Earn up to 1,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles for free

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Earn up to 1,000 FREE KrisFlyer Miles when you connect your KrisFlyer account to KrisShopper and subscribe to KrisShopper news and updates. Valid until Jun 30, 22 or when 30,000 members enroll. Click here for more details.

Save 30% on Singapore KrisFlyer award tickets between Vancouver and Singapore

 
Two years and one month after we last saw them, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes have returned. These are their monthly discounted award flight offers that are typically open for booking for the last two weeks of the month for travel during the following in month or the case of these new offers the following two months. Typically we only covered them on our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com as Singapore Airlines wasn't flying to Vancouver anymore but now that they are again we'll cover the promotion right here on Rewards Canada!

Receive up to a 15% bonus when you convert HSBC Rewards (Canada) points to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

 
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer has brought back their bonus for transferring bank rewards points (ie credit card) to their program. For us here in Canada this means HSBC Rewards and the bonus ranges from 12% to 15% depending on how many points you transfer to KrisFlyer. So this is a little different than when they ran it at the end of last year/beginning of this year as that time it was a flat 15% instead of a tiered bonus. The transfer window is also smaller this time as you only have until November 22 to make a transfer, though SQ did extend it last year so it is possible it will be extended this time as well.

Earn Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Elite Status & Star Alliance Gold Status from home

 

In a move that is very similar to Air Canada Aeroplan's Travel at Home campaign from spring 2020, Singapore Airlines has revealed a new promotion where you can earn elite status with their KrisFlyer program without even setting foot on a plane. With this promotion you have the ability to get yourself KrisFlyer Silver or Gold Elite status which translate to Star Alliance Silver or Gold status respectively. 

March 25 Update: Video - Exciting new hotels opening in Canada in 2021, WestJet resuming flights to Atlantic Canada & Quebec City and 500 free Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more.

 

The latest Rewards Canada Podcast that covers new hotel openings in Canada from Hilton, Hyatt, IHG & Marriott is now in video format on our YouTube Channel - Check it out here

The Platinum Card from American Express will lose its Shangri-La Golden Circle Jade Elite Status benefit on March 31

 
Earlier in the month the U.K. based points and miles blog Head for Points announced the U.K. version of the Platinum Card from American Express was losing its Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle Jade elite status benefit. Rewards Canada immediately reached out to American Express Canada who confirmed this is the case for Canadian cardholders as well. At Amex Canada's request we didn't release the details until now as Platinum Cardmembers will be receiving details on their next statement about the departure of this benefit. Based on the U.K. and Canada losing this benefit I am under the impression this is a change seen by American Express globally.

OFFER EXTENDED 15% bonus when you convert HSBC Rewards (Canada) points to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

 

This offer has been extended to January 16, 2021!

Between now and January 16, 2021 when you transfer points from HSBC Rewards to your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer account you'll receive 15% bonus KrisFlyer Miles.

October 29 Update: Earn up to 80 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles for free, save 20% on Air Canada flights and five new bonus offers

 

Over on our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com we detail how you can earn 80 free Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles. It's not a lot of miles but they are free and it doesn't take a lot of effort to earn them. See how to get hem here.

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You can now book Singapore Airlines award tickets with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan

This is an update to news that goes back over two years where we detailed the news of a partnership between Alaska Airlines and Singapore Airlines (Read that post here). At the time the partnership allowed members of both airline's programs earn miles on each others flights. Fast forward to October 2019 and you can finally redeem Mileage Plan miles for flights on Singapore Airlines. The news is great since Alaska Airlines seems to have negotiated something great with Singapore Airlines as they have great access to award seats that isn't even seen with SQ's Star Alliance partners.

This new development with their partnership does see Alaska Airlines members being able to redeem on Singapore Airlines' flights out of the U.S. to Singapore and from Singapore to Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and more.

Here is the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan award chart for Singapore Airlines flights from the U.S. to Asia.

View Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Award charts here

This is the most relevant chart for us Canadians as Alaska doesn't publish a specific Singapore Airlines chart from Canada since Singapore Airlines doesn't serve Canada.  You can however search (and have combined awards) from Alaska's Canadian gateways to the U.S. and fly on Singapore Airlines:

Example out of Vancouver to get the Singapore the main leg on SQ

Example of Calgary to Singapore

There does appear to be lots of availability on SQ from their U.S. gateways.  Here is just one example of business class from LAX to SIN:

All reports so far show that Alaska Airlines has virtually the same access to seats that Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members do. Some people apparently also found the odd first class seats for redemption but those all seem to be gone now! But it is something to keep in mind.

Also, what you'll want to be aware of is that on a miles to miles basis Singapore's own KrisFlyer program does charge less mile than Alaska for many of these redemptions. This is something you'll want to keep in mind if you are converting hotel points (ie Marriott Bonvoy) to either of these programs for a redemption on Singapore. If you are, you'll of course get more value from the KrisFlyer program. This does not take into account your existing balances, earning potential from other sources and so on. What I mean by this is if you earn a decent amount of Mileage Plan miles from various sources it is probably better to convert less points from a hotel program to Mileage Plan then to convert a larger amount to KrisFlyer where you may have no previous balance at all. Just food for thought!

For us Canadians the best way to earn Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles outside of actual flights with them and their partners is the Alaska Airlines World Elite® Mastercard® from mbna. The card comes with a welcome bonus of 30,000 Mileage Plan miles and a host of other benefits. Another great way is with Marriott Bonvoy since the points transfer 3:1 to Alaska which means you can utilize the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card and the American Express Cobalt Card to earn even more Mileage Plan miles. If you are also lucky enough to still hold a Diners Club Mastercard you can also convert to Mileage Plan with that card.

What do you all think of this great development? Has anyone booked any flights with SQ yet using your Mileage Plan miles? Let us know in the comments below!

Title image via Singapore Airlines

March 20 Update: Our global bonus miles blog moves to Boarding Area, we add Singapore Airlines as a partner & more!

Many of you know we run a global points and miles website Frequent Flyer Bonuses which you can find at FrequentFlyerBonuses.com. Much like Rewards Canada there is a main site and the blog, the latter of which is used to provide news, updates on the latest bonuses, time limited offers etc. Well the blog officially moved today to Boarding Area. If you are not aware of Boarding Area it is the go to source for points and miles blogs from around the world. Some of the biggest blogs out there are on Boarding Area and for the FFB blog, we feel it is the perfect fit since Boarding Area is global, has a global audience and FFB is global. In fact we don't know of any other site or blog that covers loyalty promotions from as many programs around the world as FFB! Check out the blog today!

 

We're also excited about our newest travel booking partner - Singapore Airlines! You can now book Singapore Airlines as a partner of Rewards Canada. Any bookings you make are directly with Singapore Airlines any thet are attributed to Rewards Canada. You can book your Singapore Airlines flights here or via our Book Travel page!

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Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!


Canadian Bonus Offers
Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles when you fly Austrian Airlines between Montreal and Vienna. More... Register and book by Jun 30 for travel Apr 29 - Dec 31, 19

Other Bonus Offers
Choice Hotels Privileges
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Privileges Points when you buy points online. More... Until Apr 22, 19

Finnair Plus
- Double Plus Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 15 for stays until May 31, 19

Le Club AccorHotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at participating Asia Pacific Accor hotels More... Until May 31, 19

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2+ nights at participating Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL hotels and resorts Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 19

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 30% Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles when you fly on Turkish Airlines between Istanbul and Colombo, Karachi, Dubrovnik, Sofia, Varna, Warsaw, Najaf, Abidjan, Accra, Lusaka, Addis Ababa or Libreville. More... Apr 1 - 30, 19
30% Miles&Smiles Discount when you redeem for award travel on Turkish Airlines between Istanbul and various cities in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. More... Apr 1 - 30, 19

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February 13 Update: Bon Voyage to Marriott Rewards, say hello to Marriott Bonvoy, 500 free miles for joining Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer & more

Marriott Bonvoy officially launched today. You will no longer see Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest or Ritz-Carlton Rewards branding as the new program name and logo are here. We have lots of coverage of the evolution of the program from 2016 to today on our Marriott Bonvoy Starwood Preferred Guest Merger - All the resources you need page or visit Marriott's Bonvoy site here.

