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Back at the Lounge: January 25, 2015

Hello again from the luxurious Club InterContinental at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon. I’m just back in the hotel for a short while, and here is a quick update for all of you if you missed anything in the week gone by: The Novice Perspective Say Hello to Shipra, who is my fiancee and now a contributor to the blog. She introduces herself and puts out her first post about travel credit cards here. Do encourage her with feedback and comments. Miles & Points We know about the earning on Club Vistara, now here are the first details about how redemption will work on Club Vistara. Promotions Hyatt’s Stay More Play More promotion is on offer till April 2015. Jet Airways Jet Airways’…

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Back at the Lounge: January 18, 2015

It has been a busy week around here. I hope you’ve all started to plan your travels for 2015, with all the multiple sales that have been out there. Here is a recap of the last week, in case you missed something. Deals: Air India kicked off a domestic fare sale earlier this week. Sale Fares available till tonight. Jet Airways followed suit, and also has sale fares available till tonight on domestic sectors. GoAir has just launched a fare sale, and these fares will be available till January 21, 2015. Jet Airways & HDFC Bank’s co-branded Debit Card is now available for INR 500 per annum, along with upto 3,500 JPMiles. Vistara: Reader Vishal Mehra checked out the Economy…

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Back at the Lounge: January 11, 2015

The last 10 days have been interesting in the points & miles & travel space. Here is a review of all that was covered at LiveFromALounge in the past 10 days. I hope you haven’t missed anything! Vistara: I travelled on the Inaugural Vistara flight UK890 on January 9, 2015. Here is my review of the Vistara Experience. Vistara dropped prices a couple of days before taking flight. I wonder why. Airline Alliances: Check out my piece for the Conde Nast Traveller India, where I discuss the options for Indian travellers while choosing their airline affinities. Miles & Points: Citibank PremierMiles is changing the transfer options from 1:1 for PM    -> Airmile transfer, to 2PM:1AirMile with effect from February 1,…

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