Dear All,
I wanted to share something that I wasnt aware of initially but has helped me save a lot on expenses.
Here’s what I did for the two adult tickets:
Important restriction: only one gift card can be applied per booking, so you can’t stack multiple vouchers.
To use my second account’s 5k–6k miles:
Hoping this would help others save costs while travelling by utilising Mariott Bonvoy points / Krisflyer points that are just sitting and might Lapse.
I wanted to share something that I wasnt aware of initially but has helped me save a lot on expenses.
Flights: Singapore Airlines + Infinia
For flights, I chose Singapore Airlines instead of a low‑cost option because of timing and comfort on a BOM–SIN–HKG–SIN–BOM routing.- The round trip for 2 passengers priced at ₹86,060 on Goibibo (economy, via Singapore both ways).
- At payment, I used 51,607 Infinia points directly on the OTA checkout, bringing down my effective cash outgo substantially.
Hotel: Part Cash, Part Points (Not a “Free” 70k)
The hotel bill came to around ₹86,000.- Out of this, I actually paid ~₹70,000 in cash,
- And used around 16k worth of points (via Infinia/SmartBuy) to cover the rest.
Pelago + KrisFlyer: Where the Real Optimisation Happened
The most interesting part of the trip was optimising park tickets and activities via Pelago and KrisFlyer.My KrisFlyer Situation
I had:- One main KrisFlyer account with a decent balance (including some fresh transfers).
- A second KrisFlyer account with ~5–6k miles just lying there, not enough for a flight redemption.
Using Pelago for 2 Adult Disneyland Tickets
Pelago (Singapore Airlines’ activity platform) lists Hong Kong Disneyland tickets just like Klook/Viator do.Here’s what I did for the two adult tickets:
- Logged into Pelago using my primary KrisFlyer account.
- Searched for “Hong Kong Disneyland 1‑Day Ticket” for my travel date.
- Added 2 adult tickets to the cart.
- On the payment page, chose to pay fully with KrisFlyer miles from the primary account.
- Both adult tickets were completely covered in miles,
- So I paid zero additional cash for those two.
New Pelago Gift Cards: Unlocking Miles from Second Account
Pelago recently launched gift cards that you can buy with KrisFlyer miles and then gift to anyone.Important restriction: only one gift card can be applied per booking, so you can’t stack multiple vouchers.
To use my second account’s 5k–6k miles:
- Logged into Pelago with KrisFlyer Account 2.
- Bought a Pelago gift card using those miles.
- Received a gift‑card code via email.
Child Ticket Using Gift Card + Primary Miles
For the child ticket:- Switched back to Account 1 (my main KrisFlyer login).
- Selected 1 child Hong Kong Disneyland ticket for the same date.
- On the payment page, first applied the gift‑card code purchased from Account 2 (worth ~5k miles).
- Paid the remaining balance in miles from Account 1.
- The orphaned miles in Account 2 (converted into a gift card), plus
- The extra miles in Account 1,
Final Numbers in Simple Terms
Putting everything together for 2 adults + 1 child:- Flights (Singapore Airlines, via Goibibo)
- Base fare: ₹86,060
- Paid with: cash + 51,607 Infinia points
- Outcome: Lower effective cash outgo on flights.
- Hotel
- Sticker price: ~₹86,000
- Paid: ~₹70,000 cash
- Rest covered by points (around 16k worth).
- Hong Kong Disneyland Tickets
- 2 adult tickets: fully with miles from KrisFlyer Account 1 on Pelago.
- 1 child ticket: Pelago gift card bought from Account 2 miles + top‑up miles from Account 1.
- Net cash for tickets: ₹0; everything funded via KrisFlyer miles.
Hoping this would help others save costs while travelling by utilising Mariott Bonvoy points / Krisflyer points that are just sitting and might Lapse.
What This Experience Taught Me
- Large spends (flights + hotel) are best put through high‑earning cards like Infinia and then “recycled” into travel value.
- Pelago is incredibly useful when you have small, scattered KrisFlyer balances across accounts that are too tiny for flight awards.
- The gift‑card feature is the real unlock: it turns an otherwise useless secondary balance into something that can meaningfully reduce trip cost.
- Using Hong Kong Disneyland as the test case proved that a full set of family tickets can be pulled off using miles from multiple accounts, without breaking any rules or resorting to complicated workarounds.
