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...
Quite a flurry of SQ news on the interwebs right now with new route announcements and changes to existing routes. Let's get into the details-
SQ to begin non-stop service to SFO
The A350 opens a lot of strategic possibilities for SQ, one of which is the reinstatement of the non-stop...
Ok. No time to keep feeling sorry for myself, because bigger and more important things are now happening. I'd like to claim some special powers of clairvoyance but really, everyone knew this was a long time coming.
SQ has announced changes to its award chart that take place from 24th May...
Sometimes reboots work and give you gems like Chris Nolan's Batman series (let's pretend the third movie doesn't exist). Othertimes, reboots take a beloved piece of work like Total Recall and totally Colin Farell it.
Singapore Airlines and AMEX have taken out full page ads in today's papers to proudly...
The Long Way to New York: Trip Planning
Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge, Singapore
Singapore Airlines A330 Business Class SIN-BKK
Thai Airways First Class Lounge & Spa, BKK
Thai Airways B747 First Class BKK-HND
Getting from HND to NRT
ANA First Class Lounge, NRT
ANA B77W First Class NRT-ORD
United Club ORD
United B767 Economy ORD-EWR
Visiting the US Open
Sheraton New York...
Miles are the worst investment that you can possibly hold. They do not earn interest. They are not subject to any sort of investor protection. And over the long term, they are the one investment that is guaranteed to lose value (as we saw with Alaska's unannounced devaluation of Emirates first...
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...
In the wake of more strong SQ financial performance news, I thought it was timely to take a look at how they made that happen. Here is a somewhat dated but otherwise excellent read on HBR about Singapore Airlines' strategy for competing in the global aviation market. To summarise-
SIA: A Premium...