How to earn Krisflyer miles

A quintessential Singaporean activity is travelling. For some reason, living in our city translates to a never-ending need to squeeze in as many far-flung holidays and weekend getaways as possible. But these flight tickets and hotel bookings are taking a toll on our finances. The secret trick to landing free flights? It’s by earning as many KrisFlyer miles as humanly possible.

To give you some insight into what you can do with your miles, here’s a rough gauge of the number of miles you need for flight redemptions:

What are KrisFlyer miles?

KrisFlyer miles are Singapore Airlines’ version of points. The most straightforward way to earn these miles is to fly with SQ, Scoot, or any of their partner airlines. Alternatively, you can also spend with credit cards, hotels, and car rentals for starters. Once you’ve earned enough miles, you can redeem flights, upgrades, shopping, and other lifestyle experiences.

For the sake of this article, we’ll focus mainly on how you can earn miles to redeem flights on Singapore Airlines and Scoot.

What are the types of flights that can be redeemed?

There are 2 tiers of flights that can be redeemed: Saver Award tickets and Advantage Award tickets. Saver awards, as their name suggests, are cheaper...