Ajay, Author at Live From A Lounge

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.

Emirates’ plane catches fire at Dubai Airport

August 3, 2016 by Ajay 1 Comment

It is reported that an Emirates 777 operating a flight from Kerala to Dubai had a rough landing and caught fire. The event details are awaited, but everyone is reported to be safe!

#LiveAt5 Winner of 30,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points

August 2, 2016 by Ajay 5 Comments

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Here is the first winner of the month long celebrations with LiveFromALounge #LiveAt5 Giveaway. We’ve picked one winner who received 30K points from Hyatt. Check out who is the lucky one!

HDFC Bank Diners Club 10x Rewards extended through March 2017

August 2, 2016 by Ajay 44 Comments

HDFC Bank Diners Club Credit Cards frequently offer a 10x program on various merchants. The program has been extended through March 2017 with a host of merchants, which allows a big potential to earn miles & points now.

#LiveAt5 Giveaway: Win 2 round trip tickets to anywhere on Jet Airways

July 31, 2016 by Ajay 203 Comments

On the occasion of our 5th Anniversary, we bring you a giveaway in association with Jet Airways to send one of you on a trip to a destination of your choice on the Jet Airways’ network There are 2 tickets. Check in to find out how you could be in it to win it!

Flight Review: 9W361 Mumbai – Delhi, Jet Airways Premiere (A332)

July 29, 2016 by Ajay 7 Comments

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Jet Airways operates a daily flight on the Mumbai – Delhi and Delhi – Mumbai segment with their Airbus 330-200 planes, which they also fly abroad. This could be an opportunity to try out their widebody product while flying domestically.

Air Pegasus cancels flights indefinitely!

July 28, 2016 by Ajay Leave A Comment

Air Pegasus, the regional carrier in India, cancelled all their flights yesterday. There is buzz that they may be suspending operations indefinitely given a technical glitches and funding issues perhaps. Here is what we could make sense of.

#LiveAt5: 3 more days to try winning 30,000 Hyatt GP points

July 28, 2016 by Ajay

Week 1 of the #LiveAt5 Giveaways offers you an opportunity to win 30,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points, which are good for at least 2 nights at a Category 4 Hyatt hotel such as the Park Hyatt Goa. Are you in it to win it? Take part now!

What? GoAir fixed its web check-in?

July 28, 2016 by Ajay 3 Comments

GoAir does just fine in the air, but on the ground they don’t invest much on their product, including their website. So I was pleasantly surprised when I was offered a few options for my next flight with them. Find out whats new with GoAir.

Etihad bringing a second A380 to New York

July 26, 2016 by Ajay 5 Comments

Etihad is upgrading their second service to New York to an A380 service as well. Check out all the details inside!

Trying out VistaraWorld wifi streaming IFE

July 26, 2016 by Ajay 1 Comment

Vistara is the only airline in India currently to offer an in-flight entertainment system streaming to your own device, which is different compared to Jet Airways’ JetScreen and Air India’s old unresponsive IFE systems on domestic flights. Here is a review of VistaraWorld.

JetPrivilege gets over 5 Million Members

July 26, 2016 by Ajay 7 Comments

So, India’s biggest loyalty program just got a big bigger. JetPrivilege hit a new record in terms of number of members, and it is interesting to see it double in about 2-3 years of going independent.