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.
You can now cancel Vistara’s Lite Fares
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.
India to give out 500K Free Tourist Visas to jumpstart tourism
India’s Government promises to give away 500,000 free tourist visas to the country to those who plan to apply and receive it by March 2022. Here are some details.
Here is how to link your Passport to your Covid-19 vaccine certificate in India
It is evident by now that to travel internationally, one would have to expect to show a fully vaccinated status to the other countries over some time. However, the Indian Covid-19 vaccination certificates did not display the passport numbers if one used another national identity document to register for the vaccination drive. One of the most asked questions so far, then, has been about how to link the passport to the certificate. Now, thanks to updates on the Cowin portal, this is possible. Here is how to link your passport to your Covid-19 vaccination certificate if you get your vaccine in India. The information was shared on the official Twitter handle of the Aarogya Setu app. Now you can update your…
Shangri-La offering Double Points
Shangri-La Hotels’ new promotion offers double points through August 2021. Here are all the details.
These Plaza Premium Lounges going away from the Priority Pass network as of July 1, 2021 (Indian lounges stay)
57 Lounges operated by Plaza Premium will go away from the Priority Pass network as of July 1, 2021. Here is an update on the lounges which are going away (and those that stay for now).
Dubai opens up travel for some inbound passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India
Dubai is starting to open its borders to some travellers from India, with lots of checks and balances. On these lines, Emirates has also allowed that they will also start carrying passengers from India from June 23 onwards.
