Kris+ is giving its earn rates a major boost for the next three months.
From now till 30 November 2021, Kris+ users will earn up to 9 mpd at 229 dining and retail merchants. Stack that with the usual 4 mpd from credit cards, and you’re looking at 13 mpd total– a very tidy return indeed.
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| S$5 for new Kris+ Users (W644363) |
Kris+ refers to this as a 6% rebate offer, but don’t get confused. That’s based on the value you’d receive if you spent the miles earned through Kris+ (1 mile= 0.67 cents, so 9 mpd is a 6% rebate).
Obviously, you want to shepherd these miles into your KrisFlyer account the moment they’re earned, and no later than seven days- after which they’re stuck in Kris+ forever!
Kris+ All-Day Bonus Earn campaign
From 27 August to 30 November 2021, Kris+ is upsizing its partner earn rates according to the following table:
| Partner Earn Rate | Revised Earn Rate (till 30 Nov) |
Number of Merchants |
| >1 mpd | 9 mpd | 100 |
| 1 mpd | 6 mpd | 127 |
| <1 mpd | 3 mpd | 2 |
What’s so incredible about this promotion not just the sheer number of participating outlets (229), but the distribution. 44% are offering the highest earn rate of 9 mpd, while 55% are offering 6 mpd.
There’s only two laggards offering 3 mpd, Harvey Norman and Challenger, and considering their usual anemic earn rates of 0.3 mpd and 0.5 mpd respectively, this is still a big upgrade.
For the full list of participating merchants, refer to the section below. The T&Cs can be found here.
You must use in-app payments
Kris+ recently added in-app support for Apple and Google Pay, and you must use in-app payments in order to enjoy the bonus miles under this promotion.
| โ ๏ธ An exception has been carved out for Harvey Norman, where the offline earning method can be used until 13 September 2021. |
In any case, in-app payments will become the only way to earn Kris+ miles from 1 September 2021.
| ๐ณ Offline Earning (Ends 1-Sept-21) |
๐ฑ In-App Earning |
| Make payment with cash or credit/debit card | Scan merchant QR code |
| โ | โ |
| Tap “earn” button in Kris+ app, enter spend amount and generate QR code | Enter amount to pay via Apple/Google Pay |
| โ | โ |
| Merchant scans QR code | Miles credited |
| โ | |
| Miles credited |
The traditional, offline earning way is to make payment as usual with cash or a credit/debit card, then generate a QR code in the Kris+ app for the merchant to scan and award you miles.
The new in-app earning method does away with the last step. Kris+ users simply scan the merchant’s QR code, make an in-app payment via Apple/Google Pay, and earn miles automatically.
Participating merchants
Here’s the full list of participating merchants, sorted first by earn rate and then alphabetically.
| โ๏ธKris+ Bonus Merchants (MPD rates already reflect bonus) |
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| Merchant | Earn Rate |
| 25 Degrees Burger, Wine & Liquor Bar |
9 |
| 79 After Dark Restaurant & Bar | 9 |
| Alma by Juan Amador | 9 |
| Amรฒ | 9 |
| Anglo Indian Cafรฉ & Bar | 9 |
| Art | 9 |
| Arteastiq (Jewel Changi Airport) | 9 |
| Arteastiq (Mandarin Gallery) | 9 |
| Arteastiq Bistro (Plaza Singapura) | 9 |
| atout | 9 |
| Atrium Restaurant – Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium |
9 |
| Bacha Coffee | 9 |
