Enjoyed Spontaneous Escapes (SE) discounted routes for flights to/from Singapore? Did you know that there’s also a China Edition of SE released every month? I’ve shared this a number of times in Suitesmile Chat, but here’s a detailed guide.
How is this useful for Singapore-based travellers?
While the “normal” SE features discounted routes to/from Singapore (and some fifth freedom ones), the China Edition features the same discount (usually 30% off) for Singapore Airlines flights to/from selected Chinese cities.
Related: Beginner’s Guide to Travelling in China as a non-Chinese speaker
Obviously, this SE is most useful for China-based travellers. But if you’re based in Singapore (like me), here’s how you stretch your miles even further. With the “normal” SE deal, travellers can’t combine 2 segments into one booking, to enjoy 30% off that entire itinerary.
For example: Travelling from Beijing to Bali (via Singapore) would require 2 separate SE bookings:
- Segment 1: Beijing to Singapore (30.1k SE in Business Class)
- Segment 2: Singapore to Bali (14.7k SE in Business Class)
- Total: 44.8k miles
Through the China SE, it costs just 30.1k miles in Business Class for the entire route (both segments). That’s about 9 hours of total flying time. This is great for Singapore-based travellers who would like to do a side trip, before or after their trip to China. Of course, these are one-way rates and in this example, you’ll need to book separate flights to Beijing and from Bali.
Note: Itineraries involving regions other than Indonesia and Malaysia would cost a little more, but still cheaper than 2 separate bookings.
Head home before flying again
The system won’t allow your layover in Singapore to exceed 24 hours, but it’s possible to book flight combinations with an overnight layover (to sleep and/or repack your luggage at home in Singapore) before the onward flight (example below).
Spontaneous Escapes (China) routes
Here are the Spontaneous Escapes (China Edition) routes available for booking by the end of this month, for travels in the following month.
Miles shown are for one-way redemptions, with the 30% award discount factored in.
💡 Tap on the little icons to view the blackout periods and flight numbers of each route.Beijing
| From | To | Economy | Premium Economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (PEK) | Singapore | 15,050 | 24,150 | – |
| Singapore | Beijing (PEK) | – | 24,150 | – |
| Beijing (PKX) | Singapore | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Singapore | Beijing (PKX) | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Beijing (PKX) | Medan | 15,050 | – | – |
| Medan | Beijing (PKX) | 15,050 | – | – |
| Beijing (PKX) | Bali | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Bali | Beijing (PKX) | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Beijing (PKX) | Kuala Lumpur | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Beijing (PKX) | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Beijing (PKX) | Penang | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Penang | Beijing (PKX) | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Beijing (PKX) | Surabaya | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Surabaya | Beijing (PKX) | 15,050 | – | 30,100 |
| Beijing (PKX) | Malé | 25,550 | – | 50,750 |
| Malé | Beijing (PKX) | 25,550 | – | 50,750 |
Shanghai
| From | To | Economy | Premium Economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Singapore | – | 24,150 | 30,100 |
| Singapore | Shanghai | 15,050 | 24,150 | 30,100 |
| Shanghai | Bali | – | – | 30,100 |
| Bali | Shanghai | – | – | 30,100 |
| Shanghai | Kuala Lumpur | – | – | 30,100 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Shanghai | – | – | 30,100 |
| Shanghai | Penang | – | – | 30,100 |
| Penang | Shanghai | – | – | 30,100 |
| Shanghai | Surabaya | – | – | 30,100 |
| Surabaya | Shanghai | – | – | 30,100 |
| Shanghai | Malé | – | – | 50,750 |
| Malé | Shanghai | – | – | 50,750 |
Shenzhen
| From | To | Economy | Premium Economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | Singapore | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Singapore | Shenzhen | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Shenzhen | Medan | 11,550 | – | – |
| Medan | Shenzhen | 11,550 | – | – |
| Shenzhen | Bali | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Bali | Shenzhen | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Shenzhen | Kuala Lumpur | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Shenzhen | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Shenzhen | Penang | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Penang | Shenzhen | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Shenzhen | Surabaya | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Surabaya | Shenzhen | 11,550 | – | 23,800 |
| Shenzhen | Malé | 17,850 | – | 40,250 |
| Malé | Shenzhen | 17,850 | – | 40,250 |
Spontaneous Escapes (China) map
Here’s a little map view of Spontaneous Escapes routes this month.
Routes are coloured based on the best class of travel available, without taking into account the direction of travel.
0 Economy Class
0 Premium Economy Class
0 Business Class
How to book Spontaneous Escapes (China) deals?
Booking a Spontaneous Escapes deal is pretty straightforward:
- Log in to your KrisFlyer account on singaporeair.com or app
- Search for an eligible route
- Book the promo rate, if available
💡 Pro tip: Most of the time, these routes are bookable hours before the official list is released. These routes are often shared by members of Suitesmile Chat Telegram group.
Spontaneous Escapes key rules
Here are the key rules and points to note, when making a Spontaneous Escapes booking:
- Travel between 1 and 31 May 2025
- Book by 30 April 2025
- Only Singapore Airlines-operated flights are eligible
- Promo award rates are only available online, on Singapore Airlines’ website or mobile app
- Tickets cannot be changed or cancelled
- Award discounts are only applied to Saver rates
- Blackout dates apply, as shown in the tables above
Can you cancel an existing award booking, then book this SE deal?
If you already have a confirmed KrisFlyer award booking, and found lower rates through Spontaneous Escapes, you can cancel the existing booking and pay the following miles redeposit fee, depending on your award type:
- Saver booking: US$75
- Advantage booking: US$50
Your miles from the previous booking will then be returned to your account. Not sure about your existing booking type? Chat with a Singapore Airlines representative here.
✍️ It’s recommended to book the Spontaneous Escapes flight first, before doing the cancellation, in case availability runs out. Be sure to have enough miles in your balance for the new booking!
Singapore Airlines seats
As shared above, Spontaneous Escapes deals can be found for Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class seats on selected routes; no First Class!
Here’s a quick refresher of what each seat type looks like:
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