Singapore Airlines has a reputation for offering an exceptional product, but booking long-haul, premium-cabin awards with the airline can be tricky. You can sometimes find award availability using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan or Air Canada Aeroplan, but you’ll usually find more availability through Singapore KrisFlyer.
KrisFlyer generally charges more miles than other loyalty programs, even on dates when saver awards are available. However, the program offers discounts on select award flights each month through its KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promotion.
Right now, you can book select promo award flights with a 30% discount if you reserve by Feb. 28 and travel between March 1 and 31. You’ll find discounted award tickets to select destinations in the Singapore Airlines network.
Here’s how you can maximize this iteration of Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes.
Deal basics
Travel dates: Between March 1 and 31 (with some blackout dates)
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Sample KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes itineraries
Here’s a look at the Spontaneous Escapes pricing this month on U.S. routes:
Origin | Destination | Discounted award rate | Blackout dates |
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New York | Frankfurt |
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Frankfurt | New York |
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Los Angeles | Singapore |
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Singapore | Los Angeles |
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San Francisco | Singapore |
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Singapore | San Francisco |
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Seattle | Singapore |
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Newark | Singapore |
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Check the Spontaneous Escapes homepage for more details.
Earning miles to book this award
Earning Singapore KrisFlyer miles is easy. The program is a 1:1 transfer partner with American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One, Citi ThankYou Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards. KrisFlyer is also a 3:1 transfer partner with Marriott Bonvoy, with 5,000 bonus miles offered for every 60,000 points you transfer.
Note that the transferred rewards may take up to 24 hours (or longer for Marriott transfers) to hit your KrisFlyer account. If they don’t immediately appear, consider calling KrisFlyer to hold award seats until the miles post. Doing so will lock in your award seats, so you won’t have to worry about the availability disappearing. KrisFlyer generally charges a service fee of $25 or 2,500 miles to hold award seats.
Related: How to book Singapore Airlines first-class Suites with points and miles
How to pay taxes and fees
Use The Platinum Card® from American Express to earn 5 points per dollar spent on airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 spent per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar), the Chase Sapphire Reserve® to earn 3 points per dollar spent on travel (after the first $300 is spent on travel purchases annually), the American Express® Gold Card to earn 3 points per dollar spent on airfare booked directly with the airline or on the American Express travel portal, or the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card to earn 2 points per dollar spent on travel.
Bottom line
These flights can be a great use of transferable credit card points.