The United States is putting a pause on new Visa Interviews for Students arriving in the 2025-26 academic year. Here is the why and what is next.
US Pauses Student Visa Interviews Globally Amid Review of Vetting Policies
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10 great miles and points buying opportunities available in May 2025
Here are some amazing opportunities for you to buy miles and points and plan your next vacation at literally 40-50% of the usual prices!
Now Live: HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Cards to offer 75% transfer bonuses (2 Days Only)
HDFC Bank Credit Cards is planning bonuses in the coming weekend for 5 transfer partners, including two hotel chains and three airline loyalty programmes. These bonuses are only for the Diners Club Black cardmembers.
Extended: Marriott offering 40,000 points to Bonvoy members for Homes & Villas Stay through January 2026
Marriott’s Home-sharing website, Homes and Villas, is offering 40,000 points to everyone who books a 2+ night stay by May 26, 2025, for stays between June 1 and January 4, 2025.
3X HSBC Points on Air India bookings made with HSBC Premier and HSBC TravelOne cards throughout May 2025
HSBC is offering up to 3X points on using their credit cards through the rest of May 2025 to book your Air India tickets. Here are the details.
Hail, High Speed, and a Harrowing Descent: What Really Happened on IndiGo 6E2142
More information has come to light about the IndiGo 6E2142 flight that made it from a hailstorm and extreme turbulence to land in Srinagar earlier this week. It shows all the contstraints the pilots had to go through to navigate the storm.
Air India’s Domestic and International Sale (book through May 25, 2025)
A couple of nice promotions from Air India, which clubbed together make a great deal. Here is how to fly AI on the cheap.
Changes coming to United MileagePlus, small but negative
United MileagePlus will make certain tweaks to the programme in the coming months, which will take away some lesser-known features of the programme. These are not such a big deal, but are devaluations, nevertheless.
Reminder: Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card offering a 10,000 points bonus on spends
HDFC Bank and Marriott Bonvoy have a co-branded credit card. Now, the card has a new promotional offer where one can earn up to 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points. Here are the details.
Marriott launches 37th brand: “Series by Marriott”; Fern Hotels to be first hotel brand to onboarded
Marriott has just signed its first agreements for the 37th brand it will launch. The Series by Marriott will bring in Fern Hotels in India under the marketing and branding arrangement of Marriott.
A Mid-Air Ordeal: IndiGo 6E2142 navigates a hailstorm’s fury; arrives with broken nose
IndiGo’s aircraft, last night got stuck in a hailstorm, causing it to arrive in Srinagar with a broken nose cone. No one got hurt, thankfully. Here are the details of this turbulence laden flight.
