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Miles data checked 25 Oct 2026

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Compare the world's frequent-flyer miles at a glance. Tap any row for the full breakdown.

Getting more S¢ per mile means better value when redeeming — higher is better.

American Airlines
1.9S¢/mi
Best: oneworld partner premium cabins via fixed chart🪙 5x miles per $ on AA flights; card spend → Loyalty Points 1:1
Air Canada
1.9S¢/mi
Best: Star Alliance sweet spots, no fuel surcharges on many partners🪙 Flight spend on AC
⛽ Extra fees?No fuel fees — the standout choice for Star Alliance partner awards out of Singapore (works for Singapore Airlines, ANA, Lufthansa and more). Just a small C$39 partner booking fee.
📉 Are miles shrinking?Listed prices are steady, but busier dates silently cost more. Miles expire after 18 months of inactivity — one small earning keeps them alive.
🔮 Worth waiting for a sale?Reliable yearly rhythm: the Amex → Marriott → Aeroplan 15% bonus has run every October — queue transfers then; buy-points sales with 100% bonus land each November. Partner-award discounts rotate monthly.
Sources: milelion.com · mainlymiles.com · aircanada.com
🎟️ Live promotions
  • AMEX MR → Aeroplan via Marriott Bonvoy — 15% transfer bonus (1–31 Oct 2026)
    31 Oct 2026 (transfer completion) · bonus points credit Dec 2026/Jan 2027 · Awards bookable once points post
    Source: milelion.com/2026/10/13/deal-convert-amex-mr-points-to-aeroplan-via-marriott-bonvoy-and-avoid-fuel-surcharges/ · insideflyer.com (1 Oct 2026)
Singapore Airlines
1.9S¢/mi
Best: SIA Suites & long-haul J; Spontaneous Escapes 30% off🪙 SIA/Scoot/Star flights
⛽ Extra fees?No fuel fees on Singapore Airlines awards — you only pay airport taxes (usually S$50–S$65 to Europe). What you see is roughly what you pay.
📉 Are miles shrinking?Miles are slowly worth less: the same Europe business seat that cost ~110k miles now costs up to 134.5k on busy dates, and prices move with demand. Miles also expire 3 years after you earn them.
🔮 Worth waiting for a sale?Worth timing: a ~15% discount (Spontaneous Escapes) opens on the 15th of each month for next month's Economy/Premium-Economy flights, and a bigger sitewide sale has appeared every Nov and May for the past 3 years. Bank transfer bonuses pop up roughly every 3 months.
Sources: mainlymiles.com · milelion.com · singaporeair.com
🎟️ Live promotions
  • Kris+ Australia — uncapped 10 mpd at ALL 319 merchants (Sydney + Melbourne)
    31 Oct 2026 · Any Sydney/Melbourne spend in the window
    Source: mainlymiles.com/2026/10/08/kris-plus-10-mpd-all-australia-partners/
  • DBS cards — up to S$100 off SIA tickets (any destination) · HSBC S$120 (to 4 Jan 27)
    14 Dec 2026 (DBS) · Per booking terms
    Source: milelion.com weekly deal summary 3–9 Oct 2026 · milelion.com/2026/10/23/krisshop-offering-3500-bonus-miles-for-apple-products-with-krisflyer-uob-cards/
  • Time To Fly Travel Fair — KrisShop 3,500 bonus miles on Apple (KrisFlyer UOB cards, first 400)
    6 Nov 2026 (quota may close earlier) · —
    Source: milelion.com/2026/10/23/krisshop-offering-3500-bonus-miles-for-apple-products-with-krisflyer-uob-cards/
Virgin Atlantic
1.9S¢/mi
Best: Partner redemptions (ANA, Air Canada) at bargain rates🪙 VS flights
Air France-KLM
1.8S¢/mi
Best: Monthly Promo Rewards (25% off rotating routes), free stopovers🪙 AF/KLM flights
ANA
1.8S¢/mi
Best: ANA/JAL First round-trips🪙 ANA/Star flights (round-trip-only award rules apply)
Korean Air
1.8S¢/mi
Best: Prestige (business) trans-Pacific awards; family mile pooling🪙 SkyTeam flying, Korean Air co-brand cards, Marriott transfers
Cathay Pacific
1.7S¢/mi
Best: Oneworld partner awards with low taxes/fees🪙 CX/oneworld flights
⛽ Extra fees?Some fuel fees on Cathay's own flights, but regional awards (Singapore to Hong Kong and nearby) are mostly tax-only. Partner flights vary — usually clean on Japan/Korea partners.
📉 Are miles shrinking?Europe business seats went up about 15% in 2024 (now ~90k miles). On the plus side, short regional Economy seats can go as low as 12k — good value. Miles expire after 18 months of inactivity; any activity resets the clock.
