This post is written in partnership with DBS Bank. However, all opinions are our own.
DBS has consistently innovated products to make travel more convenient and rewarding for its customers.
Having relied on DBS during our trips abroad and we’d like to share some of the ways DBS has enhanced our travel experience and how they can improve yours too.
Up to 38,000 Miles Sign-Up Bonus towards Your Next Trip
The DBS Altitude card is currently offering a generous sign-up bonus where you can earn up to 38,000 miles* towards your next overseas trip.
Transferring your sign-up bonus to Singapore Airline’s KrisFlyer miles gives you options. For instance, 38,000 KrisFlyer miles could secure you a one-way business class flight to Beijing or Shanghai, or a round-trip economy flight to Hong Kong or Taiwan.
Here’s how:
| Spend S$800 or more | 25,000 KrisFlyer miles |
| Valid PayLah! Account | 3,000 KrisFlyer miles |
| Pay Annual Fee S$196.20 | 10,000 KrisFlyer miles |
*Subjected to qualifying criteria
Up to 2.2 mpd on Overseas Spend
The DBS Altitude Card offers up to 2.2 miles per S$1 spent on foreign currency transactions uncapped. This makes it an excellent choice for travellers with large overseas expenses, eliminating the need to worry about exceeding the monthly bonus spending caps that other credit cards have.
With the DBS Altitude Card, your miles are truly for life. The DBS Points you earn on the card never expire, allowing you to accumulate them at your own pace for your upcoming trip before converting them to miles.
What’s more, the DBS Points earned across all your DBS Credit Cards are combined. This means you pay only one conversion fee to redeem your miles and effectively eliminate concerns about “orphaned points”, which occur when you have small point balances on individual cards that fall short of the minimum redemption requirement.
Scan to Pay with DBS PayLah! on Overseas QR
QR Payment is ubiquitous in Southeast Asia. If you’ve been travelling around the region, you’ll have noticed that cash payment is increasingly less common.
If you’re not a local, it would have been an insurmountable task to set up local QR payments as a tourist. Not anymore with DBS PayLah! with their most recent integration, you can easily scan and pay QR codes overseas as if you’re back home in Singapore.
Funds will be automatically deducted from your PayLah! account without any extra effort on your part. There is a 2% markup on the foreign exchange rate during conversion, but no additional fees are applied beyond that.
From 1 November 2025 to 28 February 2026, you can enjoy 100% cashback of up to S$3 when you scan to pay with DBS PayLah! in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
Limited to the first 10,800 users monthly and capped at 1 redemption per user. Cashback will be updated to your DBS PayLah! wallet on the same day. T&Cs apply.
| Country | Payment Network |
|---|---|
| Thailand | PromptPay |
| Malaysia | DuitNow QR |
| Indonesia | QRIS QR |
| China | UnionPay QR |
Purchase Travel Insurance through the DBS/POSB digibank App
To complement your travel needs, you can conveniently purchase comprehensive travel insurance through the DBS/POSB digibank app, which you probably already have installed on your devices.
In addition to covering common travel inconveniences like flight delays and lost baggage, the travel insurance distributed by DBS also provides coverage for the loss of frequent flyer miles and hotel loyalty points. This is particularly beneficial for travellers who frequently book flights and hotel stays using points.
If your redemption is cancelled and the points cannot be recovered, the travel insurance will reimburse you the retail price of the ticket at the time it was issued. As many point redemptions are highly valuable, this coverage offers peace of mind if you need to rebook your itinerary on short notice.
Plus there’s an on-going promotion. Stand to win business class tickets to Europe or a Leica camera when you buy a travel insurance policy via DBS from now till 12 Dec 2025. Receive 1 chance for every S$10 spent. T&Cs apply.
For comprehensive details on your coverage for your upcoming trip, you can review the full policy wording here.
Final Thoughts
DBS truly simplifies international travel, offering features like convenient overseas payments with DBS PayLah! and comprehensive travel insurance that even covers point redemptions. This ensures a seamless and worry-free journey from the moment you start planning to your return home.
To make your travel even more rewarding, DBS is currently offering an enticing up to 38,000 miles sign-up bonus when you apply for the DBS Altitude Card! Subject to qualifying criteria.
