Yesetrday, Singapore Airlines announced a few changes to the KrisFlyer program. While much of the focus has been on the redemption table changes, they also announced members will be able to earn elite status credits from certain spending on the ground.
Earning Elite Miles or PPS Value
Starting 1 September 2025, spending on a range of non-flight activities will count toward your Elite Miles of PPS Value targets. The activities that count include
- Kris+ dining and shopping (in both Singapore and Australia (well, at least Sydney and Melbourne),
- KrisShop purchases, and
- Pelago experiences.
The earn rates are 1 Elite Mile per S$1 spent, or 1 PPS Value for S$3 spent. There is one exception to this being the earn rate for Kris+ in Australia. For these transaction, you can earn 1 Elite Mile per A$1, or 1 PPS Value for A$3 spent.
Limits
This is, however, no a free for all – there is a cap. In particular, you will be able to earn up to the following limits:
- KrisFlyer Elite Silver – 5,000 Elite Miles
- KrisFlyer Elite Gold – 10,000 Elite Miles
- PPS Club – 2,500 PPS Value
These limits are roughly 20% of the requirements for the respective level. So, I guess that while spending on the ground gives you a helping hand, you still have to do your share of flying.
Final Words
The idea of being able to earn Statue on the ground was once something of a limited time opportunity. For example, Singapore Airlines offered some promotions during the pandemic to do just this.
This is most likely to help the people that can;t quite achieve the current status thresholds on their own. While they will still need to do their flying, this will give them a bit of a leg-up. While it will help some across the line, the cap on earning will prevent the elite member floodgates from opening.
