In January 2023, Singapore Airlines launched a partnership with restaurant booking platform Quandoo, which allows KrisFlyer members to earn miles for reservations at more than 15,000 restaurants across 11 countries worldwide.
The regular offer is 100 miles per fulfilled reservation, but this has been periodically upsized during festive periods.
Quandoo has now launched a month-long offer till 22 November 2024 which boosts the earn rate to 150 miles per completed restaurant reservation, stackable with your regular credit card miles and/or Kris+ miles, where applicable.
Earn 150 KrisFlyer miles per Quandoo reservation
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| Quandoo x KrisFlyer |
From 21 October to 22 November 2024, Quandoo users will earn 150 KrisFlyer miles per completed reservation, a 50% increase from the usual 100 KrisFlyer miles.
For avoidance of doubt, your reservation must be booked and fulfilled during this period. If your booking was made prior to 21 October 2024, you’ll need to cancel and rebook to enjoy the 150 miles offer (if you’re booking a popular restaurant, make sure you can get a replacement reservation before cancelling your original one!).
In order to earn KrisFlyer miles via Quandoo, you’ll need to first link your accounts. You can do this by logging into your Quandoo account on your desktop browser and clicking on Profile at the top right of the screen.
Scroll down until you see the Partnerships section. Here’s where you’ll add your KrisFlyer account details.
That’s it! You’ll now earn the upsized 150 KrisFlyer miles per completed restaurant booking. All KrisFlyer miles earned via Quandoo will be credited to your account within 10 days of dining at the restaurant, with no transfer fees.
Do note that this replaces the regular Quandoo points you’d earn, either 200 for a reservation via the app or 150 for a reservation via the website (though these are upsized on an ad-hoc basis), so there is some opportunity cost involved.
To help with your calculations, Quandoo points can be redeemed for cashback at a rate of 1,000 points = S$15 (they literally credit money into your bank account). This means the opportunity cost is normally up to 2 cents per mile, so some people would be better off sticking with earning the regular Quandoo points.
That said, Quandoo points have a minimum cash out of 1,000 however, so if you just plan to make a handful of reservations then the KrisFlyer option would be better, opportunity cost notwithstanding.
Reservations made using the Quandoo widget on a restaurant’s website, on third party websites (including those that are โpowered by Quandooโ or โin partnership with Quandooโ) are not eligible for KrisFlyer miles. In other words, book your reservations via the Quandoo website or mobile app to be safe.
Why Quandoo?
You may remember that KrisFlyer members can also earn 100 KrisPay miles per completed restaurant reservation with Makan+, so outside of this promotion, what’s the draw of Quandoo?
In a word, geographical reach. You can earn KrisFlyer miles when booking Quandoo restaurant reservations whether in Singapore, or in:
- Australia
- Austria
- Finland
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
What’s the best miles strategy for dining?
You can, of course, stack the miles earned from Quandoo reservations with credit card miles earned from paying the bill.
The following cards are your best bet for dining.
| Card | Earn Rate | Remarks |
 UOB Lady’s CardApply |
4 mpd | Max S$1K per c. month. Must choose Dining as bonus category Review |
 UOB Lady’s SolitaireApply |
4 mpd | Max S$2K per c. month. Must choose Dining as bonus category Review |
 KrisFlyer UOB CardApply |
3 mpd | No cap. Min S$800 spend on SIA Group in m. year Review |
| C. Month= Calendar Month, S. Month= Statement Month | ||
Alternatively, you could also use the UOB Preferred Platinum Visa or UOB Visa Signature to earn 4 mpd wherever mobile payments are accepted (subject to meeting a minimum spend of S$1,000 per statement month on the UOB Visa Signature).
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| S$5 for new Kris+ Users |
| Get S$5 (in the form of 750 KrisPay miles) when you sign-up with code W644363 and make your first transaction |
If the restaurant happens to be a Kris+ merchant, then you can also earn up to 9 mpd through the app, plus an additional 4 mpd from credit cards.
Refer to the post below for the best cards to pair with Kris+.
Conclusion
Quandoo is now offering 150 miles per completed restaurant reservation in Singapore or overseas, further stackable with credit card and Kris+ miles where applicable.
It’s a modest reward to be sure, but essentially free miles if you were going to dine out anyway.
