RHB Introduces New Conditions For Lounge Privileges & Revises Airmiles Redemption Rates For Its Credit Cards

Alex Cheong Pui Yin

29th August 2023 - 4 min read

RHB Bank has announced some updates to the Plaza Premium Lounge (PPL) privileges of its credit cards and the airmiles conversion rate to make redemptions from selected frequent flyer programmes. Specifically, cardholders who wish to fully tap into the complimentary PPL access offered by their cards will soon need to meet specific tiered spending requirements, and they’ll also need to use more credit card points to redeem Enrich Points and KrisFlyer Miles.

According to the announcement, RHB’s revision with regard to PPL privileges will impact a total of five cards, namely:

RHB Premier Visa Infinite credit card/-i
RHB Visa Infinite credit card
RHB Visa Signature credit card
RHB World Mastercard credit card/-i
RHB Business Platinum credit card

With this amendment, the PPL privileges of these cards will soon be provided in tiers, and must be earned by meeting some spending requirements listed by the bank. Here’s a table to compare the current PPL privileges that RHB cardholders are enjoying, and the updated version of it:

Credit cards	Current PPL benefits and criteria	Updated PPL benefits and criteria
RHB Premier Visa Infinite credit card/-i	– Unlimited access to selected PPL in Malaysia and other locations with a minimum spend of RM100,000 in a calendar year – 10x complimentary access if spending is below RM100,000 in a calendar year	Tier 1 3x access per calendar year upon card activation Tier 2 – Maximum of 9x access per calendar year – Minimum retail spend of RM1,000 and above in previous calendar month to earn 1x access Tier 3 – Unlimited access per calendar year – With minimum retail spend of RM100,000 and above in the calendar year
RHB Visa Infinite credit card	– Unlimited access to selected PPL in Malaysia and Singapore (for first 1,000 cardholders/redemption per calendar month) – 25% discount on walk-in rates for the rest – 20% discount at PPL all around the world (except for Shanghai and Beijing)	Tier 1 3x access per calendar year upon card activation Tier 2 – Maximum of 9x access per calendar year – Minimum retail spend of RM1,000 and above in previous calendar month to earn 1x access Tier 3 – Unlimited access per calendar year, with minimum retail spend of RM100,000 and above in the calendar year
RHB Visa Signature credit card	– 5x complimentary access to selected PPL in Malaysia – 25% discount for sixth visit onwards to lounges in Malaysia – 20% discount at PPL all around the world (except for Shanghai and Beijing)	Tier 1 1x access per calendar year upon card activation Tier 2 – Maximum of 5x access per calendar year – Minimum retail spend of RM500 and above in past calendar month to earn 1x access
RHB World Mastercard credit card/-i	– 5x complimentary access to selected PPL in Malaysia – 25% discount for sixth visit onwards to lounges in Malaysia – 20% discount at PPL all around the world (except for Shanghai and Beijing)	Tier 1 1x access per calendar year upon card activation Tier 2 – Maximum of 5x access per calendar year – Minimum retail spend of RM500 and above in past calendar month to earn 1x access
RHB Business Platinum credit card	5x complimentary access to selected PPL in Malaysia	Tier 1 1x access per calendar year upon card activation Tier 2 – Maximum of 5x access per calendar year – Minimum retail spend of RM500 and above in past calendar month to earn 1x access

Besides this lounge benefits revision, RHB is also revising the amount of Loyalty Points that are required to redeem Enrich Points and KrisFlyer Miles. It is also increasing the minimum amount of miles redemption from 500 to 1,000. Here are the full details of this revision:

Credit cards	Current conversion rate	Conversion rate from 21 September onwards
RHB Premier Visa Infinite credit card/-i	– 3,000 Loyalty Points for 500 Enrich Points – 6,000 Loyalty Points for 500 KrisFlyer Miles	– 8,000 Loyalty Points for 1,000 Enrich Points – 14,000 Loyalty Points for 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles
RHB Visa Infinite credit card	– 4,000 Loyalty Points for 500 Enrich Points – 6,000 Loyalty Points for 500 KrisFlyer Miles	– 10,000 Loyalty Points for 1,000 Enrich Points – 14,000 Loyalty Points for 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles
Other RHB credit cards/-i	– 5,500 Loyalty Points for 500 Enrich Points – 6,000 Loyalty Points for 500 KrisFlyer Miles	– 14,000 Loyalty Points for 1,000 Enrich Points – 14,000 Loyalty Points for 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles

Both of the above revisions are set to take effect starting from 21 September 2023, so for those who still have some Loyalty Points and would like to redeem more Enrich Points or KrisFlyer Miles at the current rates, remember to do so soon!

(Source: RHB)

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Alex Cheong Pui Yin

Previously covered recruitment-related stories and had a short stint as a copywriter for the property industry. She subsequently developed an interest in investment and robo-advisors.

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