World of Hyatt

Search Results for "World of Hyatt".

Checking out British Airways First Wing

a long hallway with a large screen display

British Airways implemented the new First Wing this year for their premium passengers who are oneworld Emeralds/BA Golds or flying First. Security and admittance to the lounge are now combined and the timelines collapsed. We had an opportunity to try this out on a recent trip.

Continue Reading »

Review: Air India AI131 Mumbai to London Heathrow in Business Class

Air India Boeing 787-8 Business Class Cabin

Air India operates their Boeing 787-8 services across the world, including between Mumbai and London. We flew in Business Class only to find some very nice people attending to us with a reasonably good product as well. Check out our review of Air India Business Class

Continue Reading »

What? I paid more tax on my hotel stay in India than in UK or Ireland??

a calculator with a digital display

I am red all over my face seething with some sort of pent-up anger. I’ve just discovered that luxury is taxed differently in the western world as compared to India as compared to south-east Asia, and boo-yeah, we are paying a lot more taxes on those hotel stays now as compared to earlier. Nice moneygrab, eh?

Continue Reading »

An English Summer: Introduction

British Airways First Class Boeing 787-9

In this edition of The English Summer, Shipra & I travel to the UK and onwards to Ireland for some rest & recuperation in luxury. We flew some new airline this time around, and stayed at a few new luxury hotels. Check out the trip report which spans U2, Hyatt Regency London, InterContinental Dublin, JW Marriott Sahar Mumbai and Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa along with travel on Air India and British Airways.

Continue Reading »