 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY 02/07/2019 POINTS AND MILES VALUATIONS Singapore KrisFlyer miles are one of the easiest loyalty currencies to earn, given that you can move points in from Amex, Chase, Citi and now Capital One. If you haven't already initiated a transfer, though, it's time to redo the math. One of the world's most popular airline programs certainly isn't immune from devaluations — this time, many top KrisFlyer awards took a roughly 10% hit after another big award rate jump. Even though we've dropped the value to 1.3 cents, you can still get far more value than that. Especially when you:
While a 0.1-cent drop shouldn't cause too much concern, if KrisFlyer members get more bad news regarding partner awards, our valuation may decline even more. -Zach Honig, Editor-at-Large Posts in this newsletter contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page.
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