Which Frequent Flyer Program?
In the Philippines, there are so far 13 Frequent Flyer Program!as of late 2025 that one can convert their rewards points into, namely:
Which program suits you best, depends on your target destination, as each program is being offered by a specific airline. For example, Mabuhay Miles is offered by Philippine Airlines. But it is also possible to redeem flights of the partner airlines.
Kris Flyer
Website: https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/mv/ppsclub-krisflyer/krisflyer/
Redeemable: Singapore Airlines, Scoot
Hub: Singapore
Member of: Star Alliance
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): 27,500 (Y) / 46,000 (J)
Redemption Categories:
- Promo: Only during promotional period (e.g. Spontaneous Escapes)
- Saver: Cheapest redemption available
- Advantage: More seats available than Saver
- Access: Even more seats available than Advantage
Tips:
- Singapore Airlines offers Spontaneous Escapes almost every middle of the month, reducing the required points for redemption up to 30%, with travel period within the following month
Redemption Stories
Asia Miles
Website: https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/membership/asia-miles.html
Redeemable: Cathay Pacific
Hub: Hongkong
Member of: oneworld
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): 7,000 (Y) / 16,000 (J)
Tips:
- From time to time, Cathay Pacific offers bonus miles (usually 10%) when converting your points to Asia Miles. Make sure to always watch out such promotion before redeeming
Redemption Stories
Mabuhay Miles
Website: https://www.philippineairlines.com/us/en/about-us.html
Redeemable: Philippine Airlines
Hub: Manila, Philippines
Member of: –
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL, international): 9,500 (Y) / 17,500 (J)
Tips:
- Philippine Airlines have an occasional offering of a whooping discount of up to 50% off for award flights
Redemption Stories
AirAsia Rewards
Website: https://www.airasia.com/rewards/en/gb
Offered by: AirAsia
Hub: Malaysia/Philippines/Indonesia
Member of: –
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL, international): (no data yet)
Redemption Stories
Go Rewards
Website: https://book.gorewards.com.ph
Offered by: Cebu Pacific
Hub: Manila, Philippines
Member of: –
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL, international): (no data yet)
Redemption Stories
Infinity MileageLands
Website: https://www.evaair.com/en-us/infinity-mileagelands/join-us/
Offered by: EVA Air
Hub: Taipei, Taiwan
Member of: Star Alliance
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): 17,500 (Y) / 25,000 (J)
Redemption Stories
Avios
Website: https://www.qatarairways.com/en-de/Privilege-Club/Avios.html
Offered by: Qatar Airways
Hub: Doha, Qatar
Member of: oneworld
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): 30,000 (Y) / 60,000 (J)
Note: Avios is used by British Airways as well, but the credit card points are convertible only to QR-Avios
Redemption Stories
Miles and Smiles
Website: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/miles-and-smiles/
Offered by: Turkish Airlines
Hub: Istanbul, Turkey
Member of: Star Alliance
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): 55,000 (Y) / 140,000 (J)
Redemption Stories
SkyMiles
Website: https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles/overview
Offered by: Delta Airlines
Hub: Atlanta, US
Member of: SkyTeam
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): N/A
Redemption Stories
Royal Orchid Plus
Website: https://www.thaiairways.com/en-hk/content/about-royal-orchid-plus/
Offered by: Thai Airways
Hub: Bangkok, Thailand
Member of: Star Alliance
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): (no data yet)
Redemption Stories
Garuda Miles
Website: https://www.garuda-indonesia.com/garudamiles/en/tentang-garudamiles/index
Offered by: Garuda Indonesia
Hub: Jakarta, Indonesia
Member of: SkyTeam
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): (no data yet)
Redemption Stories
Enrich
Website: https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/enrich.html..html
Offered by: Malaysia Airlines
Hub: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Member of: oneworld
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): 9,600 (Y) / 44,100 (J)
Redemption Stories
Falcon Flyer
Website: https://www.gulfair.com/falconflyer/about-falconflyer
Offered by: Gulf Air
Hub: Bahrain
Member of: –
Minimum points for redemption (from MNL): (no data yet)
Redemption Stories
Suggestion:
| from Philippines to: | SQ | CX | PR | AK | 5J | BR | QR | TK | DL | TG | GA | MH | GF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||||||||
| Southeast Asia | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||||
| Rest of Asia | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Australia and New Zealand | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||||||||
| Middle East | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||||
| Europe | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
| North Africa | ✅ | ✅ | |||||||||||
| Central Africa | ✅ | ✅ | |||||||||||
| South Africa | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||||||||
| North America | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| South America | ✅ |
Suggestion is based on flight route. For instance, SQ does not make sense if you are flying to east asia, as it would involve a layover in Singapore.
In general, I would suggest sticking to SQ and CX because
- It is 2 of the most common FFP redemption across all credit cards
- Each are member of the biggest airline alliances – Star and oneworld
PR’s reach is quite limited as it is not member of any alliance, which restricts the award redemption to PAL’s destination only. It would only make sense to pool miles here if travelling mostly local, or nearby countries.