Category Archives for Middle East.
Last Week at the Lounge, we analyzed Air India fleet utilization, heard about the Government’s plans to introduce facial recognition based boarding and more. Catch all the 21 stories of last week in this smart recap.
168 IHG hotels are open for booking under IHG PointBreaks for stays up to November 30, 2018. Remember to book fast as there is limited availability and the better hotels tend to go off the list quickly.
Now you can finally pool Air India Flying Returns Points when your family members fly Air India next. Add up to 9 family members who’ll help you reach your travel goals!
Air India currently has a fleet of 124 aircraft excluding subsidiaries. The fleet comprises of 22 Airbus A319, 34 Airbus A320/A320neo, 20 Airbus A321, 4 Boeing B747, 18 Boeing B777 and 27 Boeing B787-8. Their Boeing B777s and B787s are heavily underutilised so is their narrowbody fleet. Air India only requires 11/16 Boeing B777 aircraft and 22/27 Boeing B787 aircraft they have in their fleet. Rest of the fleet is sitting on the ground either for maintenance or want of routes to ply on.
Oasis was Hyatt’s answer to Airbnb and HomeAway. And in just over a year, the Oasis/Hyatt partnership has ended. You’ll no longer be able to earn miles or book redemptions using World of Hyatt.
It’s October 2018, make sure you make use all of the hotel promotions that are ongoing at the moment. Here is a definitive roundup of all the hotel promotions you could take advantage of when booking your stays!
Don’t be surprised if you see passengers flying on other airlines at the Etihad First & Business class lounge at London. No1 Lounges will be taking over this lounge this week. Read more for details.
Radisson Rewards has a new promotion where you can earn 50,000 bonus Radisson Rewards points when you stay with them for just four nights. Make sure to check your emails for the offer before booking you next Radisson stay!
Qatar Airways Privilege Club members, this is your chance to earn up to 5X QMiles on your next Qatar Airways flight! Check your emails to know whether or not if you are eligible for this promotion.
I recently enrolled for the Automated Immigration Clearance in Hong Kong that allows me to skip immigration queues and walk straight through by just swiping my passport. Here is how it works.
The Global Double Avios promotion is back! Sign up with BA Executive Club, fly between now and December 31, 2018, and you get Double Avios on your flights. Read on for more details.
