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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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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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The Ritz Carlton Jakarta Mega Kuningan, Indonesia
Introduction We had booked the Ritz Carlton Jakarta Mega Kuningan to achieve our category 4 free night certificate on our recent trip to Indonesia. It cost us approximately IDR 3,000,000 (~ USD 210) per night. Our package included daily breakfast for 2 guests at their Asia Restaurant, daily dinner for 2 guests at the Asia Restaurant along with 2 glasses of wine. Check In We arrived at around 9 PM in Jakarta and took a Golden Bird Taxi from the Airport to the Hotel. The Hotel is located in South Jakarta and it took us approximately 40 minutes for the 30 km journey. The Hotel lobby is beautiful and we…
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Deal Alert – Air France Business Class India to Europe Round Trip INR 107,000
Air France is offering promotional business class fares from multiple Indian cities to Europe for approximately INR 107,000. Fares on this sector are generally higher and availability is extensive at present. You also get to enjoy the fabulous Air France Business Class product. For example, a round trip from Mumbai to Milan via Paris costs INR 106,888 Promotion Details Offer is valid till 12 April 2019 Travel between 1 June 2019 and 30 September 2019 Indian cities covered – Mumbai / Delhi / Bangalore Caveats Air France also partners with Jet Airways to run code share flights. While searching for fares, try and avoid selecting the flights operated by Jet…
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Deal Alert – Singapore Air Economy India to Philippines round trip INR 19,000(~$270) pp
Singapore Airlines has one of the finest economy class offering in the world. They are currently offering great fares from India to Philippines. You can book a round trip for around INR 18-19,000 (~$270) per person from Delhi/Mumbai which is an incredible fare. Fares on this sector are usually much higher (around 35-50,000) and availability is extensive at present. A round trip from Mumbai to Cebu costs INR 19,000 While availability is extensive there are a few things to keep in mind There is a long layover in Singapore. You can use these 12+ hours in relaxation in a hotel in Singapore from USD 40 onwards (more on this below)…
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Deal Alert – El Al Airways Non Stop Mumbai Tel-Aviv for INR 27,000 pp (~USD 380)
El Al Israel Airways, the national carrier of Israel is currently offering great promotional non-stop fares from Mumbai to Tel Aviv for around INR 27,000 (approximately USD 380) per person round trip. These fares are economy lite which means only a cabin baggage of 8 kgs in included and you need to pay extra for check in luggage (additional INR 10,000 / USD 140 per bag) These fares available for a wide range of dates. Here are the key things to keep in mind Flights depart from Mumbai on Monday / Wednesday / Thursday Return flights from Tel Aviv on Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday Non Stop Flight Duration –…
