Starting from just 1050 miles, you can use KrisFlyer miles to offset your total fare, including selected taxes, surcharges and ancillaries. This applies for yourself or any of your redemption nominees.
Buy Krisflyer Miles
Starting from just 1050 miles, you can use KrisFlyer miles to offset your total fare, including selected taxes, surcharges and ancillaries. This applies for yourself or any of your redemption nominees.
Buy Krisflyer Miles
A minimum of 1050 KrisFlyer miles is required per transaction; the exact number of miles may vary due to currency conversion. Any remaining total fare will be payable with a credit/debit card. Valid for bookings on singaporeair.com and via the SingaporeAir Mobile app only, on flights operated by Singapore Airlines. Tickets paid with KrisFlyer miles cannot be used for travel on any other airlines. Any KrisFlyer and Elite miles earned can only be credited to KrisFlyer accounts.
For Mix KrisFlyer miles and cash bookings, the number of KrisFlyer miles, Elite miles and PPS Value you earn will be in proportion to the amount that you've paid with your credit/debit card (excluding taxes). If the full amount is paid with KrisFlyer miles, no KrisFlyer miles, Elite miles and PPS Value will be earned. Read more in FAQs.
With Singapore Airlines soon increasing the number of KrisFlyer miles needed to book flights, many travellers are scrambling to spend their miles on business class and first class travel before the new rates kick in.
It's a real catch-22: reserve your tickets now using less miles and the flights you book may not suit your plans down the track, but wait until the new rates take shape and you could easily find yourself without enough miles to book the flight you originally wanted.
The easiest way to buy Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles is direct from Singapore Airlines via email or fax at a cost of US$40 (A$53) per 1,000 miles, but it's also the most expensive and restrictive way of going about it.
That's because SQ will only sell you miles when you have a specific flight booking or upgrade in mind (including your desired travel dates and flight numbers), and even then, you'll need to already have at least 50% of the miles required for your intended booking in your account before you buy.
Being well above the 50% requirement (29,000 miles on that 58,000-mile booking), you'd be clear to buy 8,000 KrisFlyer miles for US$320 (A$424) to get over the line and secure your seat: but that's costing you a hefty 5.3 Aussie cents per mile, so the fewer miles you need to buy here, the better.
That reduces your costs to around 4.1 Aussie cents per KrisFlyer mile and saves almost $100 compared with buying those same miles direct from the airline. Higher spenders can also take advantage of a permanent 25% boost in addition to the temporary discount offer, as for every 20,000 Starpoints you convert into KrisFlyer miles, SPG kicks in a further 5,000 KrisFlyer miles.
This one's a little out of left field, but by slipping a new American Express Platinum Charge Card into your wallet you could boost the balance of your KrisFlyer account by as many as 100,000 miles, thanks to a great sign-on offer from AMEX.
It comes in the form of 100,000 Membership Rewards (MR) Ascent Premium points which can be converted into Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles on a 1:1 basis. You don't have to convert all of those miles at once, so if you were only 8,000 KrisFlyer miles short as above, just convert 8,000 Membership Rewards points and keep the rest in the kitty.
One final option, which is less about 'buying miles' than being savvy with any Virgin Australia Velocity points you may already have: you can convert these into Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles on a 1.35:1 basis.
Those 5,000 Velocity points will get you precisely 3,704 KrisFlyer miles, and you can transfer points at any amount above this figure, such as 10,800 Velocity points in exchange for the 8,000 KrisFlyer miles needed above.
It's certainly a possibility, although not one we'd included here, because if you already have a KrisFlyer-earning AMEX card and your only purpose is to top-up your balance rather than grab miles in bulk, using the card that's already in your wallet can get you those needed KrisFlyer miles in no time. :)
In order to earn KrisFlyer miles, you must be a KrisFlyer member. KrisFlyer miles are miles earned when flying Singapore Airlines or with their partners, shopping popular brands on KrisFlyer, and through some other means. KrisFlyer miles can then be redeemed for lots of perks from Singapore Airlines, as well as their partners.
KrisFlyer miles earned through non-airline partners (such as hotels, car agencies, retailers), must be claimed by filling out a retroactive mileage claim form and attaching your receipts. KrisFlyer miles earned with non-airline partners will generally appear in your account after 6-8 weeks.
