The KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes list for travel in February 2023 has been released. As usual, Spontaneous Escapes offers are 30% off Saver award tickets on selected Singapore Airlines flights. The usual key terms & conditions apply: Highlights from February’s list There’s a few regulars as usual in this month’s list, such as the Premium Economy…
KrisFlyer Miles Can Now Be Converted to Marriott Bonvoy Points
KrisFlyer and Marriott Bonvoy have announced an expansion to their partnership. KrisFlyer members who are also members of Marriott Bonvoy, can now link their accounts and convert KrisFlyer miles to Marriott Bonvoy points. This two-way conversion builds on the existing option of converting Bonvoy points into KrisFlyer miles. In this post, I will focus more…
Singapore Airlines Adjusts NS2023 Schedule, Adds A380s to Sydney and Melbourne
Singapore Airlines has announced a series of changes to its schedule for 2023. Most of these changes are increasing frequencies to existing destinations with the current aircraft types, but there’s a few noteworthy adjustments. These more interesting changes are the increase in A380 operations to Australia, and a return to Busan (PUS). The changes aren’t…
Review: Singapore Airlines 777-300ER First Class SIN-CGK
I’ve been fortunate in my previous jobs to have had the pleasure of enjoying First class on routes as nearby as Brunei, and as far as Houston (when it was operated by the 77W via Moscow). There’s normally no real reason to fly First class on such a short flight, but of course I wanted…
Review: New Singapore Airlines The Private Room, Changi Airport T3
The new The Private Room finally brings the SIA ground experience on par with the best globally, and befitting of the onboard experience. After a Covid-induced delay, Singapore Airlines finally opened new The Private Room (TPR) and First Class lounges at the end of May 2022. When the opening was announced, I figured I should…
My 2022 Mid-Year Airline and Hotel Status Progress
As we’re a little past the middle of 2022, I thought I’d share what my airline and hotel status goals are for the year, and my progress to hitting these statuses. Everyone has different programmes that work best for them. Choice of loyalty programmes depend on travel patterns and for many, on corporate agreements as…
Review: Singapore Airlines 737-8 Business Class SIN-HKT
I love trying new airlines hard products. When Singapore Airlines launched its new cabin products for the 737-8 or MAX 8 in November 2021, I immediately set out to plan a trip to try the new business class. While narrowbody business class products are nothing fancy, SIA appeared to have a done solid job of…