🔮 Worth waiting for a sale?No fixed monthly sale, but expect bank transfer bonuses about twice a year (often around year-end) and member offers every few months. If a transfer bonus is live, topping up then is the cheapest way to boost a balance.
Sources: mainlymiles.com · milelion.com · cathaypacific.com
🎟️ Live promotions
  • HeyMax → Accor 50% transfer bonus — 1:1 ratio restored (5–14 Oct)
    ENDED 14 Oct 2026 · Immediate (ALL points)
    Source: milelion.com/2026/10/05/heymax-temporarily-restores-11-transfers-to-accor-live-limitless/
  • HK Express 'Max' fare Asia Miles bonus — up to 36,000 miles
    30 Nov 2026 · Open travel period
    Source: hkexpress.com
  • Flying Blue-style monthly promos N/A — but Avios-style Cathay promo rebates
    — · Watch for next drop
    Source: frequentmiler.com / loyaltylobby.com
Qatar Airways
1.7S¢/mi
Best: Off-peak QSuites business (~70k Avios US-Doha, 3-6c/Avios)🪙 Avios - 1:1 bank transfers (Amex/Citi/CapOne)
Japan Airlines
1.7S¢/mi
Best: JAL First/Business to Japan; oneworld partner awards🪙 JAL/oneworld flying, JAL Card, hotel & shopping partners
Qantas
1.6S¢/mi
Best: Classic Flight Rewards on Qantas metal, AU domestic🪙 QF/Jetstar/oneworld flights
⛽ Extra fees?Heads-up: high extra fees on Qantas' own flights — a business award can add A$500+ at checkout. Great for Australia domestic trips; for other routes, compare the final price first.
📉 Are miles shrinking?Fixed-price 'Classic' seats are getting harder to snag as pricing shifts toward market rates. Miles expire after 18 months of inactivity.
🔮 Worth waiting for a sale?Discounted Classic seats rotate monthly; bank transfer bonus windows cluster around mid-year (Australian EOFY sales). Worth checking before a big transfer.
Sources: mainlymiles.com · milelion.com · qantas.com
🎟️ Live promotions
  • Qantas 'Twice as Rewarding' — ended; Classic Rewards capacity normal
    — · Watch for next window
    Source: thepointsguy.com monthly valuations (Oct 2026) · mainlymiles.com/2026/10/08/dbs-drops-qantas-as-a-transfer-partner-without-notice (T&C change published 1 Oct, partner gone late Sep 2026; HSBC now the only SG bank converting to Qantas at better-than-KF ratio)
Delta
1.5S¢/mi
Best: Fully dynamic; redeem only when CPP beats ~1.2¢🪙 5x per $ on Delta flights — fully dynamic pricing
Emirates
1.5S¢/mi
Best: A380 premium cabins on Emirates metal🪙 EK/flydubai flights
Thai Airways
1.5S¢/mi
Best: Royal Silk business on Star Alliance (~3c); miles expire quarterly🪙 Star Alliance flying, Thai co-brand cards
United
1.4S¢/mi
Best: Star coverage + dynamic pricing sweet spots🪙 5x per $ on United flights; cardholders get 10%
Philippine Airlines
1.4S¢/mi
Best: Zone-chart economy awards from MNL; long expiry🪙 PAL flights, Globe GPlan, PNB co-brand cards
⛽ Extra fees?No meaningful fuel fees — taxes out of Singapore are small (S$60–80). One of the simplest, most predictable charts in Asia.
📉 Are miles shrinking?Barely moved since 2019 — the catch is seat availability rather than shrinking value, and most trips route through Manila. Miles last 3 years; any activity extends them.
🔮 Worth waiting for a sale?A quiet programme: occasional promos every few months, but the play is simple — redeem Economy on Philippine Airlines' own flights from Singapore.
Sources: philippineairlines.com · milelion.com
🎟️ Live promotions
  • Status Match + Fly & Regain (both live)
    31 Dec 2026 (match) / 30 Sep 2026 (regain) · Travel Sep–Dec 2026
    Source: philippineairlines.com
Turkish Airlines
1.4S¢/mi
Best: TK-metal awards; Africa/ME award sales at 30% off🪙 TK/Star flights
Vietnam Airlines
1.4S¢/mi
Best: Vietnam-SE Asia / North Asia awards (official chart, Jun 2026)🪙 VNA/SkyTeam flying, Lotusmiles partners
Malaysia Airlines
1.3S¢/mi
Best: Short-haul MH business sweet spots out of KUL🪙 MH/oneworld flying, Enrich co-brand cards
Garuda Indonesia
1.2S¢/mi
Best: CGK/DPS-Southeast Asia business (30k miles); sweet spots to ~8c🪙 Garuda/SkyTeam flying, GarudaMiles co-brand cards
EconomyPremium economyBusiness

