I Need Miles NOW! What Should I Do?

“You on? I on. But who confirm the miles?”

You lock in the dates, the location, and even the award ticket. Then—BAM!—you realize you’re short on miles. No time to wait for your next credit card statement! You need miles NOW—like, instant, no-three-business-days kind of now. Here’s how to get them ASAP:

Spending at Kris+ Merchants: Earn Now, Eat Later

Earn 1-9 mpd just by paying through the Kris+ app.

✅ Bring the whole family to Si Chuan Dou Hua ( or any other expensive group dinner resturant) — get 9mpd instantly when you tap the bill. Bonus: force everyone to share the Peking duck.

✅ Buy vouchers, earn miles today, use later—like taking an advance on your miles, but no loanshark needed.

Kris+ Points Transfers: The “Desperate Times” Option

Got Citi, DBS, or UOB points? You can convert them to KrisFlyer instantly via Kris+. But here’s the catch—you’ll lose 15% of your miles compared to a normal bank transfer.

✅ Good if you need a few thousand miles and don’t want to pay a S$27.25 transfer fee. ❌ Bad if you don’t like watching your miles kena discount.

Buying Miles from Singapore Airlines: The “Break Glass in Emergency” Move

If you have at least 50% of the miles needed, KrisFlyer lets you buy the rest instantly... at a painful US$0.04 per mile (S$0.054).

This is the miles equivalent of paying $10 for bottled water at a Airport. You’ll cry, but at least you stay hydrated.

✅ Good if you need the miles NOW and your wallet can take the hit.

HSBC Rewards:

HSBC is the only bank in Singapore offering instant KrisFlyer transfers. Except... on 16 Jan 2025, they devalued their points by 20% (30,000 points → 10,000 miles).

yuu Points Transfers:

yuu Rewards lets you transfer points to KrisFlyer at 3.6:1 (200 yuu points = 56 miles).

✅ Transfers are free, uncapped, and instant

AMEX Membership Rewards:

AMEX claims transfers take one business day, but they land almost immediately.

✅ Platinum & Centurion cardholders skip the usual S$20 transfer fee.

KrisShop: Sometimes Instant

Need miles within a day? KrisShop miles usually post within 24 hours—or instantly if you use KrisShop via Kris+.

✅ 1.5 mpd normally, up to 4 mpd with KrisShopper (free membership). ❌ Compare prices first—KrisShop is convenient, but sometimes not the cheapest.

Now go forth and chope that business class redemption—your miles ain’t gonna earn themselves! ✈️💺

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