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Reminder: American Express Customers globally get free Calm Premium subscription. Sign up before December 31

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American Express has gone global with their offer for Calm Premium, offering the meditation and stress management app free of cost to their members across the world for a year. Here is a list of which countries and which cards qualify, including the US, India, UK and others.

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Updated: Institutional Quarantine in Mumbai/Pune for passengers arriving from Middle East and Europe

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In a new move, Maharashtra Government has announced that passengers landing in Maharashtra from the Middle East and Europe will have to compulsorily undergo an institutional quarantine of 14 days. For those from other countries, a home quarantine has been made applicable.

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Heightened scrutiny for those who travelled/transited from UK to India from November 25, 2020 onwards

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The Indian Government has issued new Standard Operating Procedures, specifically targetted to those who have flown in via the UK, or arrived in India from the UK since November 25, 2020, onwards. Here are the details.

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Planning to head to the Maldives? Here is how to get a free meal (and even free spa!) at Maldives resorts

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With no travel restrictions, the Maldives in the Indian Ocean has become a hot favourite for Indians to travel this holiday season. Here are 5 luxury Maldives resorts that you can book and save over USD 500/ INR 35,000 your vacation stays.

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