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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 increases miles required to redeem flights on Star Alliance partners from 7 December 2017

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If you are one of the few people who uses your KrisFlyer miles to redeem flights on Star Alliance partners instead of Singapore Airlines (horror of horrors!), you will need more miles to book your flights with these partners from 7 December 2017 onwards. This follows a devaluation SQ made on their own award redemption requirements in March this year. While that increased the number of miles required for bookings with SQ and removed the 15% online redemption discount, the change also removed the surcharges (which typically cost a couple of hundred bucks), so it was considered a nominal inflation. So what has changed this time? Across the board there is an increase in the new of miles required for redemption, particularly in Business and First. For those who have been using KrisFlyer miles to redeem on EVA Air to Taipei, it’s now a lot more expensive (and a poorer use of your miles). Here’s a look at the old and new charts: Old Chart (For bookings made up to 6 December 17) In Economy, travel …