KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for July 2019 announced

Jun 18, 2019

KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for July 2019 have been announced, with 30% off selected Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights.

This month’s Escapes have come out a bit later than usual, giving you ~12 days to lock in your awards. All Spontaneous Escape awards must be booked and ticketed by 30 June 2019 and are for travel between 1-31 July 2019 (both dates inclusive, blackout dates apply).

Ground Rules of Spontaneous Escapes

Tickets cannot be changed or cancelled. Be sure about your travel plans or buy a travel insurance policy that covers miles bookings
Tickets must be booked online; no phone bookings are permitted
Cannot be used in conjunction with the $100 stopover trick
Discounts may apply in one direction only e.g. SIN-BKK may be on discount but BKK-SIN may not. Be sure to read the offers carefully
You must ticket your award during the promotion period. If your waitlist clears after the promotion period ends, you’ll pay the regular price
Blackout dates apply. If you’re not seeing discounts, this may be why
Your travel must be completed within the Spontaneous Escapes promotion period to qualify. For example, if you fly on the last day of the month but land on the first day of the following month, no discount applies
Remember that the discount will only appear once you’ve clicked on the selected award

42 destinations on offer for July 2019

Average does not include Feb-19, which featured 3 US destinations announced in Dec-18’s Spontaneous Escapes

July 2019 features 42 destinations in total (I count Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita as 2 separate destinations), which is slightly above average compared to previous months.

Data nerd? Check out 19 months of historical Spontaneous Escapes pricing here!

Here’s the summary of what’s available for SIA and SilkAir in July 2019:

What’s good this month?

Business Class awards to Dusseldorf make a return to Spontaneous Escapes after a prolonged absence of one year. That’s great because Dusseldorf is a mere 1-2 hour flight away from major cities like London, Paris, Barcelona and Rome. Award space is usually wide open, meaning that you can use it as a springboard to the rest of Europe should awards on direct flights not be available.

SIA flies their A350s to Dusseldorf, which means a very comfortable 2013 Business Class seat. Unfortunately, the discount this month is to Dusseldorf only- on the way back you’ll need to pay full price.

Enjoy Singapore Airline’s 2013 Business Class seat on A350 flights to Dusseldorf

If Europe’s too far (or too hot) for a vacation in July, most of SQ’s Japan destinations are discounted for travel in July, and all (except Hiroshima) are available in Business class, and Tokyo in particular is a great pick at 32.9K miles one-way.

Closer to home, Bangkok is available once more, and you’ll get to try the 2018 Regional Business Class on not one, not two but three daily flights (SQ970, SQ978, SQ982). It’s an excellent product for such a short flight, as I reviewed recently. I generally don’t recommend redeeming miles for short haul premium cabins, but if you want to treat yourself, you could do worse with 15.05K miles one-way.

Catch Singapore Airlines’ 2018 Regional Business Class seat to Bangkok on three daily flights for just 15.05K miles

If you’ve been eyeing Singapore Airline’s latest A380 cabin products, the only destination that has them this month is Shanghai (SQ830/833). 27.3K miles for a 5.5 hour flight may not be the best deal in the world, but when the seat is this good it’s hard to argue.

Singapore Airlines’ latest A380 Business Class

Dubai and Johannesburg are once more on sale- they’re already a sweet spot at the regular price of 49K miles for Business Class, and the discounted price of 34.3K miles is just the icing on the cake. That said, I don’t think too many would like to brave July weather in Dubai…

I know it’s the dead of winter in Australia right now, but temperatures are somewhat milder in Brisbane, and 7.5 hours of Business Class comfort in Singapore Airlines’s 2013 Business Class product for 43.4K miles isn’t too bad. Do note that the discount only applies from Brisbane to Singapore; you’ll pay full price on the outbound leg.

It’s not a good idea to use your miles for Premium Economy redemptions, and Spontaneous Escapes don’t do anything to change that. You’re better off saving up a little bit more for a Business Class Spontaneous Escape, given the big gap in comfort and small gap in miles.

Conclusion

Spontaneous Escapes are a great way of stretching your miles, especially if you’re traveling with your family. Remember to ticket your awards before 30 June!

Here’s the full list of destinations available (best viewed on desktop):

