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One of the best parts of traveling first class out of Singapore with Singapore Airlines is that you get to experience the Private Room, a separate part of its SilverKris lounge for premium cabin travelers. It was one reason I specifically argued with my United reservations agent to price our flight with a destination of Hong Kong and a stopover in … [Read more...]
A two week honeymoon in southeast Asia for $1,500? That's impossible with traditional travel and one reason I enjoy collecting miles and points. What frustrates me is that it's still about $500 more than I wanted to pay. I gave some earlier introduction to how I planned our flights, but this is a more technical and thorough post since several … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines has released their redemption chart for flights on Virgin America. Keep in mind that Singapore Airlines is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards, and since it is a foreign partner, there are no transfer fees involved (unlike transfers to say, Delta Skymiles). While I agree that this isn't a particularly … [Read more...]
Here's some exciting news hitting my inbox: Starting today, members of Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer program will be able to earn and redeem miles when traveling on any flight operated by Virgin America. This is great news for me since Virgin America has a good West Coast presence based out of SFO, where the majority of my family live. But … [Read more...]
This was such a long flight, I figured I may as well break it down into two or three posts covering each segment as well as the first class menu. Here's the report on our second segment from Seoul to Singapore, including our visit to the Asiana First Class Lounge. Other posts in this series: Introduction Hyatt Regency San … [Read more...]
