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.

7 great miles and points buying opportunities available in June 2025

June 7, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

Here are some amazing opportunities for you to buy miles and points and plan your next vacation at literally 40-50% of the usual prices!

Akasa Air signs up to launch flights from Navi Mumbai International Airport

June 6, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to go live sometime soon in the next weeks or so. Akasa has now signalled that they will be launch flights at the airport when it goes live later in 2025.

IATA sounds the alarm on the growth of sustainability in aviation

June 6, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

SAF not scaling up, new technologies not coming to maturity. Are aviation’s sustainability dreams drowning away? Time will tell. But here is where we stand 5 years after the first major initiatives were seeded.

Scapia Cards can now be issued to existing Federal Bank Customers

June 6, 2025 by Ajay 7 Comments

Scapia, the travel-focused credit card, is back to onboarding new customers. Here are the details of the card and how it made it to my list of cards I use.

Get 10X HDFC Bank Points on Myntra Shopping via SmartBuy through June 12, 2025

June 4, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

The image is an advertisement for Myntra's "End of Reason Sale." It features a woman in a blue shirt and jeans, joyfully holding multiple colorful shopping bags. The text on the left side promotes doubling savings on every purchase with SmartBuy, offering 10x reward points or 10% cashback. The offer is valid from June 1st to June 12th, 2025. Various shopping items like shoes, a handbag, and makeup are scattered around the woman. The background is blue, and there is a green button labeled "Explore Now."

HDFC Bank Credit Card Customers can get a pretty good deal on their Myntra Shopping if they do it within the next week or so. The Bank and Myntra are offering 10X Reward Points on purchases through June 12, 2025.

Air India opens bookings for Delhi – Manila flights; to launch route on October 1, 2025

June 4, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

Air India has launched bookings for its new flight between Delhi and Manila. They will be the first Indian carrier to go to Manila, beating IndiGo to it.

Deal: IndiGo Stretch for Just INR 9,999

June 4, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

IndiGo is currently offering tickets on the IndiGo stretch for just INR 9,999 and onwards across its domestic Stretch Network. Delhi – Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and more! Check it out.

Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards: 25% off on redemptions from Mumbai / Delhi / Bengaluru

June 4, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

Air France / KLM Flying Blue has an excellent deal going on at the moment, offering you trips between India and Europe between 22,500 and 37,500 miles.

Dubai Wants More Flying Rights to India, But India’s Not in a Hurry

June 3, 2025 by Ajay 4 Comments

Two camps have been created, for and against the motion of having India open up its markets to other airlines. Here is what Sir Tim Clark and Pieter Elbers think about the issue.

Get SkyTeam Elite Status by Status Matching with Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles across 47 carriers (match to top tier). Matching Hotel Status too.

June 2, 2025 by Ajay Leave A Comment

The image shows a close-up of a person's head and shoulders, with text overlayed. The text reads: "Apply for a Lotusmiles status match today. Terms, eligibility & application fees apply." The background appears to be an interior setting with soft lighting.

Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles programme is offering a status match opportunity for their loyalty programme to members from 47 airlines across the globe, and members of seven hotel chains as well. Lotusmiles would match member tiers up to the Platinum Tier in this generous status match opportunity.