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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Watch: AAI officials at Pune Airport Satsang on Terminal Premises in office hours

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Here is a hilarious sorry one. The government of India employees who work with the Airport Authority of India, stop their work and organise a religious discourse and go dance make merry on the premises while still with their badges are on which means they are on duty.

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Round Up: Mileage Mentor MasterClass Mumbai Take 2

Mileage Mentor MasterClass Mumbai

Last weekend was fun. 14 people turned up for the second Mumbai Mileage Mentor MasterClass. It was fun to help out people with their miles and points perspective and get to learn a few new things of our own in the process. Oh, and I managed to get access to an Amex Black Card for a whole of 15 seconds too. It is Gorgeous!

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Air France/KLM & Jet Airways to align Frequent Flyer Benefits

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KLM Air France & Jet Airways tied the metal neutral knot last year in November. Now they are talking about cooperating on the loyalty program front. That should mean the elites of both the programs should be happy about benefits being offered on the other airline soon.

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Amex introduces Everyday Spend American Express Gold Credit Card India. Get it Lifetime Free!

Everyday Spend American Express Gold Credit Card

American Express has introduced a very simple new credit card called the Everyday Spend American Express Gold Credit Card. This card offers you 10X MR on Online shopping and cabs, and 5X on Movies and Departmental Stores. The card comes free of cost for regular spenders. Here is how to get it!

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