...IMHO not much point in flying business for short haul trips.

30% off for economy & economy premium redemption on Singapore Airlines

Read about my finding on Auckland - Singapore route with relation to this promotion

I used to think that way as well but the overall experience sometimes matters a lot and can make a huge difference in setting the tone of the entire trip. As flying becomes more and more accessible unfortunately also increases the chances of flying with passengers who bring 1000 carry on bags occupying all the overhead bin space, push and shove, rude, unhygienic, keep walking down the aisle to "stretch legs", clogged toilets... basic respect and awareness of other human beings are at an all time low. And that's just the in-flight experience.

On ground, not having to deal with people who love to 'shove' forward/lack basic respect of personal space (during check in, immigration if have priority lane) has value. Having your bags come out first has value. Being treated with basic respect from airport/immigration staff has value. Of course, having lounge access has incredible value too depending on how you fly.

I took such a trip recently (all less than 3 hour flight segments) and was surprised at how enjoyable and stress-free the whole experience was - very different from the stress I usually expect that dampens my mood. Give it a chance, it feels especially good when its an low mileage award/"free" (mine was 35k for the entire thing).

All flights from Singapore difficult la. Means I need buy a ticket to sg to use the redeemflight

I am puzzled...why are you booking mostly one way sectors?....

you can depart from kul and usually the miles required stays the same.

if there is a will, there is a way.

All flights from Singapore difficult la. Means I need buy a ticket to sg to use the redeemflight

problem with departing from kl is their flight will not have PE class and somehow krisflyer will not process such booking (when u try searching PE on a flight without PE cabin, it will show error and simply would not proceed)

People always say, once you try premium, you'll never go back to economy.. haha. Once black, never go back.

So far everyone who's been active on this thread has been fine with the ongoing discussion with the exception of ONE person (masked?). I can safely say the majority/"the masses" here would benefit from posts regarding the more intricate and finer points of each FFP.  I'd say to draw the line at the three FFPs this card transfers to.

Fruitie - yes you may be right but your attitude remains much to be desired. Mods should hold themselves to higher standards as hye has demonstrated. There is no community and no knowledge without members. It's a two way street.
dctravels, spot on. Personally I find it rewarding and satisfying to finally 'nail' a particularly difficult award redemption. If you're in it for easy bookings, then maybe the miles game is not for you.

I'd like to share a redemption I did last week on KF. Another trick to employ is that you can coax the call center agents to apply a 15% discount and apply "free stopover" rule in SIN citing that particular booking can't be done online (which is almost every booking worth its while).

For those of us based out of KUL sometimes its a bit sian to have to route through SIN every single time, so I tried routing through another *A carrier to see if I could get away with this particular itinerary:

KUL-BKK (TG) <stopover 3 days> BKK-SIN (SQ) <stopover 3 days> SIN-KUL (SQ)

Normally this would be priced as a partner award redemption since there's involvement of TG, and would cost 40k (20k each way, i.e. KUL-BKK-KUL, can't have additional stopover in SIN even if on SQ). The phone agent was able to reduce the miles down to 35k and I was able to coax her to give me a "free stopover" in SIN since it is technically a return trip (normally +USD100). The downside is most flights between KUL-SIN is on MI, and even though their system shows it can be booked, it'll error out and you'd incur more fees and miles. So your only option is probably SQ106 (always full/WL) or SQ116.

As far as the experience goes, TG regional was acceptable at best (the "Thai hospitality" only comes out with angmohs), while SQ regional just blows it out of the water. I was underwhelmed by all the lounges (KUL TG, BKK SKL, SIN T2 SKL) though, especially in T2 Changi. I mean, it's supposed to be your flagship right?

Here's the itinerary in case anyone is interested. Possibly can use to generate similar redemptions involving other cities in the region.
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guys what is the maximum period allowed by Asia Miles on their multi carrier award ticket?

I used to think that way as well but the overall experience sometimes matters a lot and can make a huge difference in setting the tone of the entire trip.

It's true, I don't think I can do long haul (>6 hours) in Y anymore

But for short-med still ok. I'm really appreciative of carriers like airasia and what they're doing in the region, I just wish the passengers would behave better.

AA seats are bad...and anything longer than a couple of hrs is torture to my 6 foot frame....

Aax 330 seats are slightly better only....

Just did 8hrs BNE SIN on y and it was surprisingly comfortable....but it's a sunlight sq flight...

I think y long haul is still ok with the right airlines and aircrafts....

Btw, mods just deleted your posts in the maybank 2cp thread....

AA seats are bad...and anything longer than a couple of hrs is torture to my 6 foot frame....

Aax 330 seats are slightly better only....

Just did 8hrs BNE SIN on y and it was surprisingly comfortable....but it's a sunlight sq flight...

I think y long haul is still ok with the right airlines and aircrafts....

Btw, mods just deleted your posts in the maybank 2cp thread....

Btw, mods just deleted your posts in the maybank 2cp thread....

I do not like SQ's J seat which forces you to sleep sideways with a tiny feet cubicle (those who've flown it will know what I mean).