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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My 2016 Mileage Earning Credit Card Strategy

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Every year, I enlist the credit cards I am using and the ones I am junking. Here is the list of cards in my pocket at this point of time. I’m surely on the look out for more opportunities to earn miles and points, so help me filter this list further to make it better!

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SpiceJet restructures SpiceClub (already!)

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A couple of months ago, SpiceJet launched SpiceClub, where they intended to provide discounts and benefits to members beyond the initial sign up fees. Now, the prices went up one month after launch, and the size of the benefits went down.

Was it a real Club or just a way to get some money out of our pockets? Figure out …

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Hyatt offering up to 75,000 points to Stay More, Play More today onwards

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Hyatt Gold Passport has released a new promotion for the second quarter of 2016, called “Stay More, Play More” This promotion allows you to earn up to 75,000 Gold Passport points for your stays at Hyatt Hotels, over and above your regular bonuses.

Check in here to register and get all the details about this promotion.

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