| BAKALAKI Greek Taverna | 9 |
| Braci | 9 |
| Breitling | 9 |
| Browtisan | 9 |
| Cajun On Wheels (Plaza Singapura) | 9 |
| CARs | 9 |
| Chagaan Cashmere | 9 |
| Citystate Cruises | 9 |
| Club 5 | 9 |
| Creative Jewellery Studio | 9 |
| CTM Singapore | 9 |
| Delibowl | 9 |
| DrHair – A DrBrand Pte Ltd | 9 |
| DrSpa – A DrBrand Pte Ltd | 9 |
| EA Detailer | 9 |
| Edge | 9 |
| FE The Nail Lounge | 9 |
| For the Love of Laundry | 9 |
| Ginett Restaurant & Wine Bar | 9 |
| Ginger | 9 |
| GROHE | 9 |
| GYMBOXX | 9 |
| Hai Tien Lo | 9 |
| HERA Amorepacific Singapore Pte Ltd | 9 |
| Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard Lobby Lounge & Bar |
9 |
| HoneyWorld | 9 |
| ipse ipsa ipsum | 9 |
| Isabella Aesthetics | 9 |
| Island Creamery | 9 |
| Jete Studios | 9 |
| JO ARTYSAN | 9 |
| Jyan Yoga Studio | 9 |
| KEVIN SEAH | 9 |
| Keyaki | 9 |
| Kim Choo Kueh Chang | 9 |
| LโAngelus | 9 |
| La Source Spa | 9 |
| Les Bouchons | 9 |
| LIME (PARKROYAL PICKERING HOTEL PTE LTD) |
9 |
| Lobster Air | 9 |
| Maharajas Custom Tailors | 9 |
| Mayer | 9 |
| Mellower Coffee | 9 |
| Mimi Restaurant | 9 |
| Mirage Aesthetic | 9 |
| Mitsu Sushi Bar | 9 |
| Nila Aromatherapy | 9 |
| Nuodle | 9 |
| Pacific Marketplace | 9 |
| Paper Rice | 9 |
| Perch | 9 |
| Perk By Kate | 9 |
| Perky Lash | 9 |
| PHS HAIRSCIENCE | 9 |
| PUMA | 9 |
| Restaurant JAG | 9 |
| RISIS | 9 |
| Shin Kushiya | 9 |
| Si Chuan Dou Hua (PARKROYAL KITCHENER) |
9 |
| Si Chuan Dou Hua (PARKROYAL on Beach Road) |
9 |
| Si Chuan Dou Hua (TOP of UOB) | 9 |
| Skinlab The Medical Spa | 9 |
| Southbridge | 9 |
| Spice Brasserie | 9 |
| St Gregory Spa (Pan Pacific) | 9 |
| St Gregory Spa (PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering) |
9 |
| St Gregory Spa (PARKROYAL on Beach Road) |
9 |
| Sugar(ed) | 9 |
| Sulwhasoo Amorepacific Singapore Pte Ltd |
9 |
| Supresso | 9 |
| Tandoor | 9 |
| The 1872 Clipper Tea Co. | 9 |
| The Big Blow | 9 |
| The Horse’s Mouth Bar – Iki Concepts Pte Ltd |
9 |
| The Little Gym Singapore | 9 |
| The Nursery | 9 |
| The Ring Boxing Community | 9 |
| The Social Alley | 9 |
| The Spot | 9 |
| The Xiang Pavilion | 9 |
| Tian Fu Tea Room | 9 |
| TONITO Latin American Kitchen | 9 |
| UNA at Alkaff Mansion | 9 |
| WAKANUI Grill Dining Singapore | 9 |
| Window on the Park | 9 |
| Xcape Singapore | 9 |
| Xin Cuisine – Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium |
9 |
| Yoshi Restaurant | 9 |
| 108 Matcha Saro | 6 |
| 19 Tea | 6 |
| Aburi-EN | 6 |
| AIRZONE | 6 |
| ALDO | 6 |
| Amazing Chambers Singapura | 6 |
| Andersenโs of Denmark | 6 |
| Angra Wine & Spirit | 6 |
| Asics | 6 |
| Azur Crowne Plaza Changi Airport | 6 |
| BazGym | 6 |
| Beans Party Dessert | 6 |
| Ben’s Cookies | 6 |
| Beppu Menkan | 6 |
| Beurre Private Limited | 6 |
| Birkenstock | 6 |
| Bottles & Bottles | 6 |
| Bowers & Wilkins | 6 |
| Bread & Butterfly by Saveur | 6 |
| Bynd Artisan | 6 |
| bYSI | 6 |
| Camberley | 6 |
| Candy Empire Pte Ltd | 6 |
| Capitol Optical Co Pte Ltd | 6 |
| Cedele | 6 |
| COCA | 6 |
| Coffee@Works | 6 |
| Cole Haan | 6 |
| De Arte Hair Studio | 6 |
| Devarana Wellness | 6 |
| Dragon Brand Bird’s Nest | 6 |
| EGA Juice Clinic | 6 |
| Enjoy Eating House and Bar | 6 |
| Erabelle | 6 |
| Fullerton Health | 6 |
| Fusion AestheticSpa | 6 |
| Fusion Medical | 6 |
