Singapore Airlines announces a mild KrisFlyer devaluation

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• Russ says:

  4 Jan4 January 10:15

  Relieved to hear the Star Alliance redemption hasn’t changed. Excellent value!

  • JP says:

    4 Jan4 January 11:11

    The last time this happened the Star Chart changed several months later.

    • Russ says:

      4 Jan4 January 13:00

      Did it? Perhaps I should put through some speculative bookings just in case. Thanks for the head’s up JP.

• RIccatti says:

  4 Jan4 January 11:36

  I do find substantial deterioration in Krisflyer availability.

  Most likely it is because SQ blocked redemptions to the upgraded Suites as novelty. SQ also controls First/Suites very tightly — last year on every of my redemptions (SYD, SIN, LHR) I was the only person travelling in the cabin and that was booked nearly year before that.

  Krisflyer situation is almost that you have to book at T-355 (or whichever the correct daycount for fares release). There is also the trick of Saver-level redemptions not being available at all throughout the year, only via unreliable Waitlist. Waitlisting can work so you can snatch that First redemption, however that being 4-2 weeks before travel, you are very unlikely to get deals on hotels/linked travel.

  Beware.

  • Alan says:

    4 Jan4 January 12:10

    On the upside if you get the seat it’s pretty amazing – had entire Suites cabin to myself on one SIN-AKL leg and only 1 or 2 other pax on quite a few other flights.

  • Nick says:

    5 Jan5 January 00:11

    I find the best hotel deals can be had in the days immediately before arrival, when they flog off the unsold inventory.
    That said, admittedly I tend not to go anywhere when there’s a conference, event or similar running.

• TGLoyalty says:

  4 Jan4 January 12:25

  You can’t hold the two BA cards at the same time.

• Genghis says:

  4 Jan4 January 12:54

  Remember any earned cash back is only paid at anniversary.

• Chelseafi says:

  4 Jan4 January 13:45

  O/T can I book a hotel reservation for FH&R for end of the year and still churn my amex plat? Many thanks

  • Alan says:

    4 Jan4 January 15:18

    My impression is that it varies a bit by hotel – some insist on payment being on Plat card at checkout, others any Amex, other don’t care at all. You could always churn and take it out again before stay?

    • Stu N says:

      4 Jan4 January 15:31

      Never had a hotel insist on payment by Platinum but all have insisted on some sort of Amex, which is in line with T&Cs.

      • Rob says:

        4 Jan4 January 16:05

        Agree re Plat (and the rules say ‘any Amex’) – sometimes you can slip another card in if the check out person is not familiar with FHR.

      • Alan says:

        4 Jan4 January 18:04

        Cool – I had it once (somewhere in the USA, can’t remember which hotel!) where they specifically asked for the Platinum card.

        • Rob says:

          4 Jan4 January 19:56

          I am currently in a hotel on the FHR rate. Rate rules in the confirmation say: “ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY
          AMEX PLATINUM OR CENTURION TRAVEL, MUST USE AN AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT FOR PAYMENT”. No card specified.

        • Alan says:

          4 Jan4 January 20:31

          Sounds good – this was a few years ago, not sure if they used to be stricter then or was just a difficult hotel. I couldn’t be bothered arguing it anyway, had plenty others before then where I paid on PO MasterCard at no fee!

• Ade says:

  4 Jan4 January 15:40

  As its bits,
  My wife had a new (couple of months old) BAPP, we did the usual add a supp (me) for 3k of points after receiving it, but in the offers today its showing add a supp and earn 3k. My question is can you add a supp for yourself, i suppose on the excuse of splitting work and private expenditure?

  I’m presuming there is no additional cost beyond the 1st free supplemental card.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    4 Jan4 January 16:54

    Normally those offers are only for the first supp and you’ve already had that. I would check the T&C’s

    Also I don’t think you can add one for yourself but you can always try.

    • Genghis says:

      4 Jan4 January 16:58

      You can have one for yourself.

      • Genghis says:

        4 Jan4 January 17:00

        No additional cost. BAPP can have 99 free supps

  • Alan says:

    4 Jan4 January 18:05

    Yep, no cost and often earns the bonus points – just comes with ‘A/C’ on it (for ‘additional card’)

    • Alan says:

      4 Jan4 January 18:06

      PS worked out very well for Amex Travel offer – got the £200 off £600 offer on main and A/C Plat cards. Need to work out how to actually use now!

• SG says:

  4 Jan4 January 15:57

  Has anyone tried the Amex MR Amazon offer this year?the expiry date of the £25off £40 offer is still 31/12/2018,extended?

• JasonK says:

  4 Jan4 January 18:21

  O/T. With regards to the Lloyds upgrade vouchers, I have more than I can use, and would like to use a couple for the in-laws. However the terms and conditions state the cardholder needs to travel. I can get all the way to booking, and my name isn’t compulsory as a traveler, but I don’t want it to become an issue for them later.

  Does anyone have experience doing this?

  • kira says:

    4 Jan4 January 18:49

    it’s fine, i’ve booked for other people previously.

    • JasonK says:

      4 Jan4 January 18:56

      Thanks!

      • rams1981 says:

        4 Jan4 January 21:38

        Does this work now Avios.com no longer contains the vouchers?

  • Ronster says:

    6 Jan6 January 18:45

    Hi Jason

    I have tried to do this and I have not been able to do so, despite whatever people have said on here.

    Even when I have hung up and tried another customer service person.

    They are simply quoting the terms and conditions.

    Regards

    Ronster

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