I agree! I wouldn’t compare SIA’s short haul flight to United’s long haul. SIA is way superior than United’s. I’ve flown United’s first class and it sucks!
Glad you enjoyed the flights but can’t really compare the two. The Singapore flight you chose was short haul and on a narrow body plane (737 8 Max), whilst the United one was on a long haul wide body plane (looks like a 777). If I was to choose the flight out of Singapore back to US then would be Singapore hands down. Their long haul product is great. I have flown many times in their economy cabin, ranging back to the 747-200 Big Top (when I was a kid). They have never let us down travelling from Manchester UK to Singapore and back. I have flown premium economy once with them, again from Manchester to Singapore in the 777-300ER and that was very enjoyable too. I always enjoy flying the Asian and Middle Eastern carriers due to the food and hospitality.
We understand our comparison was far from equal. But we felt our authentic itinerary was worth sharing. We were lucky to try Singapore airlines for the first time. I’m sure it won’t be the last. We’d love to experience their premium seats on a long haul flight 👍🏻
@@AlwaysBeChanging Singapore is definitely worth trying on long haul but NEVER out of US. From the many vids I have seen, the food is not satisfactory flying out of US on Singapore. Going from Singapore however it is catered for the Asia food market and the flavours and dishes are better.
@@Studders01 good to know 👍🏻 Thanks! I guess the food will depend on where you’re taking off from. We were very pleasantly surprised to have a nice meal from Singapore to the US. very different from when we flew the US to Singapore.
Yeeeey!!! I love love love this vlog!! 🥰. I love the lounge. I really like the Singapore airline! Thanks for another awesome and informative vlog you guys! Take care always!!
Sad that the Philippines vlog is over 😔. I'm happy you guys enjoyed our country!! But on the bright side I'll be able to watch other countries through your vlogs! 🥰. I'll be in Singapore next year! My first solo ..Because of your vlog I have an idea and confidence in my first international trip. ♥️♥️♥️ . Thanks guyx! Keep shinning
You’re going to love Singapore! It makes so happy we helped encourage your trip 🤗. And we’re so grateful you’ll be following along all our other adventures. But we’ll be back in the Philippines soon! 🎉👏🏼. We’re coming back to Southeast Asia in January. We’re going to Thailand, a few more PH stops, then Vietnam.
I used to fly to the U.S. about once a year. I have flown both Singapore Airlines and United on economy and business class. Singapore Airlines is by far the better airline, especially the quality of service. Singapore Airlines have always been voted as a top ranked airline in the world. Neither United nor any other U.S. airlines are ranked anywhere closed to Singapore Airlines.
Thank you for coming to the Philippines and for loving our country. Hope someday you'll be back again. Have a blessed safe travels and enjoy your next destination with lots of funs and happy memories.
It's sad to see you leave PH since i really enjoyed your videos but i'll definitely follow your travels since i love your little family. Singapore Airlines is my fave because of how professional and efficient it is. But like how you feel with United, i'm most comfortable with Philippine Airlines despite its shortcomings. Primarily because of PAL's safety record (the pilots are really good). It also makes me feel like someone from home has my back even if i'm away. Looking forward to more of your adventures.
Thank you! :) So happy you're going to keep following us along. We have so many great places to show you. We really loved Singapore airlines and feel like it's the superior airline, but we can't beat getting upgrades with our loyalty program on United. There are pros and cons to both!
You were probably on the 737, used for short haul flights. The newer, larger aircraft used for long haul are a lot different in terms of experience. Should try them out some day. Great and informative video anyways, thanks for sharing your experience!
I typically don't fly in the higher classes these days. However, I have flown both United and Singapore business and economy on numerous occasions for both professional and personal reasons. I've been with Mileage Plus for about 40 years and can attest that United has definitely declined over the years. Particularly with cabin crew attitude and courtesy. United is just more convenient for my domestic routes. For international travel, Singapore has always been at least a cut above. My nod goes firmly to Singapore Airline. Many thanks for your video on this subject.
