While Singapore Airlines well known for offering a solid product, booking premium cabins, long haul reward flights is not easy. You will find the availability of sporadic prizes using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan or Air Canada planebut you’ll usually see better availability through Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer.
KrisFlyer often charges more miles than other loyalty programs, even on savings days. But every month, discounts on some bonus flights through KrisFlyer exits spontaneously promotion.
This month, you can book some bonus flights with a 30% discount if you book by March 31 and travel between April 1 and 30. Here’s how you can maximize this iteration of Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes.
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Airlines: Singapore Airlines.
Route: Different.
Value: Different.
Day: April 1-30.
Recorded by: March 31.
Pay taxes/fees with: Platinum Card® from American Express (5 points per dollar spent on airfares booked directly with the airline, up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year), Chase Sapphire Reserve (3 points for every dollar spent on travel) or Chase Sapphire Priority Card (2 points for every dollar spent on travel) for travel protection on your rewards flight.
sample journey
The one-way prize example I show below has at least four slots. While there are some blackout dates noted on the Spontaneous Escapes homepage, there is now space to award prizes on other days in April as well.
Taxes and fees are $5.60 per person on all of the following flights.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in 56,400 miles in premium economy class and 56,700 miles in business class
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT) is a distance of 26,950 miles in economy class and 51,100 miles in premium economy class.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) for 29,400 miles in economy class and 52,500 miles in premium economy class
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to SIN in 56,350 miles in premium economy
There are other routes available as well, so check out the Spontaneous Escapes homepage for all the details.
Earn miles to book this reward
Being a 1:1 transfer partner with American Express Membership Rewards, capital one, Citi Thank You Bonus And Chase the ultimate reward, Singapore Airlines makes it relatively easy to earn miles. In our tests, the transition from Capital One to KrisFlyer was generally instant, while the transition from Amex, Citi, and Chase could take up to 24 hours.
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If you’re transferring points from the following three credit card programs, consider calling KrisFlyer Hold the award seat while transferring your credit card score. This will lock in your rewards, so you won’t have to worry about running out of stock. KrisFlyer typically charges S$25 (about $20) or 2,500 miles to hold the award.
Related: How (and why) you should earn transfer points
bottom line
With one-way economy class bonus flights between the US and Asia starting at less than 30,000 KrisFlyer miles, there’s no doubting that Singapore Airlines’ Spontaneous Adventures discount can deliver the price. great value (and potentially the perfect choice for a last minute spring break trip).
premium economy class bonus flights starting at 36,400 miles above fifth free flight from New York to Frankfurt, while business class costs 56,700 miles. You will only pay $5.60 in taxes and fees when you depart from the United States.
Additional reporting by Ehsan Haque, JT Genter, Victoria Walker and Benji Stawski.