Over on our global site we posted another free miles offer - this is the return of 500 free Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles when you join the program by February 15th. Find out more here.

Today we saw the released of the newly updated Platinum Card from American Express, it was the first bit of news we alluded to in yesterday's daily update. Stay tuned for more news to come tomorrow!

Posts since our last update:

• The Platinum Card from American Express gets revamped - Metal Card, Earning Changes (up to 3x points) and no increase to annual fee
  One the best high end, ultra premium cards in Canada got a makeover today. The Platinum Card from American Express…
• New Hyatt Hotel Openings in Canada for 2019 - 3 hotels confirmed
  Continuing on with our new hotel openings in Canada series we now take a look at what Hyatt has…

Travel Deals
Avis Spring Sale - Save up to 30% on Avis Rentals Worldwide until March 31. Find out more here.

Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
IHG Rewards Club
- Earn 10,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at Kimpton Hotels in New York, NY; Philadelphia & Pittsburgh, PA; Boston, MA; & Manchester, VT. More... Book by Feb 22 for stays until Apr 30, 19

Marriott Bonvoy
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport. More... Until Mar 15, 19
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. More... Until Mar 26, 19

Radisson Rewards
- Double Points for stays on the Cabin Fever Package at the Radisson Blu Mall of America Minneapolis. More... Until Mar 31, 19

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles when you book a qualifying stay at the Best Available Rate at Gaya Island Resort, Tanjong Jara Resort or Cameron Highlands Resort. More... Until Mar 31, 19

Thai Royal Orchid
- Double ROP Miles & save up to 20% on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days in USA, Canada, Asia*, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More... Book by Feb 25 for rentals until Apr 7, 19

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500 Free Miles when you join the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program

Join Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer programs through to the end of the year and you will 500 miles just for doing so! While Singapore Airlines left Canada many many years ago, they do fly out of the U.S. and the airline is part of Star Alliance so their miles can be used on airlines like Air Canada, United and so on. They do have some pretty good redemption options as well such as Canada to Hawaii for 35,000 miles round trip in economy class (which is 10,000 less than Aeroplan). Even better than that is Western Canada to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines for only 23,000 KrisFlyer miles for economy class. Outside of travel your best bet to earn KrisFlyer miles in Canada is with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express or the HSBC World Elite Mastercard

Offer details
500 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you join the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program. You must use promo code KFLY when you join. Full details (Found at bottom left hand side of page) Until Dec 31, 18

Find other KrisFlyer Bonus Mile offers here!

September 6 Update: The Platinum Card from Amex now offers Shangri-La elite status which provides Singapore Airlines status, Cobalt Multipliers updated and more!

Following suit of what we saw on the U.K. version of The Platinum Card from American Express earlier this year, our Canadian version of the card now provides Jade Elite Status in the Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle program. This new benefit continues to enhance the hotel elite offers the card provides including status with Marriott (SPG), Radisson, and Hilton. Albeit the SPG Gold status the card provides is worth less now not because of Amex but due to the changes in the new combined Marriott Rewards SPG program. Remember as well that the statuses you get automatically with the card can be parlayed into status in other programs. We covered it in this post: Get elite status with at least six hotel reward programs with The Platinum Card from American Express (which needs some serious updating now as there are even more programs matching status and we'll do that shortly)

You can find out more about the Shangri-La status here and get more info on The Platinum Card here.

Of note, Shangri-La has a partnership with Singapore Airlines in the likes of Marriott's with United and how SPG had with Delta, Emirates etc. The partnership is called Infinite Journeys and provides Shangri-La Jade members with automatic Silver status in Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer program and a fast track offer to Gold Status (only 3 Singapore or Silk Air flights required). There are some other benefits included in this partnership. Find out more about Infinite Journeys here

And continuing on the American Express front, out Amex Cobalt Multipliers page has been updated once again with many 5x multipliers from the Calgary and Newport Beach areas!  Feel free to contribute any locations that are not on the list! Check out all the locations where you can 5x, 2x and 1x points!

