Author: Shane

May 2019 Spontaneous Escapes now up for grabs!

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Book by 30 April to enjoy 30% off usual redemption rates for travel between 1-31 May 2019 to destinations including Bangkok, Jakarta, Seoul, Beijing and Shanghai. Singapore Airlines has unveiled its list of redemption offers for the May edition of the Spontaneous Escapes. A total of 34 destinations are up for grabs (some one-way) this month, but unfortunately some destinations such as Australia and New Zealand are not available at all this month. Some notable mentions: Southeast Asia Bangkok: Economy class for 8,750 miles; Business class for 15,050 miles North Asia Hong Kong: Economy class for 10,050 miles; Business class for 21,350 miles Shanghai, Beijing: Economy class for 14,000 miles; Business class for 27,300 miles Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka (one-way from Singapore only): Economy class for 17,500 miles Seoul: Economy class for 17,500 miles; Business class for 32,900 miles Europe (one-way from Europe to Singapore only) From Paris, London: Economy class from 26,600 miles Some blackout dates and restrictions on specific flights do apply, so remember to check the list before booking. Also, remember that …

FLIGHT REVIEW: Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 Business Class, Kuala Lumpur – Singapore

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Continuing my journey from Ho Chi Minh City, the flight for the day is a short business class ride from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore with Malaysia Airlines. The Kuala Lumpur to Singapore hop is an incredibly short one, typically the aircraft only cruises for less than thirty minutes before descending. My ride today is on a Boeing 737-800, which Malaysia Airlines have plenty of. Between Singapore and all the Malaysian destinations it flies to, Malaysia Airlines only use the Boeing 737-800. The aircraft Malaysia Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 features 16 business class seats, laid out in a 2-2 configuration across four rows. In economy class, there are 144 seats, laid out 3-3 across 24 rows. The business class seats are recliners, which is perfectly fine for ridiculously short haul routes like mine. What you need to be aware of is that Malaysia Airlines also uses these narrowbody aircraft on some mid-haul route, including the Shanghai Pudong — Kuala Lumpur red eye service that I took some time ago, and also sometimes to Perth. So, always check …

All you need to know about American Express Krisflyer bonus miles promotions

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3 key promotions that you need to know about. Amex is not my top choice of card when it comes to earning miles – their base earn rates are pretty crap at 1.2 mile per dollar spent (mpd). But with the regular promotions that Amex is running, this may not be the case, although you have to keep a tight watch over how much you are raking up with your Amex cards given that the caps are pretty low. (1) Daily Essentials promo – Earn up to 3.3 mpd Earn up to 3.3 KrisFlyer miles per S$1 spent with your Amex Singapore Airlines-branded cards, on what Amex term as “daily essentials”, which are the following merchants: Starbucks Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf MacDonalds Subway (except stores in hospitals and schools) Deliveroo Foodpanda Unity (except outlets in FairPrice) Watsons Sistic There’s a cap of S$200 spend per month. That’s enough to cover 1 Starbucks drink or a MacDonalds meal a day, so drink away and earn up to 660 miles per month along the way. (2) …

You can now redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points with your DBS points

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DBS has quietly added Qantas as a frequent flyer redemption partner last week, making it only the fourth partner one can transfer DBS points to. The exchange rate is 1 DBS point to 2 Qantas points, at a rate similar to Krisflyer miles and Asia Miles. Redemption has to be made in blocks of 5,000 DBS points to 10,000 Qantas points. Each transfer will incur an administrative cost of $26.75. What can I use my Qantas Points for? Apart for redeeming for Qantas flights, you can also use Qantas points for oneworld partner flights. You can also use your Qantas points for Jetstar flights (PSA: don’t do it) and more importantly, for Emirates flights. Comparable rates to Krisflyer miles for redemptions For a while now, Qantas has been known to have very generous earn rates, but terrible redemption rates and availability when compared to competitors flying on the same route, or even across oneworld frequent flyer programmes. Ever since Singapore Airlines has devalued its Krisflyer programme (once in 2017, and a second time in 2019), …