After arriving in Singapore on my flight from Moscow, I noticed that I needed a few items from my checked luggage. I was hoping this could be easily solved at the Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge (The Private Room) so I headed straight there. To my surprise, it wasn’t an easy request; there was a lot of […]
I had originally booked an award ticket from Moscow to Houston on Singapore Airlines First Class. Singapore Airlines canceled their flight just shortly after and I requested to be routed via Singapore (the agents kept suggesting Lufthansa First Class, which had no availability). I was eventually reissued a ticket from Moscow to Singapore and then […]
Singapore Airlines Krisflyer sent out emails this morning with changes for award tickets ticketed on/after 23 March 2017. Revisions to Saver Award levels in the Singapore Airlines and SilkAir Award Chart have been made to ensure that flight rewards remain sustainable yet competitive. We had last made adjustments to award levels in various zones in […]
What’s the deal with cheap Singapore Airlines flights to Tokyo from LA? Singapore Airlines is currently offering some bargain economy tickets between Los Angeles and Tokyo from just $398 round-trip on select dates between August, 2016 and March, 2017 – that’s from just 4 cents per mile flown with a great airline! You need to get […]
What’s the deal with SilkAir flights? You can save 50% off select SilkAir flights in Southeast Asia when you redeem your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles online by August 4th, 2016. Travel now through the end of October with your online redemption of a business or economy class Saver Award to get 50% off a selected SilkAir-operated flight. Routes include: Singapore […]
Believe it or not, this would be my first time in Singapore Airlines Business Class (although I have flown several times in first class). I was curious how much business class differs from first class. The brand new Terminal 3 at Sao Paulo Airport is a lovely piece of architecture. The Singapore Airlines counters were […]
What’s the scoop with Singapore Airlines? Way earlier than expected, Singapore Airlines has announced nonstop Singapore flights to and from San Francisco, as well as a second daily flight between LAX and Singapore via Seoul. Starting October 23rd, 2016, you can fly between Singapore and San Francisco on the A350 with the following schedule: Singapore […]
What’s the deal with AwardWallet? In the travel game, we love things that make our lives easier, as it can be stressful enough without gadgets and apps these days. AwardWallet is a valuable resource for travelers, as it helps you to manage your reward balances and travel itineraries; you honestly won’t know how you lived […]
Considering that I spend quite some time in this travel online world I receive precious few targeted offers. I have yet to be to targeted by a credit card mailer with a decent offer (I can’t figure out how to actually opt in successfully). After ‘forcing myself’ into the fast track AAdvantage challenge last year […]
If you book an award ticket and need to then change or even cancel the flight you better realize the award change fees. It can actually be cheaper than you might think to change your flight or redeposit the miles and some airlines don’t even charge you a fee to do either, which is fantastic […]
Lots has changed since late 2014 when I last updated my favorite mileage redemptions. Award programs have changed and my personal taste for trips I’d like to take have changed too. Here are my favorite options. Aeroplan awards to Europe I (55,000 miles) and Europe II (57,500 miles) using Turkish Airlines in Business Class Turkish […]
United Mileage Plus refunds for award taxes and fees United has a clean record for me – while the award cancellation fees now stand at a shocking $200 per redeposit the refund in miles and taxes and fees arrives promptly within a few days. It always works. American Airlines refunds for award taxes and fees […]
What’s the deal with Marriott Rewards? If you’re not yet a member of the Marriott Rewards loyalty program and you want to earn airline miles with your stays, then now’s the time to join. The ‘You Can Fly’ promotion is targeting new sign-ups with the allure of bonus miles with select partners in the sky and you […]
What’s the deal with Singapore Airlines? Check out the Singapore Airlines leap year sale, with economy flights from US gateway cities to Tokyo, Seoul, Frankfurt or Moscow from just $599 round-trip. You need to hurry, though, as flights need to be booked by March 2nd at 11:59PM (departure gateway local time). You can travel between Los Angeles […]
What’s the deal with KrisFlyer and Avis? You can earn up to 2,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles with your Avis rentals between March and May, 2016. Earn up to 2,000 miles when you rent with Avis between March 1st and May 31st, 2016, in: Europe The Middle East Africa Asia The US Canada or earn up to […]
