KrisFlyer UOB Cards offering 5% miles-back on Spontaneous Escapes awards

Back in August 2023, the KrisFlyer UOB Credit and Debit Card ran a special promotion for Spontaneous Escapes, offering 5% miles-back on bookings. 

The offer has been brought back again for KrisFlyer’s 25th anniversary, and this edition of Spontaneous Escapes allows for travel over the next two months (i.e. 1 March to 30 April 2024), instead of the usual one month. 

The cap this time has also been expanded from 158 to 250 participants, which while welcome, is still a relatively small number. So let’s quickly dive into the details for those who want to take advantage of it.

5% miles-back on Spontaneous Escapes awards

KrisFlyer UOB Credit or Debit Cardholders who redeem Spontaneous Escapes awards from 15-29 February 2024, for travel between 1 March to 30 April 2024, can earn a 5% rebate on the miles used for their redemption.

• A cap of 250 eligible participants applies
• The redemption can be for Economy, Premium Economy or Business Class tickets
• You must pay for the taxes and surcharges with a KrisFlyer UOB Credit or Debit Card
• You must register by sending the following SMS to 77862:

Do note that registration requires a booking reference number, so you’ll need to make a Spontaneous Escapes booking first, then send in the SMS.

The 5% miles-back is capped at one redemption booking with a maximum of two segments, and could either be:

• A one-way journey (1 booking, 1 segment)
• A round-trip journey (1 booking, 2 segments)

The following illustrations are provided in the T&Cs:

(a) if two round-trip Eligible Tickets are redeemed in 1 Redemption booking, the Bonus Miles will be applicable on the first round-trip Eligible ticket;

(b) if two round-trip Eligible Tickets are redeemed in 2 Redemption bookings (i.e. one roundtrip Eligible Ticket per Redemption booking), Bonus Miles will be applicable to the first roundtrip Redemption booking only (i.e. 2 segments); and

(c) if two one-way Eligible Tickets are redeemed in 2 Redemption bookings (i.e. one one-way Eligible Ticket per Redemption booking), Bonus Miles will be applicable on the first one-way Redemption booking only (i.e. 1 segment).

Each eligible participant is only entitled to receive the 5% miles-back on a single redemption booking, capped at two segments. So based on this month’s Spontaneous Escapes list, the most you could save would be 4,795 miles for a Business Class round-trip redemption to Cairns (5% of 47,950 x 2).

It’s better than nothing, but there’s no reason for FOMO here. This is certainly not to the level of the miles-back offers we’ve seen for KrisFlyer Experiences like the F1 packages, where being a KrisFlyer UOB Cardholder could save you up to 30,000 miles per ticket!

Finally, do remember that the 5% discount is off the already discounted Spontaneous Escapes price (30%), so you’re not saving 35%; you’re saving 33.5%.

When will the miles-back be credited?

The miles-back will be automatically credited to your KrisFlyer membership account by 30 June 2024.

Terms & Conditions

The full T&Cs for the 5% miles-back campaign can be found here.

Conclusion

KrisFlyer UOB Credit and Debit Cardholders can enjoy a 5% rebate on a single one-way or round-trip redemption during this month’s Spontaneous Escapes.

A limited quantity of 250 redemptions is available, but since the maximum you can save is 4,795 miles, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a “must grab” deal.

For my picks of this month’s Spontaneous Escapes, refer to this post.