It makes such a big difference in comfort when you travel and it doesn’t always have to cost you more. I know there are a lot of travel hacking bloggers out there that focus on hoarding miles from various places but we really believe we found so much more value in loyalty with certain programs.
@@AlwaysBeChanging CC’s here in the Philippines don’t offer a lot of sign on bonuses like the US. So one does need to do the grind a bit in terms of flying and airline loyalty to earn status with airlines.
We cannot wait for you to come back in the Philippines. For sure, after those PH episodes, a lot of pinoys will reach out and give recommendations (which I did) on your next visit! WE LOVE HOW YOU APPRECIATE US! Stay Awesome!
After watching your Cebu street food video, I was eager to see more of the city and the rest of the island.I thought you were on a 21 day island hopping in the Philippines. I was shocked, and sad to see that you were departing Cebu for a location outside of the Philippines. I'll probably have to wait until you return to the Philippines in February. Be safe on your next trip.
21 days in total for the whole Southeast Asia, and they have been to Singapore for i think 10 days prior to arriving in Manila. Let's wait for their comeback early next year.
This would have been a better comparison if you flew SQ’s premium economy on the A350 to Singapore and then back on United’s 787. But overall, SQ is a much superior airline.
I think we’d agree with that. We love United because of the loyalty program and how often it has awarded us free upgrades. But we were so excited to have the opportunity to fly on Singapore and find out what all the fuss was about.
Aww you're leaving Philippines now thanks for sharing your experience in our country and protomoting at the same time..i really enjoyed watching your videos about our country coz it bring back memories since I'm already leaving here in Australia for a very long time..hope you can come back and make more videos to watch I like your videos because it's very knowledgeable..
We will be back in January! We’ve had an overwhelming response from viewers that there’s so much more to see in PH. Hope you keep following our travels in the meantime. We have some great trips planned from now until the end of the year. Including a new upload later today! 👏🏼
Hello Lois and Phil! Another great and upbeat vlog and I will say that you have continually provided many useful insight for travellers! Brooke wants to take the wheel, what a ham lol. Thank you for serving, Phil, fellow AF veteran! 431XX crew chief for Hercules. I ran OJT training for DCM🇺🇸
We know and we are! 🎉 👏🏼 We’re coming back in January to visit Thailand, some more stops in PH and Vietnam. But we’re having a hard time narrowing down where we should visit in Vietnam. Do you have any recommendations?
@@AlwaysBeChanging Ha Long Bay, though very touristy, is spectacular! Hanoi is a must--better sightseeing, more history and culture, though I have to say Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) has better pho. In between Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh in the south, there's Hue and Hoi An, two really old towns. Quite touristy as well, but the architecture is gorgeous!!! As for beaches...you might find that Vietnam doesn't quite hold a candle to the Philippines or even Thailand.
Thanks for showcasing the Philippines guys! Yes, pls come back!!! I love how the kids got left at the economy, they have to earn that upgrade themselves hahahaha
Lol 😆 We agree, the kids need a little more time to earn it. But they’re on their way :). We’ll be back in SEA, including the Philippines, in January! Hope you keep watching!
Hey Phil/Erin - As UA 1K, you have Star Alliance Gold Status which gives you access to priority boarding lanes and Star Alliance Lounge access even when flying economy. Also where offered, you’ll have access expedited security via Gold Track where offered. For Changi, Gold Track is available in Terminals 2 & 3. Good Luck!
