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Singapore’s new Suites look next level.
This is truly an extraordinary time to be an avid points and miles collector. Not only are the opportunities to collect points the best they’ve ever been, but the redemption options keep getting better and better. In the past few months we’ve seen both Singapore Airlines, and Emirates, release new first class suites that push the envelope in luxury, design, and space. So how do we use points to fly them? With Emirates, it’s just not an option…yet. But, with Singapore Airlines it’s not a question of “if” you can use points, because you already can, but how many is the real question.
Here you can see it’s available at “standard” level.
I’ve worked with award clients that have several million points and would drop the 150k in a heartbeat if it meant flying in the world’s most luxurious first class. I’m not one of those people…I want it for 80k.
Utilize Singapore’s “waitlist” policy.
Since you only have to have the miles in the account at the time you “waitlist” a flight, as long as you have 80k Krisflyer miles in your account, you can technically waitlist as many times as you want. Personally, I’m looking at flying from Sydney to Bangkok later in the year, and one very attractive routing would take me via Singapore.
In this situation, I could waitlist myself on SQ232 and hope that I clear into the new Suites, but also flat out book my flight either on the 777-300ER First, or check out the new A380 business class on SQ232.
Book on 77W in First while I waitlist the new Suites:
Or book into the new business class on SQ232 and waitlist on first.
Either way…you’ll be assuring yourself a great ride and giving yourself a shot at clearing the waitlist.
It’s a good sign that these flights are even waitlisted. When Singapore debuted their Suites long ago, they didn’t allow point redemptions for years. Now, at least, if you’re willing drop the “standard” level price you can snag one, but I’d guess once more of these A380s are in service, we will start seeing some Saver level flights become available. Fingers crossed on the waitlist.
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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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