Live sales on buying miles — only programmes currently selling with a bonus or discount. 5 offers · 5 airlines

Up to 90% bonus points (best-ever rate 1.38¢)
Air Canada · Aeroplan
from 1.38¢ per pointEnds 29 Oct 2026

Largest 90% tier runs on big transfers — a 3,500-point promo bonus also applies at points.com. Target SIA/Star partner awards.

Source: insideflyer.com / travelingformiles.com 14 Oct 2026 (90% targeted, 3,000-pc min)
Up to 95-100% bonus miles
United Airlines · MileagePlus
1.88-1.93¢ per mileEnds 31 Oct 2026

Tiered sale — the 100% tier arriving at 20,000+ miles. Bonus miles count toward the 50,000-mile rolling 90-day cap.

Source: LoyaltyLobby 21 Oct 2026 / awardwallet.com
Up to 50% off miles
Garuda Indonesia · GarudaMiles
1.075¢ per mileEnds 31 Oct 2026

The 50% tier starts at 30,000 miles; max 150,000 per transaction. Standard price is 2.15¢.

Source: awardwallet.com, Oct 2026
1.6-1.8¢ per mile, uncapped
Singapore Airlines · KrisFlyer (+ Asia Miles)
via UOB Payment FacilityEnds 31 Oct 2026

A bank facility, not an airline sale: the admin fee is your cost per mile, and no invoices are needed. UNI$ convert to KrisFlyer and Asia Miles only.

Source: milelion.com 10 Sep 2026 / suitesmile.com
20% bonus Avios
Qatar Airways · Privilege Club
≈1.93¢ per AviosEnds No published end date

Renewed sale at a smaller bonus after the 60% tier ended. Cap of 250,000 Avios a year before the bonus.

Source: awardwallet.com, Oct 2026
Offers are short-lived and issuer-controlled — confirm the rate in your own account before transferring, and note transfers cannot be reversed.
Estimates for reference only. Mile values, award levels and promotions on this page are compiled estimates from published award charts and third-party valuations — they are not live quotes and not offers. Rates, availability and promotions change without notice, so treat everything here as a guide for comparison and confirm on the airline's own site before transferring points or booking. How this works