Reviews

POP: Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH

We may receive a commission when you use our links. Monkey Miles has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Monkey Miles and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Monkey Miles is also a Senior Advisor to Bilt Rewards Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.


POP: Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH

Let’s be honest. Sometimes you don’t want to read a whole review. So we’ve created a new series called POP: Pictures Only Post. Posts in this series will feature the product, minimal description, and focus on 5-10 Pics.  A more detailed review will come in the following week or two, but here’s a quick look at the Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH.

This is the return leg back from a quick trip to Europe planned for a MM contributor and frequent premium cabin traveler whose outbound was on Ethiopian Airlines Business Class.  Ultimate Rewards were transferred to Singapore Airlines and only took 8 hours. In total…less than 50k points and about $330.

This kinda SIA doesn’t offer any kind of “Cheap Thrills” Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH - 4 of 62

Who doesn’t love a sexy accent, especially when it’s rose gold. Prrrrrrrr

Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH - 2 of 62

Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH - 27 of 62

The difference between sitting in the Bulk Head and elsewhere…Much more leg room in bulkhead.Screen Shot 2017-01-24 at 3.10.10 PM

If your friends say you like to push buttons…you’re gonna love these seats.

Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH - 29 of 62

IFE and Menu

Gotta get that signature satay with peanut sauce. Chicken Stuffed with forest mushrooms for the main.

Getting turned down never felt so good 😉

Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 MAN-IAH - 56 of 62

Stay tuned for the whole review! Hope you enjoyed this POP!

Affiliate link via CardRatings

4.8
4.8/5

The Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter card that earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based. 

Welcome Offer

60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months

80k offer in branch currently – I think this should be online soon

Annual Fee

$95

Points Earned

Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards

Super solid welcome offer.

If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash , Ink Business Unlimited you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners

Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.

  • 3x on dining
    •  including eligible delivery services for takeout
  • 3x on select streaming services
  • 3x on online grocery purchases
    • (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
  • 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
  • $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
    • The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
  • 10% Anniversary Bonus
    • Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
  • Chase Sapphire Preferred® continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
  • Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
  • Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
  • No foreign transaction fees
  • Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
    • Primary rental car coverage is my favorite

There is currently an 80k offer after $4k spend in 3 months available in branch, and up to 90k after $6k spend in 6 months. I suspect some version of this will be online soon if you don’t want the hassle of going into a branch.

We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.

Historically 60k is a very, very good offer. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back. .

Main Cast: 

Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.

Supporting Cast:

Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on. 

14 Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.