Singapore Airlines to expand 'non-air' loyalty partnerships

[inix]

According to CAPA, SQ is set to expand KrisFlyer's "Non-Air" Partnerships. Unfortunately, that's not something which we can read online. Do anyone have any inkling about this? What can we be expecting?

[viraj735]

They gave TPPs 1 year free Shangri-La Diamond status.

[inix]

I don't think they meant it in that way. KF Miles already can be transferred out to buy groceries. I just hope for the day that they can be even more flexible like booking hotels for example.

[travelbizpro]

Yes, check this out on Agoda, accelerated earning of miles on hotel bookings, up to 10,000 KF miles on a hotel booking, see here https://www.agoda.com/krisflyer

[SQueeze]

It seems to work out to 2x miles / $ spending.
You have the option to pay more to get more miles.

Kaligo Citibank offers so much better.
And I am mostly into Expedia 6x combo with shopback 8% cashback.

[jonleong]

It seems to work out to 2x miles / $ spending.
You have the option to pay more to get more miles.

Kaligo Citibank offers so much better.
And I am mostly into Expedia 6x combo with shopback 8% cashback.

Is it true that if you use 3rd parties like Kaligo, Agoda etc. you are not entitled to the usual hotel loyalty benefits/awards versus booking directly with the hotel?

[worldrally]

Is it true that if you use 3rd parties like Kaligo, Agoda etc. you are not entitled to the usual hotel loyalty benefits/awards versus booking directly with the hotel?

Yes that's right.

[bluepanda]

Could be the beginning of more good things to come, at least I hope.

SQ seems to be selling miles quite aggressively recently.

First, the OCBC Voyage Card renewal gets 500K miles for $10K.

Today I saw that Standard Chartered is giving miles in lieu of interest for its 6-mth time deposit.

[jonleong]

First, the OCBC Voyage Card renewal gets 500K miles for $10K.

Wow that's $1=50 miles

Surely that must be the highest ratio in Singapore??

[bluepanda]

Wow that's $1=50 miles

Surely that must be the highest ratio in Singapore??

Actually ratio-wise it's the same, i.e. $0.02 per mile. But the ability to purchase 500k miles in one fuss-free transaction is priceless.

[jonleong]

Actually ratio-wise it's the same, i.e. $0.02 per mile. But the ability to purchase 500k miles in one fuss-free transaction is priceless.

What I meant by ratio was credit card fee vs miles received. It's usually in the range of $1=40+ miles e.g. Citi Prestige $535 renewal gets you 62,500 points which translates to 25,000 miles so is $1=46.7 miles.

I agree that getting 500,000 miles in one tranche is pretty cool.

[jonleong]

OCBC Voyage 150k Miles

First, the OCBC Voyage Card renewal gets 500K miles for $10K.

Even the standard OCBC Voyage card gets you 150k miles if you're willing to pay S$3,210 upon application. Very handy if you don't clock up miles by flying but like to fly upfront occasionally.

[w4rd]

Is it true that if you use 3rd parties like Kaligo, Agoda etc. you are not entitled to the usual hotel loyalty benefits/awards versus booking directly with the hotel?

Yeah, I try to book direct with SPG and Hilton for status and upgrades then transfer the points out to KF later. Used Kaligo once at an independent hotel and it was alright, but must compare prices. Other OTAs often a bit cheaper so have to decide if the extra miles are worth it.