Posts since our last update:

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• Save up to 50% on Economy and Business Class award tickets between Montreal or Vancouver and Europe
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Travel Deals
Marriott Enjoy 20% off leisure rates at beautiful vacation destinations worldwide when staying Sunday-Thursday nights. Choose from 60 resorts across the U.S., Caribbean, Europe or Southeast Asia for your fall getaway. Full Details and online Booking Sep 16 - Dec 6, 18

Air Canada has launched their Worldwide Fall Seat Sale a day after WestJet's. Book by September 12! Find out more here

Planning to book a flight on Etihad out of Toronto? (or anywhere else for that matter) then you should book via their moblie site over the next week as you can enjoy 10% Off on all Etihad flights, across the Etihad network until 12th September 2018. Users must purchase on Mobile with code AMXD0830. Find out more here
 
Radisson Blu Suite Sale - 20% off for non-members on Junior Suites and Suites. Up to 5% extra off for members. Book by Sep 16 for stays until Nov 30 Find out more here

Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Triple JP Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Sep 10 - Nov 30, 18

Marriott Rewards
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any one of six Marriott Hotels in the Seattle Area. More... Until Nov 3, 18

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles when you fly between Clark and Siargao. More... Until Oct 1, 18

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- Double iPrefer Points for stays at the Marigot Bay Resort and Marina St Lucia. More... Book by Nov 30 for stays until Jun 30, 18

Radisson Rewards
- 30% Bonus Gold Points when you buy 10,000 or more Gold Points online. More... Until Sep 30, 18



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November 2 Update: Earn & Redeem Marriott Rewards points for online shopping, new Singapore Airlines premium products & 100 Free La Quinta points

Marriott Rewards has launched a new online shopping portal called Marriott Rewards More. Like many other online shopping portals you can earn points for shopping online with many retailers however what makes Marriott Rewards More different is that they also give you the option to redeem points for shopping with those same online retailers! For a limited time when you make your first purchase of $25 or more you'll receive 1,000 bonus Marriott Rewards points and if you still hold on to the Chase Marriott Premier Visa card you'll receive 25% bonus points on purchases made via More with the card! The list of Canadian retailers is relatively small right now but you can also switch to the U.S. offerings for a few more options. Oh and the redemption option is not a very good use of Marriott Rewards points unless you really want to use them for an online purchase but we'd advise against that.  Find out more here.

Singapore Airlines unveiled their new Suites and business class products that will be installed on their Airbus A380 fleet and be available on actual flights this December. Singapore Airlines has always been one of those aspirational redemption awards that many people dream of and save up for. Well it just got better with these new offerings. Gary Leff of View from the Wing details the Suites here and the Business Class here. Singapore Airlines left the Canadian market many moons ago but this is a product you may want to redeem for if travelling Europe to Asia or between Asia and Australia, or any other number of routes that the A380s will be plying. (Source Singapore Airlines)

Posts since our last update:

• Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards - Save 25% on Economy Class award tickets between Vancouver & Europe
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• Earn 4% cash back in the first 4 months with the BMO SPC CashBack Mastercard
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• WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard changes now live - Lounge Access, Concierge Service and a new look!
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• Great new offer on the Scotia Momentum VISA Infinite card - 5% back for first three months & first year free
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Travel Deals
Another great Lufthansa seat sale to pass along today! Fly from Toronto to Europe for just over $700! Find out more here.

Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers
Air France / KLM Flying Blue
- November Promo Awards - Save 20% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. More... Book by Nov 30 for travel Jan 1 - Feb 28, 18

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles
- 30% Bonus HawaiianMiles when you convert Diners Club Club Rewards Points to Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. More... Canadian Residents only Until Nov 30, 17

Other Bonus Offers
British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios for hotel stays booked via Kaligo. More... Book by Dec 31, 17 for stays until Mar 31, 18

La Quinta Returns
- 100 FREE La Quinta Returns points when you download and log in to the La Quinta App. More... Until Dec 31, 17

Le Club AccorHotels
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Ibis and Novotel hotels in Madrid. More... Until Dec 31, 17

Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays of 2+ nights at over 40 Marriott locations in Southern California. More... Until Jan 2, 18

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