| Georges | 6 |
| Gong cha | 6 |
| Greenhouse – Dusit Thani Laguna | 6 |
| Hair of the Dog | 6 |
| Her Velvet Vase | 6 |
| Hudsons Coffee | 6 |
| iFly Singapore | 6 |
| Ikeda Spa | 6 |
| In Good Company | 6 |
| iVegan | 6 |
| Jal Yoga | 6 |
| Jarrellโs Bistro | 6 |
| JDMIS | 6 |
| JOYRE TCMEDI SPA PTE LTD | 6 |
| JR Fitness, Yoga and Dance | 6 |
| JVD | 6 |
| Kanada-Ya | 6 |
| Kenko Wellness Spa & Reflexology | 6 |
| Kiwami | 6 |
| Klarra | 6 |
| Klosh | 6 |
| Knots Cafe and Living | 6 |
| Krispy Kreme | 6 |
| L’รฉclair Pรขtisserie | 6 |
| Legends Bar | 6 |
| LEGOยฎ Certified Store (Bricks World) | 6 |
| Leong Poh Kee | 6 |
| LifeSpa | 6 |
| llaollao | 6 |
| Madame Tussauds SG | 6 |
| Maison de PB | 6 |
| Maison Kayser | 6 |
| MBT | 6 |
| MediumRare by Saveur | 6 |
| Mega Adventure | 6 |
| Menya Kokoro | 6 |
| Minmed Group | 6 |
| Monster Curry | 6 |
| Mrs Pho | 6 |
| MyEureka | 6 |
| Nagara Thai Gold | 6 |
| National Gallery Singapore | 6 |
| Natureland | 6 |
| Nealโs Yard Remedies | 6 |
| NERF Action Xperience | 6 |
| Niku Kappo – Watami Food Service Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
6 |
| Ola Beach Club | 6 |
| Onitsuka Tiger | 6 |
| Orchard Health Cinic | 6 |
| Outdoor Life | 6 |
| Paris Baguette | 6 |
| Polar Puffs & Cakes | 6 |
| Power Kids Gym | 6 |
| Prestige Affairs | 6 |
| Refinery & Co | 6 |
| Rive Gauche Patisserie | 6 |
| Sakunthala’s Food Palace | 6 |
| Saveur | 6 |
| Shunji Matsuo | 6 |
| Simmons | 6 |
| Srisun Express | 6 |
| STAR 360 | 6 |
| Straits Chinese | 6 |
| Sultans of Shave | 6 |
| Sushi Airways | 6 |
| Tamago-EN | 6 |
| TAP Craft Beer Bar | 6 |
| TCA SG PTE. LTD. | 6 |
| Tee Deck – Dusit Thani Laguna | 6 |
| The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck | 6 |
| The Mind Cafe | 6 |
| The Posture Lab | 6 |
| The Royal Albatross | 6 |
| The Thai Spa | 6 |
| Toni&Guy | 6 |
| Toss & Turn | 6 |
| TP Tea | 6 |
| Trapped SG | 6 |
| Tsuta Japanese Dining | 6 |
| Tumbleweed | 6 |
| TWG Tea | 6 |
| Vintage Studio Hairdressing | 6 |
| V-ZUG Singapore Pte Ltd | 6 |
| WATAMI Japanese Dining – Watami Food Service Singapore |
6 |
| Wheat Baumkuchen | 6 |
| Wild Wild Wet | 6 |
| Workspace Espresso Bar | 6 |
| Wursthans Switzerland | 6 |
| Xpressflower.com | 6 |
| YACHT 21 | 6 |
| Challenger | 3 |
| Harvey Norman | 3 |
What card should you use for Kris+?
Kris+ in-app payments code according to the underlying merchant’s regular MCC. In other words, simply use whatever credit card you’d normally use at that particular merchant.
| โ Want to know the MCC of a particular merchant? The Visa Supplier Locator is your friend. |
Here’s the cards I’d use for dining…
| ๐ด Best Cards for Dining | ||
| Card | Earn Rate | Remarks |
 HSBC RevolutionApply |
4.0 mpd |
Max. S$1K per c. month |
 UOB Lady’s CardApply |
4.0 mpd* | Max. S$1K per c. month. Must choose dining as 10X category |
 UOB Lady’s SolitaireApply |
4.0 mpd* |
Max. S$3K per c. month. Must choose dining as 10X category |
 Maybank HorizonApply |
3.2 mpd | Min. S$300 spend per c. month on any category. Capped at ~S$4.2K per month |
 KrisFlyer UOB CardApply |
3.0 mpd | Min. S$300 spend on SIA Group in a m. year |
| C. Month= Calendar Month | M. Year= Membership Year *6 mpd till 31 October, registration required |
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…and for shopping.