I am glad you got home safely and really good review of SIA and United Premium Plus cabin , I am also glad you enjoyed your time in the Philippines. I am looking forward to your next adventure I make RU-vid travel videos and make B roll videos too. I need to be not nervous when talking in front of people. you are all doing so well at doing these videos , I love them so much
Thank you so much!! We're humbled :) If we had any advice for you, it would be to record yourself talking to the camera throughout the day, like when you cook or brush your teeth. You can just delete it when you're done since it's for practice. But then when you're out in public you don't notice others as much and you'll be used to talking to the camera like a friend :)
husband speaking - welcome home safe - one of the U tubers that I follow said " dead air is a dead channel " referring to the fact that YOU must keep talking. Yet, to be able to talk non stop, smoothly is not as easy as folks might think. Both mom and dad do an excellent job Waiting for your next story. Dennis Kjolso
Thanks Abc family for coming and this is the first time a foreigner vlogged about the new Cebu airport. Just wished you could have featured it more. The Cebu airport is the best airport in the philippines right now and glad you used it. 6 years from now when the 2 new privately operated airports are operational hopefully all of us can experience it. Singapore Airlines is probably one of the best airlines I've flown. You could have also tried Philippine Airlines non stop flight to San Francisco. You will love Thailand and Vietnam and get ready to have a bigger wallet because its cheap and delicious. English is just a concern especially for the former. When you comeback in January please arrive via the new Clark airport. Just like the Cebu airport it was made by the same company that had ties with Singapore airport
@Rising Son....Actually, not quite right. MCIA is operated by GMCAC, a consortium between Megawide (Philippine company) and GMR from India. GMCAC stands for GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. Clark International Airport, on the other hand, is managed by a consortium of 3 local companies and a foreign company, Changi Airports Philippines, in turn, a subsidiary of Changi Airports Singapore. GMR also operates international airports in India (Delhi, Hyderabad and Goa) and Greece. By 2024, both Megawide and GMR will no longer be involved in MCIA after they recently sold all their shares to Aboitiz InfraCapital, a Cebu-based corporation.
@@lionhearted1969 yes Megawide and the Indian company will soon relinquish control to Aboitiz. I wonder why when they have made great strides in improving Cebu airport and they've won supposedly the right to renovate the 3 Naia airports but somehow government took it back
Have a safe trip and wonderful adventure always❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏 I just noticed that the amount of views on your Philippines vlogs has a huge difference from the others.
Hi from #singapore. Thxs for loving our beautiful airline and airport. Singapore Airlines is the top3 best airline in the world with the top3 best airport in the world too. ❤️🇸🇬✈️😍🌏
It doesn't matter. You won my heart and I'm following you for all the awesome videos and edits. Lovin this family and always be safe! Thanks for being here in the Philippines! 😍😍😍
Hi..lovely couple..i watching your vlog,,nice to see you,enjoy your travelling around different country..but thank you so much for visiting our beautiful country phil..i hope you coming back again someday..✌️✌️✌️🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿...
@@AlwaysBeChanging ooh..wow,,really....we promise all pilipinos like me that always support you in your vlogs..thank you so much that you have done here in phil..everyone are welcome here..🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿....take care always..
This is a refurbished plane previously owned by Silk Air. SIA never fly on a narrow body. I am surprised the seat's padding looks thin! Is it because it is a regional one? I also feel SIA's Airbus long haul has more padding.
Interesting. With this being our first Singapore airlines flight, it was our only flight. I’m sure we’ll have more experience with longer haul planes and others to compare in the future.
After seeing this vlog, now i miss Singapore Airlines, Changi Airport & the Singapore foods as well. Take care! Hope u could come back to PH again in the future.
Thank you guys for visiting the Philippines. Hopefully your family would come back again because there are so many places you still have not seen. Your channel deserves more subscribers. To those Pilipinos that made a comment here, like, subscribe and share on your FB/Instagram/Tiktok so others can subscribe on their youtube channel.
Thank you so much! We ARE coming back! We already have plans to be back in January. We're going to Thailands, more Philippines and Vietnam. So much more to explore. We can't wait!
