Fly Suites Class (worth S$2,800) to Hong Kong for Free by Spending S$3,200 on Kaligo
Everyone knows that to me, life is all about getting the miles and points required to travel (or stay!) in a premium cabin (or location) that is otherwise difficult to attain. I have written about Kaligo multiple times and I have more than a handful of articles that justify why everyone should choose miles over cash backs. I feel like I have a moral obligation to reiterate this point every now and then to make sure that people are indeed making the choice that will benefit them most so in this short article, I will show you how spending S$3,200 on Kaligo can give you a free flight in the famous Singapore Airlines Suites cabin to Hong Kong (worth S$2,800) for free - yes that's almost 88% cash back so take that cash back cards!
Kaligo gives you 10 miles per dollar spent on hotel reservations with a number of credit cards by participating banks (Citibank, DBS and UOB). So if like me, you do enjoy a staycation every now and then, imagine what spending S$3,200 a year would give you - well, simple math says it is 32,000 miles. While it is not uncommon for most people to spend S$270 a month on staycations, it is rather uncommon for a young adult to spend S$2,800 on a flight to Hong Kong in Suites cabin. With that being said, did you know that 32,000 KrisFlyer miles will take you from Singapore to Hong Kong in that said cabin?!
In fact, all you need is 31,875 KrisFlyer Miles and S$34 to fly from Singapore to Hong Kong in Suites - do remember to pick an A380 flight like the SQ 860 above.
For comparison purposes, that exact same flight on that same day is selling for S$2,824! To put things into perspective, imagine charging that $3,200 on Kaligo to a cash back card - for simplification purposes, I am just going to give it a flat 7% cash back (that you can get from the Standard Chartered SingPost card but with a number of restrictions). Over the year, if you manage to hit the month requirement of the card, you should be able to get back a maximum of S$224 cash back. I don't know about you but I definitely value a S$2,800 flight more than S$224 in cash back.
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