About Ajay

Ajay Awtaney is the Founder and Editor of Live From A Lounge (LFAL), a pioneering digital platform renowned for publishing news and views about aviation, hotels, passenger experience, loyalty programs, travel trends and frequent travel tips for the Global Indian. He is considered the Indian authority on business travel, luxury travel, frequent flyer miles, loyalty credit cards and travel for Indians around the globe. Ajay is a frequent contributor and commentator on the media as well, including ET Now, BBC, CNBC TV18, NDTV, Conde Nast Traveller and many other outlets.

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UK Gets rid of traffic light system for international travel but only opens up for a few countries. New Travel Rules still need quarantine for everyone else!

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The United Kingdom is doing away with their traffic light system, and will no longer require quarantines from people arriving from some countries, as long as they are vaccinated. Here is the low down of everything you need to know about the new travel rules the UK is putting in place.

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Air India divestment finally receives investor interest (including from Tata Sons)

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Air India might finally be sold to a private party in the coming months. The Government of India has confirmed that Air India has received financial bids for the sale of the airline on September 15, 2021, which will mean that the Government will accept one of these bids and hand over the keys to the Airlines House sometime soon.

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Taj Fort Aguada Resort and Spa: My stay in the Hermitage Villa

Here is everything you need to know about Taj Fort Aguada Resort and Spa, the oldest Taj hotel in Goa, and perhaps still one of the best hotels in all of Goa. We stayed in one of the Hermitage Villas, which was a unique “hotel inside the hotel”.

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Exclusive: Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa close down Delhi Airport lounges as airport will take over space for a unified lounge

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Delhi Airport is reportedly getting ready to launch its own lounge for passengers travelling out of India. Consequently, both Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines have shut their lounges in the airport.

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You can now earn Accor ALL points for dining at Accor properties across India/Middle East

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Accor Hotels’ ALL loyalty club members will now be able to earn points for their dining and bar expenses at hotels across India, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, when dining and not staying with Accor hotels as well. Here are the details!

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