Originally Posted by
insatiable1
Does that mean that there is an illegitimate way of doing it?
Yes, of course. For example, buying miles from brokers can definitely be done (if you sell your KF to them and buy AP) but that's definitely against program T&C.
Originally Posted by
J_rob129
I believe only AA trades are not allow? I have seen people trade US and UA miles all the time.
No, nearly all programs don't allow bartering. It's just AA that cracks down extremely heavily.
Originally Posted by
J_rob129
Can you start the trip HKG? Hong Kong regulates YQ, so it should be much lower compare to Singapore. AFAIK, LHR charges high fees during arrival, maybe you can change to other cities in the UK to lower the fee.
Also, I haven't seen a lot of SQ flights to LHR on Aeroplan. Even if they do they'll all be in Y class, and it must be in Round-Trip.
Alternatively, you can try to trade your KF points in Coupon Connections once you reach 200 post
All the best.
I think KF breaks HKG-Europe redemptions somehow (into HKG-SIN, SIN-Europe), because the YQ ex-HKG on KF redemptions aren't the regulated (~1000HKD) rate. IT's more like 1800 HKD to 2100 HKD.