If you’re an upper-tier member of the Anantara Vacation Club, you now have a new option to convert your Club Points into the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, as an alternative to redeeming them for hotel or resort stays, or transferring into some other airline programmes like Asia Miles.
This new option became effective from 1st June 2024.
KrisFlyer already has an ongoing partnership with the Minor Hotels Group, awarding members with 500 miles per eligible stay at participating Anantara, Avani, Tivoli and Oaks hotels and resorts.
Anantara Vacation Club is a vacation ownership programme, and owners receive a specific number of Club Points annually, which are designed to be used to book vacations at Anantara Club Resorts and other participating properties.
Club Points can be extended by up to one year, but they do then expire, so some members may want to explore alternative options like airline miles conversion if they are unable to use them for a stay.
Anantara Vacation Club to KrisFlyer miles
This one-way conversion programme is designed for Anantara Vacation Club Elite Diamond, Platinum, and Royal tier Club Points owners only.
1 Anantara Vacation Club (AVC) Point can be converted into 2.5 KrisFlyer miles (1:2.5 ratio), but a minimum transfer of 1,000 Points is required.
Bear in mind that conversions are not free, nor are they quick!
Anantara Vacation Club will charge you US$50 (~S$68) to initiate the transfer of Club Points to KrisFlyer miles, and the process takes a whopping “up to eight working weeks” – basically two months.
You must request a conversion via the official Anantara Vacation Club website, or by emailing clubservices@anantaraclub.com. Once the transfer is completed, miles awarded will then be valid for three years under KrisFlyer’s standard expiry policy.
Full terms and conditions are available here.
Is it worth it?
Unless your AVC Points are expiring – probably not.
While these points don’t have a fixed value, it’s generally considered that redeeming them for stays at Club Resorts and other eligible properties is a better deal.
These are priced at nightly rates, depending on the season you are booking, and generally you should be getting at least 10 US cents (~13 Singapore cents) per AVC Point in value.
That means a transfer to KrisFlyer miles is a very poor return, with 1,000 AVC Points converting into 2,500 miles you’d have to achieve 5+ cents of value per KrisFlyer mile to match this – which is more or less impossible.
That’s especially true when you consider that you’ll also be hit with a US$50 conversion fee at the Anantara side when making a transfer.
Nonetheless if your AVC Points are expiring and you have no ability to redeem them for a future resort or hotel stay, it’s probably an option worth considering.
Other AVC to airline miles options
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is the eighth frequent programme partner option for AVC members to convert their points across to miles, with the full list outlined below.
| FFP | Transfer Ratio |
| Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus |
1,000 5,000 |
| Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus |
1,000 5,000 |
| Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Miles |
1,000 5,000 |
| EVA Air Infinity MileageLands |
1,000 3,500 |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles |
1,000 2,500 |
| Oman Air Sindbad Miles |
1,000 2,500 |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles |
1,000 2,500 |
| Juneyao Air Club Points |
1,000 500 |
In all cases, the same eight-week transfer time and US$50 transfer fee applies. Full details of all AVC’s conversion partner options are available here.
Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus may be worth considering as an alternative here, given that the transfer ratio is double that being offered for KrisFlyer.
For example, a Bangkok – London award in Business Class on Thai will set you back 90,000 Royal Orchid miles, which is only 18,000 AVC Points transferred, but the same routing using KrisFlyer with Thai or SIA costs 103,500 miles, which is 41,400 AVC Points.
Summary
Elite tier Anantara Vacation Club owners can now transfer their points across to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme at a 1:2.5 ratio, subject to a minimum transfer of 1,000 points (to 2,500 miles) and a US$50 conversion fee.
Unfortunately transfers are not quick, taking up to two months, and the value is certainly a lot poorer than you can probably get using AVC Points within Anantara’s programme for resort and hotel stays.
For expiring points though, this may be an option worth considering, but do also consider AVC’s other frequent flyer programme partners, since some of them have better transfer ratios.
(Cover Photo: Anantara)