Author: Shane

The August 2018 KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes list is out

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So it’s been twelve months since Singapore Airlines started a monthly redemption promotion called KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes, offering discounts on using your miles for select destinations. Given it’s the first year anniversary of the promotion, KrisFlyer is offering 40%, instead of the usual 30%, off to Bangkok, Yangon and Phnom Penh! You can find the full list on KrisFlyer’s website, but here’s some shoutouts: Bangkok, Yangon, Phnom Penh: 7,500 miles each way in Economy; 14,000 miles each way in Business Sydney, Wellington: 19,600 miles each way in Economy; 40,600 miles each way in Business Nagoya (time to try out the B787-10!):  17,500 miles each way in Economy; 30,100 miles each way in Business What is KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes? Singapore Airlines releases a list of discounted KrisFlyer redemption Saver awards, in both Economy and Business, to select destinations every month, at 30% off the usual redemption rates. The deals are usually available for a very short time, and travel is also limited to the following month, making this perfect if you have unused leave or you are …

Singapore Airlines to commence A350-900ULR non-stop services to Los Angeles from 2 November 2018; terminates Seoul-Los Angeles route

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Singapore Airlines will start its long-awaited Singapore-Los Angeles non-stop services from 2 November 2018, using the two-cabin Airbus A350-900ULR. Starting the first week off with three services, daily service will commence from 9 November 2018, and another three weekly services will start from 7 December 2018, making it a total of 10 services a week.

UOB relaunches the Visa Infinite Card, slashes income requirement to S$150,000

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So this caught my attention today in the Straits Times: It seems like UOB has relaunched the Visa Infinite Card as a metal card (this seems to be the new defining characteristic of a high net-worth card), with the income requirement being slashed to S$150,000 p.a. from the previously published S$350,000. Even the card face looks strikingly similar, with the sole difference being the font for “Infinite”. So what has changed? Of course, UOB has up its ante, with this being made a metal card now, the new standard for high income cards. 1. Improved miles earning rate Let’s get to the main reason why you got this card (apart from showing it off): the miles. Under the old card, local spend was rated at 1.2 miles per dollar spent, which was not that great. For foreign spend, you would earn 2 miles per dollar spent on overseas shopping and dining, as well as on local spend at luxury boutiques. This was highly restrictive, given that many other cards, such as UOB PRVI is offering …

United Airlines to terminate Singapore-Los Angeles non-stop; adds second Singapore-San Francisco service

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United Airlines, as with most American carriers, is not anywhere near the top of my list of preferred airlines, given their recent PR catastrophes. However, the very same PR team has also done some pretty remarkable stuff, such as introducing non-stop flights to Singapore from San Francisco and Los Angeles, even before Singapore Airlines did. However, good things don’t last forever.