Here is the first of a series of status updates where we discuss updates on Status for the year 2021. First one is about airline status.
Airline Loyalty Update: Midyear 2021
Qatar opens up to fully-vaccinated residents and visitors, including Indians (from July 12, 2021)
Qatar is opening up to the world again, including fully-vaccinated Indians. Qatar will provide visitor visas as well from July 12, 2021 onwards.
Earn up to 10X Membership Rewards points on Vouchers Purchased with American Express Cards
American Express has launched a new ability to purchase vouchers with your American Express Credit and Charge Cards in July 2021. This will allow you to gain more points for your voucher purchases going forward as long as you put it on your American Express.
Register now: World of Hyatt Promo to offer 3X Points for stays
World of Hyatt will launch a new promotion offering 3X points through Summer 2021. Details inside.
American Express offering 10 Membership Rewards points/INR 100 on utility bills to select customers
A new American Express promotion is offering 10 points/INR 100 spent for various credit cardholders in the coming months. Here is how to register and use this promotion for stocking up some Membership Rewards points.
You can now cancel Vistara’s Lite Fares
In a new revenue management update, Vistara has now started to offer Flexible fares as a small upsell to the usual fares, and Economy Lite tickets will be cancellable after all.
American Express Reward Multiplier now offers 5X points on the American Express Gold Card
Good news for American Express Gold Cardmembers. American Express will now offer 5X points for their purchases made via the Rewards Multiplier portal offered by American Express.
Jet Airways 2.0 to refund Jet Airways tickets up to a maximum of INR 15,000 per claim
There is finally some news on how Jet Airways customers will receive their refunds. Here is an update for all the claims that were admitted by the IRP of Jet Airways.
International flight India ban extended until July 31, 2021
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble flights are allowed.
Switzerland opens up to fully-vaccinated Indian travellers
Switzerland has opened up the country to travellers from India, however, only those who are fully vaccinated will be able to enter Switzerland without a 10-day quarantine. Here are the details of the current criteria for Switzerland.
United goes for Growth: Orders 270 Narrowbody Jets from Boeing and Airbus
United is betting the house on the surge of travel post pandemic. They have ordered another 270 new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, in a move that signals their confidence on Americans travelling in the future.