Singapore Airlines

South East Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Kuala Lumpur	5,250	SQ116, SQ118	–	13,300	SQ116, SQ118	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	SQ107	–	13,300	SQ107	–
Singapore to Surabaya	–	–	–	13,300	SQ930	–
Surabaya to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ931	–
Singapore to Bangkok	8,750	SQ970, SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	–	15,050	SQ970, SQ974, SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	–
Bangkok to Singapore	8,750	SQ973, SQ975, SQ981	–	15,050	SQ973, SQ975, SQ981, SQ983	–
Singapore to Manila	8,750	SQ916, SQ918	–	15,050	SQ912, SQ916	–
Manila to Singapore	8,750	SQ919, SQ921	–	15,050	SQ915, SQ921	–
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	SQ998	–	15,050	SQ998	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	SQ997	–	15,050	SQ997	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Beijing	14,000	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	19 – 31 July 2019	27,300	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	–
Beijing to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	–
Singapore to Shanghai	14,000	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830	–	27,300	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	–
Shanghai to Singapore	14,000	SQ825, SQ827, SQ835	–	27,300	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	–
Singapore to Fukuoka	17,500	SQ656	20 – 30 July 2019	32,900	SQ656	–
Fukuoka to Singapore	17,500	SQ655	20 – 30 July 2019	32,900	SQ655	–
Singapore to Nagoya	17,500	SQ672	–	32,900	SQ672	–
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	–	32,900	SQ671	–
Singapore to Osaka	17,500	SQ620, SQ622	–	32,900	SQ620, SQ622	–
Osaka to Singapore	17,500	SQ621	–	32,900	SQ621, SQ623	–
Singapore to Tokyo	17,500	SQ630, SQ634, SQ638	–	32,900	SQ630, SQ638	–
Tokyo to Singapore	17,500	SQ639	–	32,900	SQ11, SQ637, SQ639	–
Singapore to Seoul	17,500	SQ600, SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–	32,900	SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	17,500	SQ603, SQ609	–	32,900	SQ603, SQ607, SQ611	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Ahmedabad	12,950	SQ530	–	27,300	SQ530	–
Ahmedabad to Singapore	12,950	SQ531	–	27,300	SQ531	–
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	SQ504	–	–	–	–
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	SQ505	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Dhaka	12,950	SQ448	–	27,300	SQ448	–
Dhaka to Singapore	12,950	SQ449	–	27,300	SQ449	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	SQ516	–	27,300	SQ516	–
Kolkata to Singapore	12,950	SQ517	–	27,300	SQ517	–
Singapore to New Delhi	–	–	–	27,300	SQ402, SQ406	–
New Delhi to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ401, SQ403	–

Middle East

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Dubai	17,500	SQ494	26 – 31 July 2019	34,300	SQ494	26 – 31 July 2019

Australia and New Zealand

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Adelaide to Singapore	19,600	SQ278	1 – 11 July 2019	43,400	SQ278	1 – 9 July 2019
Brisbane to Singapore	19,600	SQ256, SQ266	–	43,400	SQ246, SQ256, SQ266	–

Africa

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Johannesburg	17,500	SQ482	1 – 14 July 2019	34,300	SQ482	–
Johannesburg to Singapore	17,500	SQ481	–	34,300	SQ481	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Frankfurt	26,600	SQ326	25 – 31 July 2019	64,400	SQ326	–
Singapore to Düsseldorf	–	–	–	64,400	SQ338	–

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy awards

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Beijing	22,400	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	–
Beijing to Singapore	22,400	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	–
Singapore to Shanghai	22,400	SQ828, SQ830, SQ836	–
Shanghai to Singapore	22,400	SQ825, SQ831, SQ833	–
Singapore to Seoul	24,150	SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	24,150	SQ611	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to New Delhi	22,400	SQ406	–
Singapore to Mumbai	22,400	SQ422	–

Australia and New Zealand

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Brisbane to Singapore	32,900	SQ246	–

SilkAir

South East Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Kuala Lumpur	5,250	MI320, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–
Medan to Singapore	5,250	MI233, MI237	–
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI350, MI352, MI356	–
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353, MI355	–
Singapore to Chiangmai	8,750	MI702, MI706	–
Chiangmai to Singapore	8,750	MI701, MI705	–
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	MI750, MI752, MI760	–
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	MI749, MI751, MI759	–
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI518, MI520	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI519, MI521	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Chengdu	10,500	MI936, MI938	–
Singapore to Chongqing	10,500	MI972	21 – 31 July 2019
Singapore to Shenzhen	10,500	MI962	–
Shenzhen to Singapore	10,500	MI969	–
Singapore to Xiamen	10,500	MI922	–
Xiamen to Singapore	10,500	MI921	–
Singapore to Hiroshima	17,500	MI868	–
Hiroshima to Singapore	17,500	MI867	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	MI424	–
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	MI423	–
Singapore to Coimbatore	12,950	MI456	–
Coimbatore to Singapore	12,950	MI455	–
Singapore to Colombo	12,950	MI430	–
Colombo to Singapore	12,950	MI429	–
Singapore to Hyderabad	12,950	MI472	–
Hyderabad to Singapore	12,950	MI471	–
Singapore to Kathmandu	12,950	MI412, MI414	–
Singapore to Kochi	12,950	MI464, MI468	–
Kochi to Singapore	12,950	MI463	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	MI488	–
Kolkata to Singapore	12,950	MI487	–
Singapore to Visakhapatnam	12,950	MI442	–
Visakhapatnam to Singapore	12,950	MI441	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Darwin to Singapore	14,000	MI802, MI804	–
Cairns to Singapore	19,600	MI812, MI814	–

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Sam

5 years ago

Any thoughts on the India routes? Was thinking it might be too hot for Japan in July.

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DK

5 years ago

Surabaya Business is currently selling at S$1,081.80 one way, with 13300 & S$48, is it a steal?

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Aaron Wong

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Reply to DK

5 years ago

i mean, if you want to go to surabaya…

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DK

Reply to Aaron Wong

5 years ago

cos i have 12k points expiring lol, and i have a visit there soon… but i saw the review of the A330, wasn’t a good deal isn’t it?

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