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The Best Credit Cards in India for earning Airline Miles – A comparison
Introduction Collecting airline miles on credit card spends has been a long time passion of ours. We are able to use them to redeem award flights in premium cabins at a fraction of the cost. While there are multiple ways to earn airline miles, using your credit card is one of the easiest ways to earn them without spending too much additional effort. This page attempts to serve as a useful guide covering almost every major credit card in India which allows you to earn airline miles. Disclaimer Not all airline miles are equal and factoring that into a single article will be really difficult. This article will simply try…
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HDFC Bank Smartbuy & Diners 10x Partner Update
HDFC Bank has renewed the Smartbuy offer for another month till 30 Sep 2019. In addition there are a few changes to the 10x Partners as well. For those of you viewing this for the first time, HDFC Bank Diners club offers the best reward rate of 33% Cashback in India and perhaps across the globe. For those lucky enough to hold the Diners Club credit card, you can earn an incredible INR 40,000 in Cashback per month. Changes to 10x Partners The removal of PayZapp has become a major disappointment. Since the previous overhaul of the 10x partners, PayZapp was the only ray of hope for those looking to…
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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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HDFC Bank Diners 10x partner rewards extended
HDFC Bank has just renewed their 10x partner award program till 31 July 2019 (only for 2 weeks). In terms of award partners, there has been a reduction with MakeMyTrip and SOTC being removed. Uber, Swiggy, Big Basket, Tata Cliq, Furlenco, BookMyShow and Treebo are still a part of the program till 31 July 2019. The communication from HDFC is slightly confusing as they seem to be justifying 10x reward partner extension in July on the basis of popular demand. HDFC has been aggressively marketing Diners Black over the past few months and a lot of new users must be really unhappy. Traffic count on their site must have gone up…
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Save 25% on Taj Hotel Stays with American Express
American Express is running a promotion offering 25% off at all Taj, Vivanta and Gateway hotels. Taj has an incredible array of properties in India and some properties outside India as well. If you have upcoming travel plans then you should definitely check out this offer Offer Details Valid for booking and stays upto 30 Sep 2019 Offer available to Centurion, Platinum, Business Platinum & Platinum Reserve cardholders only Reservations to be done via following link Sample Comparison Let us look at an actual scenario. There is an upcoming long weekend on 31 Aug – 2 Sep and prices would be slightly higher for holiday destinations. Let us look at…
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Deal Alert – Delhi to Budapest Round Trip Business Class in INR 100,000 / $ 1,400
KLM is running an amazing Business Class Sale in celebration of their 100th Birthday on the 7th of October. This is a limited period offer valid till 3rd of July only (Only 4 more days). A brief snapshot of their amazing fares is given below One of the best offers here is the Business Class round trip to Budapest (Hungary). The availability is impressive with wide choices available across the next 6 months. The best fares are available for departures generally Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and return on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. So your plan needs to be flexible but this is a fantastic price to experience KLM business class. …
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Etihad First Class Mumbai to London (one way) in under 100,000 INR / $1,400
Introduction The Etihad First Class Apartment has been on our bucket list for quite some time now. You can now fly from Mumbai to London/Paris (or vice versa) in First Class (Etihad Apartment) for under INR 1 lac one way for a limited time. This is an incredible fare and allows you to experience the top end of their hospitality (First Class Apartment) from London/Paris to Abu Dhabi (or vice versa). The residence still remains out of reach(for now). Etihad has stopped flying the A380 from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai and hence that leg of your journey will be in Business Class. So let’s get started Eligibility Requirements This is…
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HDFC Bank Diners Club 10x Partner Update
HDFC Bank had given us all a devaluation scare in the first week of June and had then suddenly amended some of the changes making life a bit more easier for us. It seems they are constantly tinkering with their model. While most of us expect changes to be announced near the deadline (like 30 June 2019) for each promotion cycle, they seem to have silently amended their 10x partner list this time. The first week of June was a devaluation in reward earning rate of 40% (From INR 25,000 on smartbuy to 15,000). Of the two major promotions viz. 10x & Smartbuy, most of us would be earning a…
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Spa Review – Quann Spa JW Marriott Pune, India
I am a Spa freak and you must have seen our hotel videos where I always ensure that the Spa is covered properly. Well this was one of the best experiences and hence starting Spa reviews on the blog and channel as well. Location The Quann Spa is located inside the JW Marriott Pune Hotel located in the heart of the city. While I have been to multiple Spa’s across 5 Star properties in India, the opulence here will still leave you stunned. Despite being in the middle of the city, there was absolutely no noise or disturbance. It was an oasis of calm and full credit to the…
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A search for value in JP Miles Redemption – In Vain
With a stash of around 350,000 JP Miles, I was definitely tense due to the incoming bad news about Jet Airways on a daily basis. While Jet Privilege which runs the JP Miles program is a separate entity, I was still worried. An email from their CEO did calm the nerves but I knew I had to use these miles up quickly. I usually value JP Miles at 1 Rs/mile and only look at redemption options only when they provide a better return. Jet Privilege launched “Select Flights” which allowed you to redeem your JP Miles against flights of other airlines, but these offered really terrible value of anywhere between…
