I've mocked the Krisflyer Ascend card in the past as the best card you'll never use. This was back when they were offering a 1st year annual fee waiver option that allowed you to get the card for free and enjoy things like a 1 night free stay at...
Since discovering the Miles and Points game 3 years ago, Jeriel has now spent a disproportionate amount of time reading the T&Cs of credit cards and frequent flyer programs. His grand plans for round-the-world premium travel has taken a hit since the arrival of his daughter, but he is...
Compared to the rest, Dexter is still an infant in the miles game. choosing between saving money (read: going for cheap fares regardless of airlines) versus staying loyal to one carrier (or alliance) was tough, but who says you can't have both? Dexter constantly looks out for ways to...
Singapore Airlines is offering 30% off Economy Saver awards for bookings made between now and 14 Feb for travel between 15 Feb and 26 May. Â The destinations covered are fairly extensive- as close as Bangkok and Koh Samui, as far as London and San Francisco.
Note that the ticket has...
I've made very clear the point that economy class redemptions do not make sense. And that's just common sense. If you want to redeem your miles for economy class flights you're better off using a cashback card and using the cashback to buy economy class tickets. Because the 1-2...
EDIT: Revised guidance to this article now exists. Please refer to this article for the latest version.
I said before that it doesn't make sense to redeem Krisflyer miles for Star Alliance partner awards. That still holds true. Krisflyer's partner chart is structured in such a way that the greatest...
Ah, the fabled SQ waitlist. I don't think any other airline has such a perfect mechanism for torturing its loyal members as does SQ.
When there are award seats available in a particular award class (saver, standard, full) but revenue management has not decided to release them yet, the status...
Not too long ago SQ announced that it was going to seek closer integration with Tiger and Scoot. Avoiding the obvious "why would you want to do that" question, it seems that this has now become reality.
In April it was announced that you could redeem your Krisflyer miles at...