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Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is increasing mileage prices for business and first class awards effective January 24, most US routes see an increase of 7000 miles each way for business class and 12,000 for first class.
They’re also making several other changes to the program.
Right on the heels of one of the best airfare deals we’ve seen in a long time being honored, you can fly Chicago – Sydney roundtrip in business class from $1492. This is on Air New Zealand (fly Chicago – Auckland non-stop on their 787 and on to Sydney) or fly United through Los Angeles or San Francisco.
At this price you can definitely get yourself to and from Chicago for the journey.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
The change focuses on business and first class awards. Business class awards between the US and Singapore go up 7000 miles each way. First class awards between the US and Singapore go up 10,000 – 12,000 miles each way.
On New Year’s Eve I wrote about $675 business class roundtrips between Vietnam and the U.S. and about first class roundtrips for under $1000.
The amazing news for everyone who took a chance and booked these tickets is that Cathay Pacific is honoring the deal.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Oh my goodness this is an amazing fare. You can fly from Southeast Asia to New York in Cathay Pacific business class from $675 roundtrip. Even if you book an award ticket to Asia and use this as a one way ticket to get back (and throw away the return) you come out way way ahead.
You can fly from Vietnam – the cheapest fares originate in Da Nang, but other cities work as well – to Cathay Pacific’s US gateways starting at $675.
Singapore Airlines makes business and first class award seats available mostly to their own KrisFlyer members. It is very rare to be able to book these seats with miles in partner programs like United MileagePlus or Air Canada Aeroplan. Right now though you can book Singapore Suites on at least one route using partner miles!
Five years ago Alaska Airlines shared that 84% of redemptions were for flights on their own aircraft, that American Airlines was by and large the second biggest carrier members redeemed for travel on, and non-U.S. airlines accounted for just 3.5% of redemptions.
Alaska shares how much members flew, how many members are being added, and where redemptions took place in 2018. Great data for anyone interested in loyalty!
American Airlines has a weekly interview to give employees a better understanding of the reasons for decisions being made at the airline.
The company gives employees an opportunity to comment — and boy do they ever. One flight attendant who says that Delta’s onboard product and overall customer experience is better — even if American has newer planes — drew a response from Executive Vice President Elise Eberwein.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
