25% Bonus on Star Alliance Rewards Transfers to KrisFlyer

Singapore Airlines is giving 25% bonus miles if you transfer Star Alliance Rewards points to KrisFlyer between 20 September and 31 October 2024.

There’s no maximum to the number of points you can transfer during this promotion. According to the T&Cs, Singapore Airlines will award the bonus KrisFlyer miles within four weeks after 31 October.

What is Star Alliance Rewards?

Star Alliance Rewards is the reward program of the HSBC Star Alliance credit card. With this card, you can earn 1 Star Alliance Point per $1 spent up to $3,000 per month, or 0.5 points per $1 thereafter. You can then transfer those points to your choice of seven Star Alliance airline loyalty programs any time you like.

Here are the programs and transfer rates:

Frequent flyer program	Transfer rate
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer	1 Star Alliance Point = 0.8 miles [Promo: 1:1 transfer rate until 31 October 2024]
United MileagePlus	1 Star Alliance Point = 0.8 miles
Air Canada Aeroplan	1 Star Alliance Point = 0.8 points
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands	1 Star Alliance Point = 0.8 miles
Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus	1 Star Alliance Point = 0.8 miles
South African Airways Voyager	1 Star Alliance Point = 0.8 miles
Air New Zealand Airpoints	1,250 Star Alliance Points = 10 Airpoints Dollars

Shortcut to Star Alliance Gold status

The HSBC Star Alliance credit card, which is only available in Australia, is popular because it unlocks a huge shortcut to Star Alliance Gold status. This comes with benefits like lounge access, priority check-in, boarding & baggage, extra baggage allowance and more whenever you fly with any Star Alliance carrier.

By simply applying for the card, and spending at least $4,000 within 90 days, you’ll get to enjoy a year’s worth of Star Alliance Gold status with your choice of participating airlines. Some of these airlines even give you reciprocal benefits when flying with Virgin Australia as well.