What’s the scoop with Airbus and Singapore Airlines? In 2013, Singapore Airline ceased its 19-hour direct flights from its home hub to New York, which resulted in adding nearly five hours to the journey with stopovers. Now Airbus Group SE’s airliner unit is working on a new A350-900 wide-body variant to allow Singapore Airlines to restore the non-stop US flights […]
What’s the scoop with KrisFlyer miles? KrisFlyer members can now earn and redeem miles across the Singapore Airlines Group portfolio of airlines. We let you know earlier this year when Singapore Airlines announced that KrisFlyer can now be redeemed for flights on Tigerair and Scoot, and now you can earn miles on these low-cost carriers too – but only […]
What’s the scoop with KrisFlyer and TrueBlue? Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer and jetBlue’s TrueBlue loyalty programs have partnered up to provide reciprocal mileage earning. Fly Singapore Airlines and you can now earn TrueBlue points or fly jetBlue to earn KrisFlyer miles. How do I earn KrisFlyer when flying jetBlue and TrueBlue when flying Singapore Airlines? Quote your KrisFlyer […]
What’s the deal with KrisFlyer miles? Singapore Airlines customers who are resident of Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia or Singapore can earn up to 12,000 bonus miles for taking out a subscription to The Economist between now and September 30th, 2015. As an example, residents of Australia can earn 8,000 miles for taking out a year’s subscription […]
I had booked this flight using Singapore Airlines First Class award as part of my research Maximizing Singapore Airlines Krisflyer awards. There is not a lot of availability for the Singapore Airlines A380 First Class from/to the US but it does exist! In order to connect from Hong Kong I had booked a Cathay Pacific […]
We all know United Airlines is a great redemption candidate when using another Star Alliance program that DOES assess fuel surcharges – right? Well it’s not that easy – United does charge fuel surcharges for certain routes were they are in deep joint ventures (read non-compete oligopolies) with another airline. United flights to/from Europe carry […]
What’s the deal with Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer? You can currently save 50% when you redeem your KrisFlyer miles for an Economy Saver award ticket on singaporeair.com and travel between now and July 10th to select destinations. The only available US destination is Houston – to or from Singapore is 18,750 miles each way, but there are more […]
2015 hasn’t yet seen a major devaluation in any major US airline mileage programs, but I always expect one to be just around the corner, so here is what I think are great uses of airline miles for this year. Use AAdvantage airline miles to Africa AAdvantage has an odd set of routing rules and I […]
Grab a great-priced flight to either Thailand, the Philippines or India on a great airline! Fly with Singapore Airlines to Bangkok for just $627.18 round-trip February 15th to February 28th: Fly with Singapore Airlines to Manila for just $618.28 round-trip October 26th – November 17th : Fly with Singapore Airlines to Hyderabad for just $806.67 […]
I have spent the last few days trying to book a variation of an award with Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer for two vacations, by making use of the trick of a anomaly in Singapore Airlines’ award chart. Singapore Airlines (along with some other foreign airline award charts) include Hawaii and Central America in one zone. In fact, […]
WHAT’S THE SCOOP? Singapore Airlines has announced that KrisFlyer members can now redeem their miles for electronic vouchers for flights on low-cost carriers Tigerair or Scoot. From now on, you can swap your Krisflyer miles on singaporeair.com for vouchers to offset travel payment (or to pay for selected products such as in-flight services or booking fees) […]
I’m currently ‘in the trenches’ with Singapore Airlines award booking. Until now, I was under the impression that you can only book: – Singapore Airlines OR – Star Alliance partner awards OR – other partner airlines (like Virgin America) I was under the impression that they can’t be mixed. However, Singapore Airlines’ Terms and Conditions clearly spell […]
What's the deal? A new promotion for our Australian readers – Earn 5,000 bonus KrisFlyer miles when you register for the program and another 5,000 when you complete your first journey within the next six months.
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer has announced a new option to redeem for flights with the SIA subsidiaries Tiger and Scoot soon. So far you were only able to redeem KrisFlyer miles on the Star Alliance network, Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and Virgin Australia flights.
Booking award tickets always seems to be a race against time because of miles devaluation and changes to award rules. Lots has changed since my last list of favorite mileage redemptions and flight awards.