Is Krisflyer silver worth an extra trip
May 23, 2016, 6:03 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Singapore
Programs: SQ *G, BA Gold, Bonvoy Ambassador Elite LFT Titanium , Hyatt Discoverist, ALL Diamond
Posts: 666
Only tangible benefit would be the 25% miles accrual bonus on SQ and Silkair flights. The waitlist is nominal because in most case, you would be behind a long list of folks with gold status.
My view is that it is not worth it.
My view is that it is not worth it.
May 23, 2016, 7:45 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: QF LTG, SQ EGTP, Bonvoy LTG
Posts: 4,844
May 23, 2016, 10:31 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: Krisflyer Gold, Starwood Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 444
Its almost certainly not worth mile running for Silver. Its barely worth running for Gold in this day of unlimited Priority Pass with credit cards.
May 25, 2016, 5:28 am
#9
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 1,799
If the OP needs only 100 miles, even the $250 earning at 10% would be adequate.
May 25, 2016, 7:50 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: HH Diamond, GHA Titanium
Posts: 1,961
+1 vote for "don't bother."
If you do the math, OP flies "almost" 25k miles on SQ/*A a year. Assuming he maintains the same flying pattern next year, KFES is worth an additional ~6k miles.
Best case scenario - buying a $250 return to HKG - earning ~6.3k miles --> 3.97 singapore cents per mile. OP would be better off using that s$250 to apply for a new mileage card and pay the annual fee for the bonus miles.
If you do the math, OP flies "almost" 25k miles on SQ/*A a year. Assuming he maintains the same flying pattern next year, KFES is worth an additional ~6k miles.
Best case scenario - buying a $250 return to HKG - earning ~6.3k miles --> 3.97 singapore cents per mile. OP would be better off using that s$250 to apply for a new mileage card and pay the annual fee for the bonus miles.
May 25, 2016, 8:26 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: QF LTG, SQ EGTP, Bonvoy LTG
Posts: 4,844
Even if the OP travel increased next year , and ends up flying twice as much - 50k miles (and all on SQ/MI), it would still only be worth an additional ~6k miles (bonus on the first 25k miles) anything after the first 25k in a year earns the 25% bonus anyway.
May 25, 2016, 8:52 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: Krisflyer Gold, Starwood Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 444
+1 vote for "don't bother."
If you do the math, OP flies "almost" 25k miles on SQ/*A a year. Assuming he maintains the same flying pattern next year, KFES is worth an additional ~6k miles.
Best case scenario - buying a $250 return to HKG - earning ~6.3k miles --> 3.97 singapore cents per mile. OP would be better off using that s$250 to apply for a new mileage card and pay the annual fee for the bonus miles.
If you do the math, OP flies "almost" 25k miles on SQ/*A a year. Assuming he maintains the same flying pattern next year, KFES is worth an additional ~6k miles.
Best case scenario - buying a $250 return to HKG - earning ~6.3k miles --> 3.97 singapore cents per mile. OP would be better off using that s$250 to apply for a new mileage card and pay the annual fee for the bonus miles.
I agree much better to get a decent mileage card. I suggest Citi Prestige which comes with unlimited Priority Pass for lounge for 2!
May 25, 2016, 9:41 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: QF LTG, SQ EGTP, Bonvoy LTG
Posts: 4,844
May 25, 2016, 10:55 pm
#14
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: Krisflyer Gold, Starwood Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 444
One final reason not to worry about being Silver is that the 25% bonus is only awarded on full (or nearly full) price tickets, so I suspect most trips don't receive it anyway.