On international flights where they require everyone to wear facemasks I like to put the headphones on and then put the elastic around the headphones so that it doesn't make my ears sore and it's almost like I'm not wearing anything covering my face. I remember the last time that I flew on PAL from Manila to Los Angeles and as soon as we took off I put a movie on and the next thing that I remembered the movie was over. I was glad that I had a window seat so that I could rest my head against it. Most of the time I don't sleep very much when I fly but that time I probably had about 8 hours of sleep because I was just so tired. Thankfully it' is only about an hour drive from LAX to Anaheim. March 24th we are going back to the Philippines and I am excited to be going back again after leaving on October 10, 2020 during the crazy pandemic.
Singapore airlines versus United. No comparison, Singapore airlines is one of the best, if not the best airline in the world. One of the safest airlines also. Ranked No 1 in in a lot of categories including customer service. United is only middle tier in the US.
Goodbye Guys! Hope to see you guys again on January when you come back to the Philippines, I can say you guys had a lot of fun, also if you visit again, I suggest going to BGC when you land, and if you guys will stay quite longer, I suggest going to Pangasinan (Salt capital of the Philippines). There are a lot of delicacies to enjoy there Specially in Binalonan, they have Garlic Longganisa (its more of a sausage that has lots of garlic in it.) And the best here is Papaitan which is Goat insides that are cooked. A message to the kids, Keep enjoying your life and always be happy and positive, listen to your Mom and Dad. The experience they are giving to the both of you is an experience that is a must have. You can use those experience since you guys are learning about culture, wishing you both good health and happiness.
Nothing matters as long as airplane is A380 (The best airship ever made). Singapore has 2 operational ones, but I suspect they have already dropped one more. I guess I will tell the stories my journey on forgotten A380s... to kids few years later
It’s so fun to get excited about the journey, not just the destination. I (Erin) have a long time bucket list dream to fly on a plane with a bar and sit at that bar while sipping a martini up in the air. But those planes are few and far between now… it’s still a goal 😊
Thanks for sharing! So happy you're interested in more. We haven't done a daily routine episode yet but I could see us doing one in the future. For now, you should follow us on instagram, we post a lot of our daily stuff on there :)
Fun fact, making Biko is great arm exercise 😂 give it a go if u have access to ingredients! It's a labor of love that tastes amazing Thanks for visiting us❤ and good luck on your future journeys!
Thanks for review both airlines! Hopefully my family and I will visit my homeland Philippine soon using my chase sapphire reserve and both airlines are afflicted with Chase.
@@AlwaysBeChanging Of course! You are also able to access star alliance gold lounges world wide no matter what the flight length is or if the flight is domestic. It’s only in America, and most specifically United lounges in America, that have the stupid entry rules! Safe travels!
The aircraft you took, B737 is technically a brand new aircraft that was transfered from Singapore Airline's subsidary airline Silkair which ceased to operate anymore. And Singapore Airlines has always operated big wide-body aircrafts until the B737 came in operations in 2021, so do try out their long haul aircrafts instead!
Singapore Airlines metal flying to Cebu are from converted planes from Singapore's wholly owned subsidiary, Silk Air. Silk Air uses single aisle planes and flies to "smaller" Asian cities with thinner traffic. In 2020 or 2021, Silk Air was merged to Singapore Airlines and Silk Air's single aisle planes were refurbished to be similar to the interiors of its widebodies. Singapore Airlines uses 787s and A350s on their regional flights to "bigger" Asian cities like Manila, Hongkong, Bangkok, Jakarta, Tokyo, etc. I suggest you try flying their widebodies next time. Singapore Airlines (SQ) has a 5 star airline rating (Qatar, Asiana, Cathay Pacific, etc).
@@AlwaysBeChanging PAL flights are non stop to Philippines from LAX & SFO since there are big filipino communities there and those flights don't fly over US airspace (well don't fly beyond California airspace) since there are regulations for that . But I dunno if the miles are interchangeable with other airlines. Unlike cathay CX/singa/JAL/UA who are part of star alliance and therefore you can use their miles interchangeably.
