Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Guides
Singapore Airlines fly to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Their KrisFlyer frequent flyer program partners with the American Express Membership Rewards program.
KrisFlyer provides well-priced redemptions on Singapore Airlines flights, especially in Business and First Class. As a result, it's a program you need to know about if you're aiming to travel in style using your points.
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How to earn KrisFlyer Miles by shopping online through the KrisFlyer Spree online mall
KrisFlyer Spree is KrisFlyer’s ‘online mall’, allowing members to earn KrisFlyer miles for purchases made online after signing in and clicking through to a range of retailers.
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A guide to KrisFlyer's Spontaneous Escapes discounted redemption promotions
Those based in Wellington with the flexibility to travel in September can get a big win from their KrisFlyer (or Velocity) balance.
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How to maximise earning KrisFlyer miles from car rentals
Rent a car with Hertz before the end of September and you’ll pick up some extra miles with KrisFlyer. Plus guide to earning KrisFlyer miles with other partners, including Avis and Sixt.
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How to earn Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles from hotel stays
There are a heap of ways to earn KrisFlyer miles from your hotel stays, here in New Zealand and abroad. Here’s how to get started.
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Direct flights between Wellington and Canberra cut, to be diverted to Melbourne: Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines have announced that they are discontinuing their Capital Express flight between Wellington and Canberra as of 30 April – but there is a silver lining for those who still want to fly with the airline from the windy city.
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Guide to the American Express Platinum Charge Card in New Zealand
The American Express Platinum Charge is the big card of the Amex NZ stable, and comes with a chunky annual fee of $1250. However there is a huge array of included benefits, which if maximised […]
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A comparison of pricing between Velocity and KrisFlyer
Now that Velocity members can book directly book Singapore Airlines First Class awards, here’s our comparison guide. The results may surprise you.
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8 of our favourite ways to get the most out of 100,000 KrisFlyer miles
KrisFlyer offers some well-known redemptions on its own flights – but its partners can provide value too. Here’s our take on some of the best uses of a chunky KrisFlyer balance.
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How to combine travel on Singapore Airlines and its partners to maximise stopovers
It may be in your best interest to save KrisFlyer miles by mixing Singapore Airlines flights with its Star Alliance partners like Lufthansa, ANA and Asiana but do watch out for fuel surcharges.
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How to maximise KrisFlyer redemptions by using free or additional stopovers
One of the best ways to maximise a one-way or roundtrip award redemption on Singapore Airlines’ frequent flyer program KrisFlyer is to add stopovers, usually in Singapore, but now available in most cities as you make your way to your final destination. This guide shows why this is a great idea.
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Can you put KrisFlyer awards on hold?
Most people say it can’t be done, but it may just require a bit of luck and a good attitude.
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KrisFlyer devaluation hits NZ travellers hard but possible savings when travelling outside of our region
The elimination of fuel surcharges on award tickets on Singapore Airlines will have no tempering effect on the points increase for flights from New Zealand as those surcharges are not applied here anyway. Where savings are to be made are for travel between and within the eight award zones that were not affected by points increases and where fuel surcharges will now disappear.
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The airlines and frequent flyer programs that charge the lowest fuel surcharges
This is the second guide in a two-part series looking at how to minimise the taxes, fees and fuel surcharges on flight bookings, regardless of whether they are included in a paid ticket or a points redemption.
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7 reasons why KrisFlyer is one of our favourite frequent flyer programs (and 4 downsides)
Being a code share and Star Alliance partner with Air New Zealand, as well as Australia’s third-largest international carrier, the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer frequent flyer program is one of the most useful frequent flyer programs […]
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How to and why to transfer your points between Velocity and KrisFlyer
Given that Virgin Australia is a strategic partner and Singapore a Star Alliance partner with Air New Zealand, points earn from Air New Zealand flights can often provide much better value in terms of redemption […]