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Singapore Airlines is running a promo sale until March 14th that features a lot of really attractive Premium Economy rates. I’m highlighting the direct flight between LA and Singapore which clocks in at roughly $1050 on many dates, however, these are Premium Economy Lite fares so don’t book them thinking you can be upgraded into business class for 27k each way.
Here’s the deal.
As you can see…there are a lot of deals to various locations across Southeast Asia. Not just from LA
I’ve personally reviewed hotels in
- Saigon:
- Hanoi
- Singapore
- Intercontinental Singapore
- I’ve also stayed at Grand Hyatt Singapore and the Fullerton ( would recommend both )
- Bangkok
- Peninsula Bangkok
- Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
- Tokyo.
- Bali
More details.
You need to book by March 14th to get these uber cheap deals, and travel between April 1st and November 30th. However, if you have your eye on an upgrade and don’t mind spending a bit more…check out the second line of deals starting at $1401. Those are Premium Economy
Here’s an example of Premium Economy Lite pricing in at $1099
However, when you drop the menu you down you see that these aren’t upgradeable. But the middle column is…Premium Economy Standard.
Have your eye on an upgrade to business class for 27k each way? Spend the extra $330 and search for dates with business class space available.
Singapore Airlines prices upgrades based on the difference in award cost between the cabin you’re flying, and the one you’re upgraded into. On the flight from LAX to SIN a premium economy flight would typically cost 68k points, and a business class ticket would cost 95k.
If you’re flexible on your days…I would recommend looking to see if space is available in business class ahead of booking. This way you could book and confirm your upgrade consecutively. If you see this…you can upgrade into business with points.
How can you get Singapore Airlines points?
This is the best part. Singapore Airlines Krisflyer miles are some of the easiest to accrue because they’re transfer partners with all the major transferrable currencies.
- Chase ( 1:1 )
- American Express ( 1:1 )
- Citi ( 1:1 )
- Capital One (2: 1.5 )
- Marriott ( 3:1 )
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 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℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. 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.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
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.
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