American Express® Card Members, listen up! We’ve got a spanking New Year’s deal for you. From now to 31st January 2018, book your tickets with your American Express Card and get discounts to amazing destinations around the region and beyond.
There are so many dreamy destinations for you to choose from. You can enjoy the enchanting heritage of South Korea, bring your family to beautiful Los Angeles or dig into all the yummy food in Japan with Korean Air. What a better way to start 2018 than this.
Securing this deal is simple – simply purchase your flight tickets departing from Singapore to either South Korea, North America, Japan or China via the Korean Air webpage, key in one of the promotional codes (depending on your seat type) under “Use Promotional Coupon” as shown in the table below, and pay for your ticket(s) with your American Express Card.
Hurry! This deal is only available if you purchase your tickets from now till 31 January 2018 and you can scoot off on your holidays from now till 30 June 2018.
Your window to extraordinary adventures with all-in return Economy Class Early Bird fares and amazing year end specials to over 55 exciting destinations.
Book with your American Express® Card and redeem an American Tourister Packable Duffel*. T&Cs apply.
Sale period: From 5 to 31 October 2017
Travel period:
Early Bird Fares: From 4 November 2017 onwards
Year end travel deals: Selected periods between 12 October and 31 December 2017
#Please refer to the individual Cards featured on amex.co/singaporeair for detailed Terms and Conditions on earning KrisFlyer miles and exclusive Singapore Airlines Travel Privileges when you charge your purchases to your Card as well as amex.co/SIAoffers for offer details on travel benefits on your Card. Minimum spend on Credit Card is applicable for Singapore Airlines Travel Privileges.
*The American Tourister Packable Duffel and Samsonite RED Kharris 25” Spinner are limited to the first 1,000 and 350 American Express Card Members who make a minimum eligible spend of S$1,588 and S$4,888 in one (1) transaction respectively on singaporeair.com
between 5 and 31 October 2017. Each Card Member is allowed to redeem a maximum of one (1) item. A Redemption Letter will be sent to Card Member via post within 6 to 9 weeks from the end of the Singapore Airlines Fare Promotion on 31 October 2017. Gift images are
for illustrative purposes only and American Express reserves the right to change the colour and/or model at their sole and absolute discretion. Gift redemptions are on a first come, first served basis. While stocks last. 1 – 5. For detailed Terms and Conditions, please visit (1, 2) amex.co/octfaregifts
Many of us love to travel, but the idea of parting away a significant portion of your salary on just the airfares alone is going to put off most of us. What most people don’t realize is that it doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg to fly — and there’s a group of people who have been gaming frequent flyer programs to get free flights.
A concept known as travel hacking, if used correctly, can be used to save loads of money on your next air ticket to your dream destination. Then there’s this infamous story of how a civil engineer earned 1.25 million air miles by just buying pudding. Of course, you are not going to see that happen in Singapore.
There are many ways for you to earn miles in Singapore and the most straightforward way is through airline rewards credit cards. If you are new to this, you can start off with the FlyerTalk’s forum where you can see many discussion on what’s the best credit card to earn miles,
Choosing the right credit card
The next step is to choose the right credit card that meets your spending needs. For an entry-level card, we picked the American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Credit Card where you just need a minimum income requirement of S$30,000 to apply. You can earn 1.1 KrisFlyer miles per S$1 spent locally and 2 KrisFlyer miles per S$1 spent overseas on June and December.
Pick the low-hanging fruit first
American Express have several welcome offers that you should take advantage of. For example, they are giving away 5,000 KrisFlyer miles when you charge to your card for the very first time. You can basically swipe any amount to you card to earn this.
There is also a 3,000 KrisFlyer miles which you can easily earned when you spend at least S$700 in the first 6 months upon Card approval. It’s not that hard, really.
For a limited time only, make a Grab Ride booking with your card and you get another 500 KrisFlyer miles between 5 May 2016 and 4 May 2017.
You should aim to pick up all these “easy” miles first and we are talking about a total of 8,500 KrisFlyer miles that doesn’t require you to spend too much money and time to achieve it. With that miles, you can already redeem for a free one-way Economy Saver flight to Bali with Singapore Airlines.
Work towards your goal
Now that you already have 8,500 KrisFlyer miles in your pocket, you can work towards your goal of redeeming higher-tiered awards such as a return tickets to Bangkok, Hong Kong and/or other popular destinations that you would like to travel. Check out the Singapore Airlines Awards Chart for more details. If you have a KrisFlyer’s account, you can use the miles calculator.