For air travel, first, you can calculate how many KrisFlyer miles your trip will require. Once you have that information you can book a flight utilizing your KrisFlyer miles. You can also request cabin upgrades utilizing your KrisFlyer miles when booking your flight. For shopping, you can log into your KrisFlyer member account and begin shopping on KrisShop.
In addition to KrisFlyer membership, there are several other tiers. KrisFlyer Elite Silver status is earned after collecting 25,000 miles within 12 months. You can earn these miles after flying Singapore Airlines, or with many of their partners, or Star Alliance partners. The benefits of KrisFlyer Elite Silver include bonus tiers when flying with Singapore , priority seating, standby, and seating, waived and discounted services, and access to many Star Alliance benefits across the globe (which includes entrance to luxury lounges, priority check-ins and baggage handling, and more).
KrisFlyer Elite Gold status is earned after collecting 50,000 miles within 12 months. You can earn these miles after flying Singapore Airlines, or with many of their partners, or Star Alliance partners. The benefits of KrisFlyer Elite Gold include priority boarding, seating, standby, and baggage handling, waived and discounted services, and access to many Star Alliance benefits across the globe (which includes entrance to luxury lounges, priority check-ins, boarding, and baggage handling, complimentary upgrades to business class on Heathrow Express, and more)
On Singapore and SilkAire, your KrisFlyer miles will be credited to your KrisFlyer account up to 2 weeks after your flight. On Singapore partner airlines, your miles will be credited up to 4 weeks after your flight.
Yes you can. The You can purchase KrisFlyer miles at Singapore Airlines (although there are many limitations which cause buyers to search for better alternatives), or at independent buyers such as Buyflightmiles.com
When you book a ticket on Singaporeair.com you can use your KrisFlyer miles to pay for part of your fare and other travel amenities on flights operated by Singapore Airlines or SilkAir. After using your miles, you can use your credit card to pay the remainder of the fare.
While Singapore Airlines might not be the first airline you think of when earning miles and points, its loyalty program, KrisFlyer, is worth looking at. You can use KrisFlyer miles to fly many airlines, including Star Alliance carriers like United Airlines.
Get 1,000 KrisFlyer miles for every 1,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points you transfer (in increments of 1,000). According to KrisFlyer, this process can take anywhere from 1 to 8 weeks. In practice, however, it almost always takes 1 to 2 business days.
One of the best ways for those based in Southeast Asia to earn KrisFlyer miles is to convert points earned from other loyalty programs, including lifestyle brands like Forbes Asia, dining rewards like Madoo, or petrol rewards like Shell.
Singapore Airlines has travel partners such as airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, and non-travel partners that help you earn KrisFlyer miles. You can earn KrisFlyer miles when booking travel or shopping with these partners.
Even if Singapore isn't in your travel plans, KrisFlyer's Star Alliance and non-alliance award charts have some hidden gems you should be aware of. Today, we'll take you through the ins and outs of Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, so you can decide if KrisFlyer miles are of value to you.
The Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer loyalty program has continued to publish an award chart (PDF link), so you can redeem your miles at a predictable rate. However, it publishes a different award chart for flights flown by partners. For example, here's the Star Alliance award chart (PDF link) and the Alaska Airlines award chart (also a PDF link).
When flying Singapore Airlines and its partners, you earn KrisFlyer miles based on the distance flown. This aspect of the program may appeal to U.S.-based travelers who don't find it beneficial that United awards miles based on the ticket price.
There are several ways to earn KrisFlyer miles. You can earn by flying on Singapore Airlines and its Star Alliance partners, like United Airlines and Air Canada. You can also transfer miles from different credit card programs, stay with hotel partners and make purchases through the KrisFlyer shopping portal.
To calculate how many miles you'll earn on a flight, find your ticket's fare class in the email confirmation you received after booking your flight. Then, head to the Singapore Airlines miles calculator.
For example, a premium economy Lite fare (indicated by the R fare class) earns 8,440 miles on a one-way flight from San Francisco to Singapore if you don't have any elite status with KrisFlyer. That's 100% of the flight distance.
Singapore Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance. So you can earn KrisFlyer miles when you fly with other Star Alliance members. In addition, you can earn miles with non-alliance partners like Alaska Airlines, JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic.
For example, using the earning chart for Lufthansa, you can determine that you'd earn 2,265 redeemable KrisFlyer miles on a Lufthansa-marketed flight from Chicago to Munich in Q-fare economy. The Q fare class earns 50% of the miles flown, and the flight is 4,530 miles.
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