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Etihad Select Upgrade – Our experience
Introduction Etihad Airways allows customers to upgrade their bookings in economy and business class to business and first (if applicable) at the airport counters during check-in or via Etihad select upgrade which is their bidding platform. We recently traveled from Mumbai to Paris via Abu Dhabi and booked one ticket in economy and one in business to make a proper cost benefit analysis. Read on to find out what we learnt from this exercise. Our bookings EY 205 BOM – AUH (Boeing 777) 05:25 – 07:00 EY 37 AUH – CDG (Airbus A 380) 08:55 – 14:20 EY 38 CDG – AUH (Airbus A 380) 21:55 – 06:45 EY 204…
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Credit Card Review – HDFC Bank Diners ClubMiles
Introduction The HDFC Bank Diners ClubMiles is an often ignored credit card overshadowed by its big brother (HDFC Diners Black) which offers some impressive benefits for travellers. ClubMiles is one of the best credit cards for beginner travellers and when combined with the 10x reward program can create some incredible travel redemptions. Eligibility/Fees Net monthly Income of INR 30,000 per month Age – 21 Years to 60/65 for Salaried / Self-Employed Annual Fee – INR 1,000 + Taxes (Renewal fee is also same) Renewal Fee waived on spends of INR 100,000 in the last 12 months Welcome benefit of 1,000 points on payment of Annual / Renewal Fees As you…
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Air Vistara starts flying to Dubai
Vistara Airlines is slowly starting to expand its international network. After launching flights to Colombo recently, the Airline has just announced the launch of its Mumbai – Dubai route with return fares starting at INR 17,820 This is great news as Vistara is the only full service private carrier in India after the collapse of Jet Airways (Hope it recovers) and will operate an A320neo on this segment with a 3 cabin configuration viz. Business / Premium Economy / Economy. It is great to see Vistara spread its international wings on an important sector for Indian travellers. Flight No. Sector Timing UK 201 Mumbai to Dubai 16:25 to 18:15 UK…
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HDFC Diners 10x rewards (33% Cashback) extended till 31 Dec 2019
HDFC Bank has updated its 10x rewards program and extended the same till 31 December 2019. This is a welcome change compared to the monthly extensions we have been seeing for the past few months. The Diners Black 10x partner program is one of the best credit card offers in the country offering an impressive 33% reward ratio. Changes to 10x partners There has been a complete overhaul in the 10x partners. Here are the major changes Partners Removed Uber Big Basket Furlenco Treebo Tata Cliq This is a complete overhaul as 5 of the original partners have been shelved. The biggest changes in our opinion are removal of Uber…
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Deal Alert – Save 75% on Netflix using HDFC Bank Credit Cards
Introduction HDFC Bank is running an incredible promotion where the first 3 months of your Netflix subscription are effectively free. The money will be posted as a cash back credit in your statement and not as reward points which is fantastic. Deal Details Offer can be availed anytime between 1st August 2019 to 31st October 2019 Max Cash back capped at INR 499 per month for upto 3 months Cash back posted 90 days post month of registration (You need to be live for minimum 4 months hence) Eligible Credit Cards Infinia Regalia / Business Regalia Regalia First / Business Regalia First Jet Airways Co Branded Cards (including Diners) Diners…
