KrisFlyer members can access SaffronStays’ Signature Homes and X-Series villas in India while earning up to 4,500 KrisFlyer miles on qualifying extended stays
Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer loyalty programme has partnered with SaffronStays to extend its rewards proposition into India’s private luxury villa segment, giving members access to a curated selection of SaffronStays’ Signature Homes and X-Series properties while earning KrisFlyer miles on qualifying stays.
The partnership is listed on Singapore Airlines’ official KrisFlyer partner directory for India. Under the programme, members can earn 1,500 KrisFlyer miles for the first night of an eligible stay, with earnings capped at 4,500 miles for stays of five nights or more at participating X-Series and Signature Homes. Eligible bookings must be made through SaffronStays’ dedicated KrisFlyer booking channel.
Bringing Airline Rewards into Private Luxury
The collaboration comes as luxury travel increasingly expands beyond conventional hotel stays towards private, experience-led accommodation. SaffronStays operates a portfolio of professionally managed private villas and estates across India, including its X-Series collection of ultra-luxury estates and Signature collection of high-end homes in sought-after destinations.
The company’s X-Series properties are positioned around large-group celebrations and private occasions, with features including private pools, entertainment spaces and chef-curated dining. Its Signature collection focuses on distinctive architecture, prime locations and fully serviced stays, with caretakers, cooks and housekeeping included.
For KrisFlyer, the tie-up broadens the range of experiences through which members can earn miles, extending the programme beyond the traditional air-travel ecosystem into accommodation and lifestyle experiences.
Singapore Airlines already maintains a network of hotel and hospitality partnerships in India, with KrisFlyer members able to earn miles across participating accommodation brands. The addition of SaffronStays provides access to a private-villa proposition spanning leisure destinations across the country.
Up to 4,500 KrisFlyer Miles
According to Singapore Airlines’ current terms for the SaffronStays partnership, KrisFlyer members earn 1,500 miles for the first night of a qualifying stay and can earn up to 4,500 miles for a stay of five nights or more.
The benefit applies to X-Series and Signature Homes booked through SaffronStays’ designated KrisFlyer booking channel. Members must provide their KrisFlyer membership number when making the reservation and present their physical or digital KrisFlyer membership card at check-in. Miles are credited after the completed stay, with Singapore Airlines stating that members should allow up to 30 days for the miles to reach their account. The offer cannot be combined with other promotions or discounts.
The partnership also reflects the growing role of private accommodation in group travel, with villas offering a format suited to family holidays, reunions, celebrations, weddings and longer stays.
Devendra Parulekar, Founder, SaffronStays, said, “We are seeing a clear shift in how luxury travel is being defined today, with more travellers choosing private villas for the space, privacy, and flexibility they offer, especially for longer stays and group experiences. This partnership with KrisFlyer allows us to bring these distinctive stay experiences to a global audience while offering their members exclusive access to some of India’s most sought-after homes.”
A Wider Rewards Proposition
The SaffronStays collaboration forms part of KrisFlyer’s broader ecosystem of non-airline partnerships, through which members can earn miles on eligible spending and stays. Singapore Airlines’ India partner directory currently includes hospitality names such as Marriott Bonvoy, Indian Hotels Company Limited, The Leela, The Postcard Hotel and The Kumaon, alongside SaffronStays.
For SaffronStays, meanwhile, the partnership connects its private-villa inventory with an established international airline loyalty programme, creating an additional route to reach travellers looking for villa-based experiences in India.
The company’s current portfolio spans destinations including Alibaug, Goa, Coorg, Nashik, Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar, Jaipur, Udaipur, Rishikesh, Wayanad, Mussoorie and other leisure markets across India.
As airline loyalty programmes continue to expand into hospitality, dining, retail and other lifestyle categories, partnerships such as this one highlight the changing relationship between air travel and the destination experience. For KrisFlyer members travelling within India, the SaffronStays tie-up adds private villas and estates to the range of accommodation options through which miles can be earned.
