Vistara, the latest full-service carrier of India, is planning to launch flights to the USA in September 2021. Vistara has received the US DoT permission to operate flights to the USA.
Vistara gets US DoT’s tentative approval to fly to the USA
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Indian Government bans hotels from offering CoVid-19 vaccine packages
Hotels had just started to tie up with hospitals and other healthcare services to offer vaccines to people who wanted to come and stay with them and get a shot on a paid basis. Now, the government has said this is not an approach in line with guidelines and asked for this to be stopped.
International flight India ban extended until June 30, 2021
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble flights are allowed.
Marriott Bonvoy tweaks Points Advance
Marriott Bonvoy has tweaked the Points Advance feature a bit, which should effectively make the use of the feature more judicious by people who like to block a redemption without having the points. Here are the details
Interview: Marriott’s Vice President of Marketing, Loyalty and Partnerships tells us about their plans for India
I sit down with Marriott’s APAC Head of Marketing, Loyalty and Partnerships to understand more about how Marriott plans to up their loyalty offering in the Indian market and deliver on their promised benefits. Here are the details.
Watch: Emirates operates a Boeing 777 flight with just one passenger
Recently, a Dubai-based businessman found himself on an empty flight on Emirates, with himself being the only passenger. Watch him take us around the experience on the plane.
American Express adds new milestone benefit to Platinum Reserve card
American Express Platinum Reserve Credit Card will be offering an additional milestone-based benefit of offering a Taj voucher when you are spending a few lakhs on the card in a membership year. Here is an update.
Bahrain suspends entry of travellers from India (amongst other South Asian nations) from May 24, 2021 onwards
Bahrain has stopped accepting travellers from India with effect from May 24, 2021, closing out one more way for Indians to travel out of the country for the time being, in the wake of the pandemic.
Couple gets married on board SpiceJet charter flying from Madurai to Madurai to sidestep Tamil Nadu Corona restrictions
A couple got married with 161 people on board a SpiceJet chartered Boeing 737 aircraft, with complete disregard of all existing aviation and CoVid-19 pandemic rules.
Reader Success Story: How work travel took this reader to Marriott Titanium Elite in no time
A reader story of how he quickly got to Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite in 3 months using a status match and a promotion together. Here are all the details.
Air India data breach in February 2021; announcement comes in May 2021
Air India has announced that its customer data was compromised as a part of a global attack on SITA systems which ended up affecting other major airlines across the globe as well.
