More Reasons to Travel with Citi PremierMiles this Summer

Summer is in the air and it’s the perfect time to pack and fly with more flights and more sights from the Citi PremierMiles Card.

Not sure where to go? Choose from a multitude of destinations now that Citi has teamed up with new airline partners: Etihad Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Eva Air, and Malaysia Airlines. You can now fly using your Citi PremierMiles rewards with over 60 airlines including Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Philippine Airlines and Thai Airways.

Need somewhere to stay? Citi PremierMiles also teamed up with Hilton HHonors Worldwide and Intercontinental Hotel Group, offering you the chance to redeem free stays with your PremierMiles. You can use your miles in Hilton Hhonors Worldwide at a rate of 1 PremierMile to 1.5 Hhonors points, and in Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) Rewards Club at a rate of 1 PremierMile to 1 IHG point.

According to Consumer Business Manager Bea Tan for Citi Philippines, travel continues to be a strong aspiration for many Filipinos. “This is why Citi PremierMiles continues to attract clients as we strengthen our wide suite of travel-focused rewards. Indeed, this is one card you want to take with you wherever you go – either to earn the miles or to redeem them, plus of course experience exclusive privileges.”

Keep using your Citi PremierMiles to book your flights and accumulate more air miles for free flights. Every P30 spend for PremierMiles Platinum or P40 for PremierMiles earns you 1 PremierMile. Simply convert your PremierMiles to air miles of your preferred frequent flyer program, including Asia Miles, Executive Club, KrisFlyer, Mabuhay Miles, Royal Orchid Plus, SkyMiles, Etihad Guest, Evergreen/ Infinity Mileagelands, Garuda Frequent Flyer, and Enrich. One PremierMile equals one air mile.

What’s more, you can even use your PremierMiles to pay off various travel expenses, like cruises and car rentals. And if you’re flying from Manila, don’t forget to use your PremierMiles card for complimentary access to the MIASCOR lounge at NAIA 1, regardless of airline or class you fly, for a relaxing wait at the airport.

Of course, your PremierMiles never expire so accumulate and keep them for as long as you want, until you decide to exchange them for free flights or upgrades or what other travel reward your heart desires.

Finally, you are assured of peace of mind when you travel as Citi PremierMiles has a range of travel inconvenience protection from Missed Flight Protection to Delayed/Cancelled Flight Protection to Delayed Luggage Protection to Lost Luggage Protection.

Singapore Airlines offers $210 RT fares to SG!

SQ presscon

Last week we met with the Singapore Airlines Team in the Philippines led by general manager Ranjan Jha on the latest developments in SQ which is undoubtedly one of Asia’s best. We were quite surprised that their pre-Christmas promo fares can compete with those offered by the budget airlines, but for a limited time only.

We’re not kidding but you can fly to Singapore for $210 (all in) if you book by November 30. In the meantime, it’s only $310 for the rest of Southeast Asian routes like Bali, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Saigon, Yangon, among others. A comparison we made showed that this is even cheaper than the ones offered by PAL and Cebu Pacific.

It’s apparent that premium airlines like SQ are feeling the competition posed by budget airlines like Jetstar and TigerAir, but all these can only be for the good of the consumers.

SQ fares

Booking with Singapore Airlines also means that you get to enrol to their KrisFlyer frequent flyer programme.

Members will be able to use their KrisFlyer miles to pay for Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights booked through the SIA websiteat singaporeair.com.

Customers can choose to mix miles and cash to pay for their next airfare, including payment for fuel surcharges and taxes. With a minimum of 5,000 miles to start using this feature, customers will have the opportunity to use their KrisFlyer miles earlier, and before they expire.

From next year, members will be able to use their miles to cover the cost of fuel surcharges and taxes for redemption tickets, as well as other items such as preferred seats.