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Marriott International is moving towards replacing single-use amenity bottles in hotel rooms with larger bottles, and expects to complete transition to the new format by the end of 2020.
The IndiGo London flight may be finally a wide body operation when it starts, if it starts. For now, the CEO says that they are in the process of evaluating the options they have, including a widebody aircraft, to fly IndiGo to London.
IHG PointBreaks September 2019 edition feature 196 properties from across the globe, including 8 InterContinental hotels going very cheap on points. For India, there are 4 good hotels as well. Book now.
Hilton Honors has launched their latest promotion, which, through the end of the year, will get you double points, exclusive of status bonuses. So why not sign up right away?
Read how our longtime reader Daljit Singh managed to extract some great value out of his JPMiles and LifeMiles, flying to the US on Turkish Airlines’ Business Class, and flying back on Etihad Airways First Apartments.
The new Bose 700 Noise Cancelling Headphones are finally in India. Here is an update on the frequent traveller’s best friend!
IHG Reward Club’s last promotion for the year is now open for registration. IHG Accelerate 2019 Q4 “Make Every Stay Count” will be valid for stays between September 1 and December 31, 2019. Register now!
The cost of the e-visa for India is significantly going to drop in the next few days from $80 to $25 for most nationalities. Here is all you need to know about this new move.
A new Marriott Moment which allows Bonvoy Members to bid for seats in the hospitality suite of Mercedes-AMG, take a lap on the Singapore Street Circuit and includes a stay at the JW Marriott Singapore is now open. Bid for it before it goes away.
A new tweak has been made to the Hilton Status Match 2021 criteria, which will limit the direct qualification to Diamond, and will also move from stays count to nights count to grant status here on.
Marriott is implementing, what I hope, is the final round of changes towards the Marriott Bonvoy programme. As a part of the changes, there will be changes to award pricing, cash & points and Points Advance. Check it out.
