My Personal Redemptions Summary of 2023

[Tejas]

2023 was probably the best year in terms of Points Earning which eventually translating to lot of Redemptions. The list of 2023 Redemptions was quite long:

Flight Redemptions (13 Flights)
Total Points Redeemed - 322,909
Total Taxes Paid - ₹36,048



Hotel Redemptions (9 Hotel Nights)
Total Points Redeemed - 110,000 Accor Points
Total Other Charges - ~Rs. 1,500

1. 5 Nights @ SO Sofitel, Mauritius - 50,000 Accor Points + Rs. 106
2. 2 Nights @ Sofitel Saigon Plaza Prestige Suite - 22,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~400
3. 2 Nights @ Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy Studio Suite - 38,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~900

On to 2024 now with couple of redemptions are lined up. Going to be tough to earn those miles. Expecting many people to move back to cashback after the Magnus / Reserve saga has ended.

 

[nomad]

2023 was probably the best year in terms of Points Earning which eventually translating to lot of Redemptions. The list of 2023 Redemptions was quite long:

Flight Redemptions (13 Flights)
Total Points Redeemed - 322,909
Total Taxes Paid - ₹36,048

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Hotel Redemptions (9 Hotel Nights)
Total Points Redeemed - 110,000 Accor Points
Total Other Charges - ~Rs. 1,500

1. 5 Nights @ SO Sofitel, Mauritius - 50,000 Accor Points + Rs. 106
2. 2 Nights @ Sofitel Saigon Plaza Prestige Suite - 22,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~400
3. 2 Nights @ Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy Studio Suite - 38,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~900

On to 2024 now with couple of redemptions are lined up. Going to be tough to earn those miles. Expecting many people to move back to cashback after the Magnus / Reserve saga has ended.

Hi Tejas, which cards are we talking about here? I can see Infinia being mentioned in 1 section

 

[Tejas]

Hi Tejas, which cards are we talking about here? I can see Infinia being mentioned in 1 section

The Frequent Flyer Program is already mentioned. Mentioning Credit Card doesnt make sense as these Miles come from a combination of HDFC, Axis and Amex Cards depending on requirements and offers. Reason for mentioning Infinia specifically was because it was a Smartbuy redemption and not thru Airmiles.

 

[CARDBITRAGE]

2023 was probably the best year in terms of Points Earning which eventually translating to lot of Redemptions. The list of 2023 Redemptions was quite long:

Flight Redemptions (13 Flights)
Total Points Redeemed - 322,909
Total Taxes Paid - ₹36,048

View attachment 37768

Hotel Redemptions (9 Hotel Nights)
Total Points Redeemed - 110,000 Accor Points
Total Other Charges - ~Rs. 1,500

1. 5 Nights @ SO Sofitel, Mauritius - 50,000 Accor Points + Rs. 106
2. 2 Nights @ Sofitel Saigon Plaza Prestige Suite - 22,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~400
3. 2 Nights @ Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy Studio Suite - 38,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~900

On to 2024 now with couple of redemptions are lined up. Going to be tough to earn those miles. Expecting many people to move back to cashback after the Magnus / Reserve saga has ended.

Nice redemptions! Just to understand, 8&9 was with a stopover at SIN? If yes, could you please guide how to redeem the same and how to mix the fare classes?

 

[Tejas]

Nice redemptions! Just to understand, 8&9 was with a stopover at SIN? If yes, could you please guide how to redeem the same and how to mix the fare classes?

No. It was not a Stopover. Had mentioned Single Itenary in the Comments column but somehow the cells demerged during formatting.

Mixed Fare Class booking on Singapore Airlines needs to be done over phone call only. Over phone, BOM-SIN First Class and SIN-SGN Business Class is possible at 58,500 Miles itself.

 

[sahilgulati5]

All these points were earn in 2023??

 

[CARDBITRAGE]

No. It was not a Stopover. Had mentioned Single Itenary in the Comments column but somehow the cells demerged during formatting.

Mixed Fare Class booking on Singapore Airlines needs to be done over phone call only. Over phone, BOM-SIN First Class and SIN-SGN Business Class is possible at 58,500 Miles itself.

That's great. I was not aware of this, maybe I will explore this someday. Thanks for the share 👍

 

[D7162]

2023 was probably the best year in terms of Points Earning which eventually translating to lot of Redemptions. The list of 2023 Redemptions was quite long:

Flight Redemptions (13 Flights)
Total Points Redeemed - 322,909
Total Taxes Paid - ₹36,048

View attachment 37768

Hotel Redemptions (9 Hotel Nights)
Total Points Redeemed - 110,000 Accor Points
Total Other Charges - ~Rs. 1,500

1. 5 Nights @ SO Sofitel, Mauritius - 50,000 Accor Points + Rs. 106
2. 2 Nights @ Sofitel Saigon Plaza Prestige Suite - 22,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~400
3. 2 Nights @ Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy Studio Suite - 38,000 Accor Points + Rs. ~900

On to 2024 now with couple of redemptions are lined up. Going to be tough to earn those miles. Expecting many people to move back to cashback after the Magnus / Reserve saga has ended.

Great One, Already following on X, didnt knew you are here too 😀

 

[Tejas]

All these points were earn in 2023??

Earned a lot more points in 2023 than what was burnt in the year.

 

[sahilgulati5]

Superb!! Guru ki jai ho!!

 

[MeanMachine]

No. It was not a Stopover. Had mentioned Single Itenary in the Comments column but somehow the cells demerged during formatting.

Mixed Fare Class booking on Singapore Airlines needs to be done over phone call only. Over phone, BOM-SIN First Class and SIN-SGN Business Class is possible at 58,500 Miles itself.

Exactly the info I was looking for, Thanks Tejas I was able to get DEL- MNL return for First & Business Mixed class for same 58500 each way over the phone. Cheerss !!!