JetPrivilege is on a roll with launching new features this year. First, they introduced the new minimum accrual for Jet Airways flights at 500 miles minimum. Then they added to it the new redemption chart where there were some improvements and some devaluations. Then, they launched Family pooling of JetPrivilege miles, along with the ability to earn miles for kids. Now, the new one. Just last week they’ve launched the ability for businesses to earn JPMiles. To be able to earn JPMiles for Businesses, the only way it is possible, is to sign up for the newly launched Jet Airways corporate co-branded card with American Express. By signing up for the card, you get a company-level account to accumulate JetPrivilege…
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Reflecting on Hyatt award chart changes and India impact
Frequent Traveller Ajay Awtaney comments on the recent move of Hyatt to change their award categories
Transit UK airports without a visa now
Back in October I had written about the new policy change with the UK government, which would allow for Indians to transit the UK without the need for a Direct Airside Transit Visa or a regular Visa, as long as they had a visa for the USA or Canada. Now, I wasn’t sure about this myself because this did not update on the UK Government’s website as quickly as I hoped it would. Heathrow is one of the busiest airports around the world, but clearly they were not a favourite for many Indians because of the high costs to even transit the airport. Apart from the other issues that go with it, such as an Air Passenger Duty which is…
Should Hyatt Regency Delhi make promotions they can’t keep?
Just this morning I wrote about a promotion the Hyatt has gone to town about, as a part of the Great Online Shopping Festival. It is a straightforward promotion, which asks to apply a coupon code, and you get 50% off rack rate. When I realised about this promotion yesterday, I started to look up rooms at the Hyatt Regency Delhi, for the benefit of some folks who really really wanted to stay about there. But, I run into this wall… I reached out to Hyatt Concierge on Twitter, who initially told me the hotel would contact me, but 22 hours later had not. When I reached out to them again, the hotel was only having blackout dates for those…
Hyatt offering 2 nights for price of 1 across India
Hyatt did an excellent 50% off promotion in India earlier this year, which allowed me to earn Diamond status with them on a cheaper price than what I would have usually paid. The good news is that for a limited period, under the Google Online Sale Festival, they are back with the promotion again. Now, as the lean season sets in, Hyatt has brought in promotions for buy 1 get 1 night free yet again, valid for bookings made by December 31, 2014 and stay between December 20, 2014 and January 11, 2015, excluding the night of December 31, 2014. Under this promotion, the second night is priced free on use of the code, GOSF14, along with guaranteed 2 pm…
A shot at winning 10,000+ JPMiles/Membership Reward Points during GOSF
The Great Online Sale Festival is Google’s initiative to promote e-commerce in India, where they offer promotions from various e-commerce vendors. This year, there are discounts from Jet Airways, Indigo and GoAir, amongst others (full list at www.gosf.in). Now, American Express is offering an opportunity to win 10,000 (or more) JPMiles/Membership reward points by using your American Express cards at the following e-commerce websites, to get a shot at the draw. www.flipkart.com www.snapdeal.com www.amazon.in www.jabong.com www.ebay.in www.infibeam.com www.myntra.com www.shopclues.com All you need to do is to do transactions worth INR 5,000 or more (in one go) during the duration of GOSF to be participating in the draw for miles. The prizes: 10,000 JPMiles/MR for 10 winners on 10th December 2014.…
SpiceJet limited to bookings 1 month ahead only by regulator
Looking at the troubles Spicejet is undergoing at the moment, the regulator for aviation safety in India, DGCA, ordered them to stop accepting bookings beyond the 30 day period, amongst other measures they took against the airline over last weekend. First things first, here on, because Spicejet’s schedule integrity has gone for a toss, the DGCA ordered it to stop bookings for a period more than 30 days out. Initially, Spicejet did not comply with this decision, however here on, you cannot book Spicejet tickets more than 30 days out. Their website displays this notification very clearly. When I tried searching for a ticket more than 30 days out, I got nothing. However, they are still selling tickets for the…
20% off on GoAir till 12 December 2014
As a part of the Great Indian Sale Festival, GoAir is offering a 20% discount on select flights for the travel period between February 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015. You need to use a coupon code G8GOSF20 to be able to get the 20% off on base fare, and ticketing needs to be done on the GoAir website by December 12, 2014. While the site says the offer is valid on select sectors, it does not present a list of which sectors it is valid on. Here are the salient T&C: Use Promocode G8GOSF20 and get 20% Off on base fare. Booking Period: Before 10-Dec -14 till 12-Dec-14 Travel Period: 1-Feb-15 till 30-Sept-15* Applicable only on www.GoAir.in Offer available…
15% discount (or not!) on Indigo flights for booking till Dec 12, 2014
As a part of the Google organised Great Online Sale Festival, Indigo is offering 15% discounts on base fare on all domestic and international flights. To get these discounts, you need to be booking a roundtrip, and use promotion code 6EGOSF to avail the discounts. The tickets can be booked between 10-12 December 2014, for travel between 15 January 2015 to 30 June 2015. Now, unlike with the Jet Airways’ discount, the Indigo discount is slightly more difficult to obtain. Firstly, the discount can only be applied to round trips, and on regular fares. Indigo also offers round-trip fares which are slightly discounted (called Return Fares). Secondly, your discount does not show up till you get on the payment page,…
20% discount on Jet Airways Indian flights till December 12, 2014
As a participant with the Great Online Sale Festival, Jet Airways is offering a 20% discount on flights in Economy as well as Business Class (Premiere) around India. Just like most discounts by Jet Airways, this one is on the total amount of the base fare + fuel surcharge. Discounts under this promotion are being applied automatically, however tickets have to be booked between December 10 and 12, 2014 for travel around India, at least 30 days out. The discount is available only when you book via www.jetairways.com or the Jet Airways apps. Here are all the important T&C: 20% discount is offered on all flights within India* This discount is offered only on jetairways.com (India country site) and Jet…
Vistara completes proving flights, on track for license
Air Vistara, the upstart full-service carrier which is backed by Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, seems all set to receive its license soon. The airline had received their first plane a few months ago, but getting their paperwork together turned out to be a little more time consuming than they thought it would be. Anyhow, it turns out, in the late nights of last week, Vistara’s crew operated DEL-BOM-AMD-DEL and DEL-JAI-DEL to complete the 5 proving flights that are required to get an Airline Operator Permit in India. With this move, Air Vistara looks all set to take off, and hopes to receive its license next week. We still don’t know a date for launch of operations, but it should…
