Back in October 2024, yuu Rewards Club added Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer as a points transfer partner, with a conversion ratio that transformed the DBS yuu Card into an outstanding 10 mpd option within the yuu ecosystem.
Now, KrisFlyer has reciprocated by adding conversions in the opposite direction, from KrisFlyer miles into yuu Points. However, unlike the previous announcement which broke the internet for a few days, I highly doubt this will elicit the same sort of excitementโ because itโs one of the worst ways of spending your KrisFlyer miles.
KrisFlyer miles can now be converted into yuu Points
From 1 April 2025, KrisFlyer miles can be converted into yuu Points at a ratio of 1 mile = 1.325 yuu Points.
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| KrisFlyer miles | yuu Points |
| 1 mile | 1.325 points |
| Min conversion block: 2,000 KrisFlyer miles | |
A minimum conversion of 2,000 KrisFlyer miles is required, after which transfers can be made in single-mile increments. Conversions are free of charge, and processed instantly.
1 yuu Point is worth 0.5 cents (though you can occasionally get slightly better value with one of the programmeโs โSuper Duperโ redemptions), so converting KrisFlyer miles into yuu Points is equivalent to accepting a value of 0.66 cents per mile. I hope I donโt need to tell you that this is absolutely dismal value!
Members can convert a maximum of 80,000 KrisFlyer miles to yuu Points per calendar year, but given the poor value, anyone who exchanges that many needs serious help.
How does this compare to other redemption options?
Even if you have no intention of redeeming an award flight, a value of 0.66 cents per mile ranks poorly compared to other KrisFlyer redemption options.
| ๐ฐ KrisFlyer Miles Redemption Value | ||
| Redemption Option | Value Per Mile | |
| โ๏ธ | Award Flights with SIA or Partner Airlines | 2+ยข |
| โ๏ธ | Cash + Miles with SIA or Scoot | 0.95ยข |
| ๐ | Book Hotels or Rental Cars on KrisFlyer vRooms | โฅ0.8ยข |
| ๐๏ธ | Spend on KrisShop | |
| ๐จ | Shangri-La Circle Conversion | 0.74ยข |
| ๐ฌ | CapitaStar Conversion | |
| ๐ก | Redeem Activities on Pelago | |
| ๐ฑ | Spend via Kris+ | |
| ๐ | yuu Rewards Club Conversion | 0.66ยข |
| ๐จ | Accor Live Limitless Conversion | |
| ๐ | LinkPoints Conversion | |
| ๐จ | Marriott Bonvoy Conversion | |
| โฝ | Esso Smiles Conversion | |
In fact, if you really must liquidate your miles on the ground, then Kris+ would offer a wider range of merchants and marginally better value than yuu Points at 0.67 cents per mile. So really, I canโt think of any reason why youโd want to take advantage of this option (or, more accurately, let this option take advantage of you).
yuu Points to KrisFlyer miles are a better idea
While converting KrisFlyer miles into yuu Points is a bad idea, transfers in the opposite direction are certainly worth considering.
As a reminder, 3.6 yuu Points can be converted into 1 KrisFlyer mile, via the yuu app.
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| yuu Points | KrisFlyer miles |
| 3.6 points | 1 mile |
| Min conversion block: 200 yuu Points | |
A minimum conversion of 200 yuu Points is required, after which transfers can be made in single-mile increments. Conversions are free of charge, and processed instantly.
There is no annual cap on conversions from yuu Points to KrisFlyer miles.
Conversions in this direction entail an opportunity cost of 1.52 cents, which is reasonable enough, but not necessarily a must-do.
| โ Why isnโt the opportunity cost 1.8 cents? |
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If itโs a choice between 18% rebates or 10 mpd, then isnโt the implicit cost per mile 1.8 cents? Not exactly. First, itโs important to remember that even though the yuu Card is often referred to as a cashback card, yuu Points arenโt the same as unrestricted cashbackโ they can only be spent within the yuu ecosystem. To the extent that you donโt have anything else to buy with your points, then conversions to KrisFlyer miles at least give you an outlet youโll (hopefully) never grow tired of. Second, if you used your points to offset spending at yuu merchants, that would also incur an opportunity cost in terms of foregone miles. For example, if you spend S$600 and use the 21,600 yuu Points as S$108 cashback, you will miss the opportunity to earn a further 1,080 miles (S$108 @ 10 mpd). Therefore, you are sacrificing 7,080 miles for S$108, not 6,000 miles, and the opportunity cost drops to 1.52 cents. |
The relatively small conversion blocks make yuu Points a great way of performing a surgical top-up to a KrisFlyer account, without the unwieldy 10,000 miles blocks that most banks require.
| โก Smallest Top-Up Blocks for KrisFlyer | ||
| Method | Minimum Block | Conversion Fees |
| Kris+ | 1 mile | None |
| VOYAGE Miles | 1 mile | S$27.25 |
| LinkPoints | 50 miles | None |
| yuu points | 55 miles | None |
| DBS points via Kris+ | 200 miles | None |
| AMEX MR points | 250 miles | None |
| CapitaStars | 380 miles | None |
| InstaPoints | 400 miles | None |
Conclusion
KrisFlyer members can now transfer miles to yuu Points, but the transfer ratio is fundamentally unattractive, valuing your miles at just 0.66 cents each.
Iโm struggling to think of a reason why anyone would do this, really. Even if your miles were about to expire and you had no travel plans, there are still ways of getting superior value by redeeming them on other on-ground options.
Of course, the first-best option is to save your miles for First and Business Class redemptions, so hopefully thatโs what youโre doing!
