Review: Japan Airlines Sky Suite III Business Class Tokyo (Narita) to Jakarta
Outstanding meal in one of my favourite Business Class seats.
mileage plan
Review: Japan Airlines JL 718 Business Class Bangkok to Tokyo (Narita)
Reminder: The JAL trick is not fully dead.
Earn Alaska miles with Qatar Airways flights from 15 Dec
All the top oneworld airlines are now partners with Alaska Airlines.
Error Fare: Round trip Vancouver to Bali in Japan Airlines Business Class for $1,198
Plus get at least 37,000 Alaska miles while you’re at it! Availability till April 2021.
Alaska Mileage Plan: One year extension of your membership status
Thank you Alaska, you da real MVP! Or I am, for another year.
Review: Singapore Airlines SQ 317 Business Class London to Singapore
Sacrificed practicality for good looks.
Review: Singapore Airlines SQ 308 Business Class Singapore to London
Great if you like that extra space for your butt while sleeping. Poor hardware in every other way.
Big news: Alaska Airlines “planning” to join oneworld alliance in 2021
Fear and excitement at the same time.
Deal: Receive a minimum of 10,000 Alaska miles with partner airlines to/from North America
Nice mileage guarantee if you get priced out of SQ Premium Economy.
Deal: Double Alaska miles between USA and South Pacific on Fiji Airways
Alaska Airlines and Fiji Airways are running a promotion that is similar to the one with Qantas last year. With this promotion, you can accumulate a minimum of 16,000 Alaska miles …
Complete guide: How to search and book partner award flights with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
Booking award flights with Alaska miles is trickier with some partner airlines.
Review: Singapore Airlines SQ 865 First Class Hong Kong to Singapore
Affordable way to try out this version of Singapore Airline’s First Class.
Ouch: Alaska cuts mileage accrual from flights with Qantas
After a major devaluation a couple weeks ago, mile chasers out of Singapore are facing another huge one. This one does offer a 2 months notice though.
When is it worth it to redeem your miles?
I use the following method when deciding if it is worth it to redeem my miles vs paying for the fare of a certain flight.
Goodbye, mother of all sweet spots
For years, you could redeem just 25,000 Alaska miles for what was known as JAL Stopover Trick. This ‘trick’ takes full advantage of Alaska Airline’s generous free stopover rule and its lack of division of the Asia region.
Which Frequent Flyer Program for flights to each region?
If you are based in Singapore and do not want the extra work of maintaining miles on different Frequent Flyer Programs (FFPs), I recommend just sticking with Singapore Airlines’ Krisflyer. If you are like me, always wanting to squeeze the most value juice out of your miles, read on!