Emirates has recently stopped applying fuel surcharge to tickets, which means also Skywards has become a great opportunity to use your miles for redemptions and not just upgrades.
Emirates stops charging huge fuel surcharge on redemption tickets
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Act Fast: Status Match to Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club for 12 months
A new Qatar Airways Status Match opportunity is available through May 28, 2020. The provisions are a straight-up status match for 12 months, and an opportunity to re-qualify for status at half the usual number of points required.
Good News: OCI Cardholders can travel to India
For Indians stranded abroad, there is some great news. OCI Cardholders have now been permitted to come back to India under some circumstances. This should help those stuck in the USA.
How to book flight tickets from 25 May?
Domestic passenger flights will restart on May 25, 2020. Bookings for these flights are now open. Here is how to book these tickets and how much would they cost.
Buy Marriott Points with a 60% Bonus
Marriott is running a new promotional sale on Marriott Bonvoy points, where they are offering a bonus of 60% on buying points, their best ever bonus on buying points. Here are the details of this limited-period offer.
Doha Airport implements new technology solutions to counter CoVid-19 threat
As Qatar Airways gets set to increase operations again, Doha’s Hamad International Airport is also investing in new technology solutions to guard against transmission of the Corona Virus, while making sure it does not become a hassle to monitor.
Good News: Foreigners with UAE Residency Visa can return to UAE June 1 onwards
Those who work or live the UAE and have been locked out of the country due to UAE’s lockdown on foreign citizens entering the country can now start make plans to enter the country again. UAE will be allowing resident visa holders back shortly.
Finalised Phase 2 Vande Bharat: Flights to Finland, South Korea, Belgium, New Zealand, Netherlands, Kenya, Mauritius, Spain, Myanmar, Maldives added
Air India has already started the repatriation mission Phase 2, but they have added loads of new flights overnight to cover new airports and many interesting countries such as New Zealand and Belgium where it has not operated scheduled commercial flights.
Act Fast: Status Match to Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club for 12 months
A new Qatar Airways Status Match opportunity is available through May 20, 2020. The provisions are a straight-up status match for 12 months, and an opportunity to re-qualify for status at half the usual number of points required.
Plexiglass: Taking over an airport near you!
The newest PPE, as it turns out, is nothing more than good old plexiglass. Here is how airports across the globe are re-engineering the passenger experience to add some glass walls to it.
Qatar Airways’ new reschedule policy is crazy generous
Qatar Airways new travel booking policy sets a new benchmark in terms of flexibility being offered to customers for international travel. Not just is it making you an offer to book travel now, you can also change destinations later if your trip does not take off as intended.