Took UAL from SFO to Beijing a few years ago. Never again. Terrible food, terrible service. Since then, we’ve been on the following (economy/premium paying, business with points) Sing: Economy was decent, but not really comfortable, but then what economy class is? Great service. PE was quite comfortable, despite being sick, but, man, that’s a looooong flight. Business class was quite nice. EVA: Again, decent economy class, but it’s economy. Great service again. Business, particularly out of SFO is stellar and, in our minds, beats Sing. ANA: Economy was slightly better as more seat pitch. Food in economy was very good. PE was really nice. Actually got a decent amount of sleep boys SFO-HND and again on HND-SIN. Business is also excellent. JAL: Our favorite in each class. Economy has 34” pitch, which helps a lot. PE has a whopping 42” pitch and Business, while it’s configured oddly on the 777’s, is still really comfortable. Currently in KL, with a return to Sing tomorrow on Scoot. Thank God it’s only an hour. Then off to BKK for two weeks (on Thai Air (first time in economy, but Business was comfortable. Then back to SIN, staying at the Crowne Plaza because our return flight on ANA (PE) leaves at 630AM…..ugh.
That’s a lot of long haul travel! It’s never comfortable to sleep sitting up and economy on any airline would be very uncomfortable, but they’re all doable. We mostly get the cheapest economy tickets we find and then use mileage plus points to upgrade when possible. What we love about a United is how easily we’ve been able to climb the loyalty ladder and get so many free upgrades.
I have mileage plus with United but always use my points either with Singapore Airlines or Asiana Airlines. While I find Singapore Airlines more premium, I prefer the route schedule of Asiana via Inchon in Seoul. Shorter layovers too. Both airlines are great!!
If you are united 1k you enjoy star alliance gold status including on Spore Airline like business class line, priority check in and lounge access but manila do not have spore airline krisflyer lounge so its plaza premium
husband back with another airline story - two in fact. Perhaps 3nd trip to Cebu, about 1980 - 42 years ago. Flying PAL ( Philippines always late ) From Seattle to SF, Calif. to get on PAL, I had a pair of pliers, two screwdrivers in my hand carry to give to my wife's mother as she has no tools at all in her little house. In Calif. the plane was already 3 hours late, getting ready to board, my tools were found by a scanner. OH you can't take these on, you might try to dismantle the plane. Remember this is 42 years ago. Next story, same airline - heading home to the U.S. , we have a couple of the fancy blinking Christmas lights and wanted to put them in the overhead compartment. OH, you can't do that, why you might unwrap them ( in the isle ) and use the cord to try to strangle some one. ??????? True Story - Where have I heard the phrase - oh yes Biden
That’s crazy to believe how much security measures and threats have changed. I (Erin) grew up a competitive ice skater. In fact, Tara Lipinski is my best friend since 12yo. We used to constantly travel all over (this was before 9/11) and we constantly had to beg the TSA security to let us carry on her skates. Most of the time they would let us after a supervisor stepped in. But sometimes they would escort her skate bag to the plane and they’d agree to put it in the cockpit until we landed. But of course 9/11 changed everything.
@@AlwaysBeChanging Husband speaking, I'm impressed for sure. Your skates did have very sharp blades, maybe they thought you would ( as a young girl ) take them out of the case and walk up the isle cutting folks. Very dumb then, today not so much. Another quick story, From Cebu we flew to Guam to visit a friend. Trying to leave, the airline clerk didn't want me to get on going back to Cebu with out proof that I had a ticket back to the U.S. When we got our ticket to Guam in Cebu, that clerk didn't mention that maybe I should take my return ticket to Seattle. Took a supervisor to let me on. more dumb
@@AlwaysBeChanging A quick P.S. maybe you could watch at least one episode of another channel - shows what your world travels can mean for the kids. ( XIA0MANYC - Surprising World Leaders by Speaking Their Languages ) Only 6 1/2 minutes
im a bit sad that ur Philippine trip is up but im hoping you guys will come back for more. you guys should visit siargao , balbac island in palawan and may more... Goodluck on your next adventure and don't worry i will still watch ur videos. say my regards to the kids.
