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Vistara is offering a new promotion for July 2019, August 2019 and September 2019. Making four flights a month will get you another bonus with Vistara, worth 1000 Club Vistara points per month.
In Budget 2019, a curious small point for travellers. If you spend more than INR 2 lakh in foreign travel here on in any given year, get ready to file an income tax return if you did not do so, so far.
Bengaluru airport has started body scanner trials for security check since July 1, 2019. It will gradually replace all door frame metal detectors with body scanners by April 2020.
Air India introduced a scheme to offer up to 40% discount on tickets purchased last minute before departure on select sectors every day. It sort of works, or perhaps not. Let’s find out.
Dubai Duty Free has started accepting Indian rupees as its 16th currency from July 1, 2019. You can now purchase anything at Dubai Duty Free with INR without converting it to any other currency.
Air India will start daily non-stop 787-8 flights on Mumbai-Hong Kong and 4x weekly flights on Delhi-Seoul route from September 18, 2019. Air India will discontinue fifth freedom flights to Seoul and Osaka from Hong Kong.
A new American Express Membership Rewards Bonus promotion allows you to get up to 20,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you add supplementary cardmembers to your account.
Singapore Airlines will invest SGD 50 Million in upgrading its Changi Airport Lounges, all the way from the Gold Card Lounges to the Private Room in an exercise that will start in August 2019.
The HDFC 10X Smartbuy promotion has been extended for the month of July 2019, which means you can go back to shopping on your HDFC Bank Credit Cards and avail of 10X rewards.
British Airways added an extra 4x weekly rotation on Mumbai-London Heathrow route from June 2, 2019, to October 25, 2019. British Airways will now add a third daily flight on the Mumbai – London Heathrow route from March 1, 2020.
IndiGo has changed the way they will charge you for changes and cancellations. In this case, be careful, because you could now be paying more for changes/cancellations up to 96 hours before departure! On the other hand, changes will be free within 24 hours of booking now.