Start accumulating your miles
The key to accumulating your miles is to make your spending counts. Charge any daily expenses that you can think of to your credit card. Assuming you diligently do it for a year, here’s a rough estimate on how much miles you can accumulate:
Transaction
KrisFlyer miles earned
1st Transaction Welcome Bonus
5,000
Spend S$700 in 6 months
3,000
First Grab Ride booking
500
Pay for Starhub bills (Mobile, Broadband, etc) at S$120/month
1,584
Top-up EZ-Link Card using EZ-Reload at $80/month
1,056
Travelling to Hong Kong with AMEX-exclusive SQ fares at $188/pp (for 2 pax)
752
Hotels booked with Kaligo.com (3-night at Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel at $163/night)
3,490
Spending in Hong Kong (S$1,000)
2,000
Dining out with friends $250/month
3,300
Movie at Cathay Cineplexes (Twice a month for 2pax)
660
Pay for groceries at FairPrice $100/month
1,320
TOTAL
22,662
A one-way economy saver ticket to Seoul costs 22,500 KrisFlyer miles, and you can redeem your miles without converting them as they are credited to your KrisFlyer’s account directly. Some miles cards requires you to pay a fee to do the conversion, so you enjoy the benefit of free conversion with this co-branded card.
Take advantage of other card benefits
American Express let you enjoy up to 50% savings with American Express Selects at a wide selection of restaurants in Singapore and around the world. On top of that, you enjoy exclusive fares to 8 destinations with Singapore Airlines including an all-in return ticket to Hong Kong from just S$188 — if you get your card approved by 15 Jul. Click here for the full list of destinations
This American Express® Card is also eligible for use with Apple Pay.
Sign-up for a miles card today
There are many cards in the market which have higher rates such as the UOB PRVI Miles Card and Standard Charted Visa Infinite but requires a higher annual income of S$80,000 and S$150,000 per year. This will accelerate your accumulation process and you can consider upgrading your card once you meet the requirements.
For now, you can start off with the DBS Altitude Card or the American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Card which requires just a $30,000 annual income to be eligible.
Fill in the form before 31 October 2016 to participate in the promotion! You will receive an email from SingSaver.com.sg after submitting the form. Reply with the screenshot of card approval from the bank after you receive it to claim the voucher!
Bring a partner and globe trot to more than 50 destinations with Singapore Airlines for less, in the latest two-to-go fares for American Express cardholders.
Sales start now to 3 Jun 2015, so make sure you book your tickets early.
Visualize beautiful and serene sandy beaches of Boracay, Philippines or the bountiful shopping escapades in New York City, USA. Your everyday spending using your frequent flyer or air mileage credit card can turn your dreams into reality. Bringing the world closer to you, here are the best credit cards in Singapore that you shall consider:
DBS Altitude American Express Card offers rewards for air mileage and dinner deals. Dinner deals include discounts at over 1, 000 places nationwide with the DBS Indulge program. For example, cardholders get 1-for-1 Buffet Dinner at Hotel Jen Singapore.
With a fee of S$180 every year (waived for 1 year), and a minimum annual income of S$80, 000 for Singaporean, PR, and Foreigners, you can earn 3 miles for every dollar spent on online flight and hotel transactions. Earn 2 miles for every dollar spent overseas and 1.2 miles for every dollar spent locally. The best thing about this is that your accumulated miles will never expire! Use it at your convenience.
ANZ Travel Visa Signature Credit Card’s minimum annual income eligibility for Singaporeans/PR is S$60, 000 while its S$90, 000 for Foreigners. With ANZ Travel Visa Signature, you may indulge on the complimentary access to airport limousine at departure or to airport lounges around the world. Earn 2.8 miles per S$1 spent on direct flight booking with Qantas and Jetstar airlines and 1.4 miles per S$1 for local spending. Aside from giving you rewards on air mileage, this card lets you convert your Travel$ to Cash Credit. The annual fee of S$200 is waived for a year.
I cannot begin to enumerate the wide selection of rewards, Citi PremierMiles Card can gives to its faithful cardholders. You earn 2 Citi Miles for every dollar spent overseas and 1.2 Citi Miles for every dollar spent locally. These miles are redeemable in 70 airlines worldwide!
By signing on to S$193 fee a year (waived in the first year) and a minimum annual income of S$60, 000 for Singaporean, PR, and Foreigners, you are entitled to not just milage rewards but also dining and petrol deals. Enjoy up to 14% discount at Esso stations and 13.6% discount at Shell stations. Exclusive dining deals to Wooloomooloo Steakhouse, Yan Ting, LaBrezza, Tiffin Room, Long Bar Steakhouse, Bar & Billiard Room and more, are courtesy of Citi Gourmet Pleasures. What’s more? REceive 10, 000 Citi Miles upon annual membership renewal and round-trip ticket to Bali on Singapore Airlines with S$12, 500 (15, 000 miles) spending.
With the lowest minimum annual income eligibility among these 4 cards…American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Credit Card requires S$30, 000 annual income for Singaporean/PR and S$60, 000 for Foreigners. Enjoy 1 KrisFlyer mile for every S$1.60 spent. Earn 50% more KrisFlyer miles when you charge S$5, 000 or more to your card in a year and 50% additional KrisFlyer bonus miles for a minimum spend of S$12, 000 in a year. Not only is the first year waived but you also get a welcome bonus of KrisFlyer miles.
Worry not about the accumulation process since miles are credited directly to your KrisFlyer account.
A one-way economy saver ticket to Seoul costs 22,500 KrisFlyer miles, and you can redeem your miles without converting them as they are credited to your KrisFlyer’s account directly. Some miles cards requires you to pay a fee to do the conversion, so you enjoy the benefit of free conversion with this co-branded card.
