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Hello from Mumbai, where we are almost set to bid goodbye to February 2016.
It has been a week catching up on a lot of loyalty program changes apart from new stuff that has been coming up about promotions from Etihad and IHG. Also, there is a big JPMiles Giveaway inside.
Here is hoping you will find the posts useful.
Jet Airways is in a new flash sale with American Express, where they are offering a 20% discount on all flights booked, domestic or international, using your American Express Credit Cards.
Have a look inside for all the details.
The season for hotel category adjustments is here and while we have shared with you the changes for IHG and Marriott, now Starwood has announced its category changes for 2016. The change will come in to effect from March 1, 2016. As a quick reminder Starwood hotels globally range between categories 1 to 7 and operate under the following brand names. Global Impact Overall 282 Starwood hotels have been affected this year with the category change. 168 hotels are going up and 114 are going down the index, clearly indicating that overall the Starwood portfolio has gotten expensive. The regions with maximum number of increases are US, Europe and Asia and there have been significant category decreases in Canada, Russia…
Marriott Rewards announced overnight the changes they are making to hotel categories for the year 2016. These changes will be in effect from March 24, 2016. This change largely impacts the US where over 650 hotels will see a category change.
Find out the list of hotels changing inside.
Etihad Guest has recently offered a promotion, valid till February 29, 2016 where you can become an Etihad elite much quicker by signing up and flying by June 30, 2016. You get double to triple miles as bonus miles, and qualification miles as well.
Check in to find out all the details.
Every year, I make a summary of how I did in the miles & points game for myself. Here is a quick insight into how I made my mileage last year, and how you could too convert into the game.
Do share your own tips and tricks as well 🙂
SpiceJet has launched a new membership product called SpiceClub which offers members freebies up to INR 10,000 including a free ticket on your birthday, free priority check-ins, discounts on ticket bookings etc.
Inside you will find details of the new offering from SpiceJet.
Myles is a self-drive car hire service offered by India’s largest fleet operator Carzonrent. We recently tried out their services for a weekend getaway out of Mumbai, and this is a review of our first experience with their service.
While you can read the review, you also have a promo code inside to get INR 600 off on your bookings.
IHG Rewards Club has a tie-up with Uber, which is providing 2000 free points for taking a ride with them. Not just that, you can get Qualifying Points as well if you are a serious Rewards Club enthusiast.
RocketMiles is a website which helps you earn miles when you book hotels using their website. We have collaborated to help you with earning a 4000 JPMiles bonus for your first booking, over and above the miles you will earn per night.
Also, here is a chance to win a 15,000 JPMiles bounty as well! Read up to find out more!
Hotel loyalty programs are all in full swing with their promotions for the first quarter of 2016 and this year Hilton has brought back its Double Your HHonors promotion for 2016. The first thing to note is that this promotion is nothing new and is nearly identical to the promotion Hilton has been offering for the last 2 years. This promotion is valid for stays between January1 until April 30,2016 and the proposition is quite simple: Hilton members who opt for ”Points & Points” will earn double the number of base Hilton Hhonors points on every stay. On the other hand, members who choose ”Points & Miles” will earn double the number of base airline miles of every stay during…
