For our trip to Nepal, we headed from Mumbai to Kathmandu on Jet Airways. Here is a short review of how the offering and service works out on the Mumbai – Kathmandu regional flight.
Nepal Diaries: 9W 266 Mumbai–Kathmandu, Jet Airways Economy (B737)
Nepal Diaries: Introduction
While we are good at planning for 1 and 2s, we don’t back off when planning for 5 people as well! Here is a trip report which details our vacation to Nepal, where the whole family congregated for a week of catching up! Covers the flights, stays and everything in between.
Vistara to serve Starbucks on their flights!
Vistara has announced a new tie-up with Starbucks India, where Starbucks will provide premium coffee for Vistara flyers this year onwards. The tie-up is expected to kick in shortly.
Citi’s 15% discount for Airbnb
Citi and Airbnb have tied up to offer a 15% discount on making Airbnb reservations with your Citi credit/debit cards. The discount is valid for bookings made till July 31, 2016 and stays till January 31, 2017.
A cheap way to extend your JPMiles validity for two years
One of the best ways to keep your JPMiles from expiring is to get the JetPrivilege debit card issued by HDFC Bank. It usually comes free for the first year, and this extends the validity of your miles for two years. Here is how to keep your miles from expiring.
Upto 100% Bonus on IHG Rewards Club Points Purchase
IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty program of Intercontinental Hotels Group is offering an 100% bonus on points purchased until July 18, 2016. Read on whether it makes sense to purchase points.
Air India upgrade against miles up to 2 hours prior to flight
Air India Flying Returns offers an option to use miles for upgrading AI flights. One can upgrade AI flights up to two hours before flight time. One can visit the airport or go through the call centre to get an upgrade. The process is detailed inside.
AwardWallet+ : Try one on us!
Here are tonnes of AwardWallet+ codes in case you would require one! Try out the upgraded version of AwardWallet and hope you would like it.
Air India Flying Returns miles stolen (inside job suspected!)
Air India Flying Returns seems to be at the receiving end of another manipulation scheme, where tickets worth INR 1.6 million miles were redeemed with ill-gotten miles. The skeletons don’t seem to stop coming for Air India in this case!
Vistara now best bet for international travellers with baggage!
Vistara has announced a new baggage allowance policy, which allows for passengers from/to international connections more bags for free as compared to the regular baggage allowance offered domestically. All the details on how this 2 piece allowance works, inside.
SPG Choice Rewards for Indian members on offer
Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a choice of rewards if you are going to stay 8 nights or more in the Indian subcontient at a Starwood property. Here are all the details of the rewards on offer and how to get one.