Thank you! 😊 We are coming back! And we’ll be visiting Sairgao too! We did visit Coron in Palawan. I hope you catch that episode. We really loved it there 😍
@@AlwaysBeChanging i did watched your coron trip,im suggesting the other part of palawan, BALABAC ISLAND. Im sure you guys will love it there. Btw i watched all of your new adventures and i am starting to watch the old ones.
Nice comparison video. But I wouldn’t compare Singapore Airlines Short Haul Economy Class to United Airlines Long Haul. The Singapore Airlines flight you took is a 737Max, ie a narrow body aircraft, used solely for short haul. Fun fact, it is one of the few, if not only airline that offers flat bed and throne seats ie 1-1 configuration in a short haul flight. Perhaps, next time you should try Singapore Airlines A350 Premium Economy seat from JFK and compare it to United Airlines Premium Economy in this video. It’s the world’s longest flight, probably good content for RU-vid! If we really want to compare Singapore’s Short Haul flight, that would be to compare it against United Airlines domestic flights. I have taken domestic flights with United Airlines. To be honest, it’s quite horrible. The best domestic I feel are Alaskan and JetBlue.
Most of spore airline short haul flight do not have premium economy and are on narrow body 737-800 or max. Comparing long haul UA product over short haul SQ isnt really apple to apple. You should try SQ long haul on their wide body
Overall, thank you ABC family for visiting South East Asian Countries, especially the Philippines. The love,❤ fun, and experience you shared on this platform (RU-vid) deserved a million thumbs up 👍👍👍☺☺and subscribers. It is an experience of different cultures and an Informative video.
We agree, Singapore airlines in superior. We hope it was clear that it wasn’t an exact comparison. It was just our opportunity to experience the two airlines back to back. Being based out of the US for flights, United has a fantastic loyalty program that has a huge benefit for us.
I booked my flight with miles through United to Singapore with layover London with United then I do fly Singapore Air to Singapore. I’m definitely loyal to United I strayed for a bit got a different credit card that gives me a bit more miles but as I tried to use for a fight end of January it sails I had to wait for the next year to see 2023 flights. Not worth it at all. I’m back at only United.
Good to know 👍🏻 The only routs we see from Denver are flying the other direction. We’ve looked into other loyalty programs and United seemed like the clear choice for us.
I’m sorry, but in order to do a fair comparison you need to do it with the same product. Both SQ and UA do the San Francisco route, so you should have compared the economy class or against each other (or premium vs premium). Also, your SQ flight was a regional product (737 Max), not on their long haul A350. Try next time to fly to Singapore on SQ and back on UA and you will conclude that SQ is best against any US or European carrier. BTW, if you are Star Alliance Gold, which I assume you are, you can visit any Star Alliance lounge in the world even if traveling coach. Cheers!
That was our route home and we took the opportunity to share what we experienced. We can compare any economy or business airline to United since that's who we fly with most of the time. But we're not going to pay for extra flights and fly back and forth. That was our route home and we used it to compare the two the best we could. We did conclude that Singapore is the better airline, we also explained that we don't have SQ as an option domestically in the US. We are fans of loyalty programs and United has provided us with the best one in the US. We're grateful when we get the opportunity to experience other airlines like SQ. Thanks for the Star Alliance tip!
@@AlwaysBeChanging I fly UA too, best among the Big Three. But the title and concept of the video was a bit unfair. Your comparison was of a SQ short-haul flight vs UA long-haul flight. I was actually waiting for a fair comparison as I usually fly United to Singapore on that route on Premium, and recently did it on Singapore also Premium and it was way, way superior. In each case the longest flight in the world. Cheers!
