
Value of each point ≠ earn rate
Take note that having a higher value does not mean that a particular card is superior.
For instance, each OCBC$ is worth 0.4 miles while each DBS Point is worth 2 miles, but this does not mean that DBS cards are necessarily better. The optimal earn rate of the OCBC Titanium Reward is 10 OCBC$ per dollar which translates into 4 miles per dollar, while the optimal earn rate of the DBS Woman World Mastercard is 2 DBS Points per dollar which also translates into 4...