| ๐๏ธ Best Cards for Shopping | ||
| Card | Earn Rate | Remarks |
 Citi RewardsApply |
4.0 mpd | Max. S$1K per s. month |
| HSBC Revolution Apply |
4.0 mpd | Max. S$1K per c. month |
 OCBC Titanium RewardsApply |
4.0 mpd | Max. S$12K per m. year |
| UOB Lady’s Card Apply |
4.0 mpd* |
Max. S$1K per c. month. Must choose shopping as 10X category |
| UOB Lady’s Solitaire Apply |
4.0 mpd* |
Max. S$3K per c. month. Must choose shopping as 10X category |
| C. Month= Calendar Month | S. Month= Statement Month | M. Year= Membership Year *6 mpd till 31 October, registration required |
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While you’d normally use the UOB Preferred Platinum Visa or UOB Visa Signature with Apple/Google Pay to earn 4 mpd, this does not apply to in-app payments. The T&Cs state very clearly you need to tap the mobile device against the contactless reader to qualify, which doesn’t happen with in-app payments.
It was easy enough to circumvent the issue with the offline method by tapping your mobile device to pay and then generating a QR code to earn Kris+ miles, that option won’t be available come 1 September.
Earn Elite miles or PPS Value
Singapore Airlines recently launched a new campaign that allows KrisFlyer and PPS Club members to earn Elite miles or PPS Value without flying.
Spending on Kris+ is one such avenue, and members will earn status credits as follows:
| KrisFlyer | PPS Club | |
| Spend on Kris+ | 3 Elite miles per S$1 | 1 PPS Value per S$1 |
This campaign runs all the way till 28 February 2022. Status credits will automatically be posted to your account within 7 working days.
Conclusion
This is a mighty generous promotion from Kris+, with so many participating merchants and the vast majority in the 6 and 9 mpd range. 6 mpd (+4 mpd more from credit cards) at Bottles & Bottles? It’s time to stock up the cellar.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please, please remember to transfer any miles earned immediately to KrisFlyer. You have seven days to do so, after which they’re stuck forever.
Any particular stand-out merchants for you?
What is your referral code for Kris+
W644363 thank you
Just used your referral code – do we get any prize?
When my onlyfans page is live
used your referral code too.
Can I use DBS WW card and get 4 mpd? I suppose these are in-app purchases and hence considered online?
Why donโt you test and report back.
It’s difficult to track the rewards points for DBS cards.
hi aaron, if the bonus only comes via in-app payments, thus excluding UOB VS/PPV from this, doesnt that apply to the HSBS REVO as well?
i was under the impression that the HSBC REVO only earns for dining if it was a contactless payment, which wouldnt be the case via kris+ in-app (as stated in the What card do i use for guide as well). thanks.
if it’s treated as online, then the WWMC will work as well?
Revo awards for online too, so not a problem.
Anyone able to confirm if this works on wwmc? Iโm a kris+ virgin (just signed up) so any data points would be much appreciated
Which card is the best card to use for Bottles & Bottles?
If youโre thinking of dining at Shin Kushiya purely for this promo, donโt – their Kris+ machine was damaged after they dropped it. Found out on 29 Aug when I dined there.
you can file a retro claim if you kept the receipt. i did that with bottles and bottles- email krisflyer membership services
Thanks for the tip!
Out of curiosity, how long did it take them to award you your miles? I’ve experienced an app crash when paying with the Kris+ app and my transaction earned 0 miles from Kris+. I’ve written in to KF Membership Services, but there’s no further update for 2 weeks after the first acknowledgement.
took about 3 weeks to get it sorted.
You could pay via the the in-app Gpay method to pay and earn miles instead, since that relies on you scanning their Kris+ QR code sticker rather than them using their machine to scan your app.
But they will need their machine to verify you paid, from what I understand.
Hi Aaron, where in the Kris+ app or website is the Harvey Norman exception mentioned? I searched couldn’t find it. Thanks!
Shucks! I just went for my health screening @ Fusion Medical with only a 1x multipliers on my miles (cry)