Best Credit Card 1-for-1 Buffet Promotions in Singapore (2024)

Want to feast at a hotel buffet for half the price? Thanks to credit card 1-for-1 buffet promotions, you can do so as long as you charge your buffet bill to the right credit card. Here are some of the best 1-for-1 hotel buffet promotions for just about every major credit card in Singapore.

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6 Best Credit Cards with 1 for 1 Buffet Promotions in Singapore

Feast at a hotel buffet for half price with these credit card promotions.

American Express Platinum Credit Card

Online Promo
Membership Rewards Point never expire
Online Promo
Membership Rewards Point never expire

American Express Platinum Credit Card

Rewards Earned
S$1.60 = 2 Reward Points
Minimum Spend
None
Cap on Rewards
None
Online Promo:
[American Express Welcome Offer]
New to American Express cardholders
can get S$300 cashback* from AMEX (in the form of Statement Credits) when you pay the card's annual fee and spend a min. of S$1,000 within the first month of card approval.

Existing cardholders can get S$200 cashback* from AMEX (in the form of Statement Credits) when you pay the card's annual fee and spend a min. of S$1,000 within first month of card approval.

Additionally, earn 1,250 Membership Rewards® points based on the S$1,000 spent above. T&Cs apply.
Valid until 31 Jul 2024

Want access to all the amazing 50% off hotel buffet promotions listed above? Well, you'll need to sign up for the prestigious AMEX Platinum Credit Card. This lifestyle card is open to those earning S$50,000 p.a. and above, and there is an annual fee that is payable.

However, cardmembers will be part of the Amex Love Dining programme which gives you up to 50% off at various hotels and restaurants around town. In order to get the maximum discount of 50% off your food bill, you must dine with 1 guest (total 2 adult diners). The discount will be lower if you dine with more than 1 guest.

HSBC Advance Credit Card

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Earn up to 2.5% Cashback | Instant Activation*
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Earn up to 2.5% Cashback | Instant Activation*

HSBC Advance Credit Card

New Cardholders can get a Samsonite ZELTUS 69cm Spinner Luggage (worth S$680) or S$200 Cashback from HSBC, while Existing Cardholders can get S$50 Cashback when you spend a min. of S$500 in Qualifying Transactions from Card Account Opening Date to the end of the following month AND provide marketing consent in the application form! T&Cs apply.

PLUS live your adventure with HSBC Credit Cards! From 25 June to 23 September 2024, apply, activate and spend with HSBC credit cards and stand to win an all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQB and round-trip air tickets to Paris! T&Cs apply.
Valid until 30 Sep 2024

With a straightforward cashback system, the HSBC Advance Credit Card is easy to use and it does not require you to have an HSBC Advance account, either.

The card simply gives you 1.5% cashback on virtually everything with no minimum spend. If you do spend more than S$2,000 in a month, you get 2.5% cashback.

UOB PRVI VISA Miles Card

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LUCKY DRAW | Earn up to 6 Miles per S$1
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LUCKY DRAW | Earn up to 6 Miles per S$1

UOB PRVI VISA Miles Card

[LUCKY DRAW | Trip.com Coupon Flash Deal]
Get a S$80 Trip.com Coupon and stand a chance to win 54,000 Air Miles (worth a Round-Trip to Tokyo for 1) OR an Apple 11-inch iPad Pro WiFi, 256GB (worth S$1,499) OR an Apple Watch Series 9 GPS, 41mm (worth S$604.50) when you apply and meet the relevant spend criteria. T&Cs apply.
 
PLUS get up to 50,000 miles from UOB when you spend a min. of S$1,000 on your new UOB PRVI credit card for 2 consecutive months from your card approval date, payable first-year annual fee and SMS registration required. T&Cs apply.

Valid until 31 Jul 2024

UOB credit card holders enjoy some great dining deals around town, including a 1-for-1 lunch buffet promotion at the very fancy Triple Three, Mandarin Orchard.

We recommended charging your bill to the UOB PRVI Miles Card. UOB’s powerful air miles card lets you earn 1.4 miles per S$1 spent locally, which is higher than the market rate of 1.2 miles for similar entry-level credit cards.

There is no cap on the miles earned, so feel free to charge large group hotel dining bills to this credit card. Note that miles are awarded per S$5 spent, though.

It has a first-year annual fee waiver, but if you choose to pay the annual fee from the second year, you can get 10,000 miles in return. That works out to 1.9 cents per mile. You can also opt to get a second year fee waiver if you are eligible, but you will naturally miss out on the 10,000 bonus miles.

DBS Altitude Visa Signature Card

Online Promo
Earn Miles That Never Expire
Online Promo
Earn Miles That Never Expire

DBS Altitude Visa Signature Card

Local Spend
S$1 = 1.3 Miles
Overseas Spend (made in foreign currency)
S$1 = 2.2 Miles
Dining Offers
Exclusive
Online Promo:
Get up to 30,000 miles when you apply, pay the card's annual fee and charge a min. spend of S$800 within 60 days from card approval date. T&Cs apply
Valid until 30 Sep 2024

DBS/POSB has probably the biggest number of 1-for-1 hotel buffet promotions in town. With a healthy mix of lunch and dinner buffet promotions, the DBS/POSB dining deals are definitely very enticing for cardholders.

A great option for those who spend a lot on dining is the DBS Altitude credit card, which lets you earn 1.2 miles per S$1 spent locally. There is no category or payment method restriction for earning miles, and more importantly, there is no cap on the miles earned.

Why Use An Air Miles Card to Pay?

Wondering why we did not include your favourite dining rebates credit card in this list? Here are 2 key reasons to charge your bill to a miles card.

Hotel dining MCC codes

While there are plenty of credit cards that give rebates or points in the dining category, users should note that hotel buffets are typically disqualified from that category. "Dining" covers merchants whose main business is in F&B, but in the case of hotel restaurants, the main business is in hospitality. Therefore, it is better to use a generic air miles credit card to avoid losing out on rebates or points.

Expenditure caps

Dining credit cards tend to have restrictive caps, such as limits on the cash rebate you can earn every month. Since hotel buffets tend to be quite expensive, especially if you are paying for a large group, it is usually better to sign using an air miles credit card, which typically has no cap.