Pelago, the experiences arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, has quietly become a lot more useful. From 12 November 2026, the platform — previously focused on attractions, tours and ground transport — also takes hotel bookings, opening up a catalogue of more than 200,000 properties across over 200 countries.
The obvious draw for anyone holding KrisFlyer miles is the rewards angle. Book an eligible hotel stay and you'll earn miles on the spend, and you can also pay with miles instead of cash. More interestingly for frequent flyers, the spend generates status credits too: 1 Elite mile per S$1 spent and 1 PPS Value per S$3 spent, which count towards KrisFlyer Elite or PPS Club qualification. Note the caps, though — non-flight earning can only make up 20% of the Elite miles needed for Elite Silver or Gold, and PPS Value from hotel spending is limited to 2,500 for PPS Club members or 5,000 for Solitaire PPS Club members.
There's a launch sweetener running until 31 December 2026. Book through the Pelago website or app, spend at least S$100 on an eligible hotel, and use the promo code HOTEL8MPD to earn 8 KrisFlyer miles per S$1 — so a S$1,000 booking nets you 8,000 miles. That's a strong earn rate by any standard, and worth checking against your usual hotel portal before you book anything before year's end. Bonus miles from the promo don't add to your Elite miles or PPS Value, so it's pure redeemable currency.
The move positions Pelago as a more complete holiday planner inside the SIA ecosystem rather than a side project for airport layovers. CEO Sid Shanker framed it as making the platform part of how KrisFlyer members plan entire trips, not just fill an afternoon. For travellers, the practical upshot is simple: if you're already flying Singapore Airlines or Scoot and chasing status, routing your hotel spend through Pelago is now another lever to pull — at least while the 8x promo makes it clearly worthwhile.
This story was originally reported by Laotian Times.
