Air India seems all set, slots in hand, to launch their flights to Los Angeles. Bollywood to Hollywood ain’t happening though, given the flights will be from Delhi to LA and not Mumbai to LA. Here is a lowdown on all the planning they’ve done so far!!
Jet Airways’ Freedom sale has some great fares across sectors, and a 30% discount for Economy fliers and a 20% discount for Premiere Fliers. Time to book your next round of tickets before the long weekend hits!
I am red all over my face seething with some sort of pent-up anger. I’ve just discovered that luxury is taxed differently in the western world as compared to India as compared to south-east Asia, and boo-yeah, we are paying a lot more taxes on those hotel stays now as compared to earlier. Nice moneygrab, eh?
Evidently, Jet Airways is no longer making a fuss about Economy Class Elite passengers preboarding ahead of the rest of the back of the plane. This is based on anecdotal experiences, but maybe you’ve heard or observed something as well? Do let us know.
In this edition of The English Summer, Shipra & I travel to the UK and onwards to Ireland for some rest & recuperation in luxury. We flew some new airline this time around, and stayed at a few new luxury hotels. Check out the trip report which spans U2, Hyatt Regency London, InterContinental Dublin, JW Marriott Sahar Mumbai and Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa along with travel on Air India and British Airways.
Qatar has just opened up their country for visitors from 80 countries who can enter the country without a prior visa to Qatar. These countries include India, USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and 75 others….
There are a whole lot of changes coming to the Regalia and Diners Club cards offered by HDFC Bank. And this will all be next week onwards. All I could advise is salvage all you can, because this is a pure devaluation coming in a week, no upside here!
In today’s edition of great deals, Apple Watch, MacBook Pro, iPhones and Kindles are going for a significant discount. If you’re on the road, you sure do appreciate the way all of these gizmos make life easy. Don’t you?
The UK Electronics Ban is beginning to go away as well. On Royal Jordanian and Turkish, you can now carry your electronics in the cabin on your London or other UK bound airports as well. Here is the lowdown.
Miss your 10x points on travel (including flights & hotels)? Here is how you can get 10x points on HDFC Bank’s range of credit cards this month for Phone bills, DTH, Flights, Hotels and lots more.
