• Hotels

    Traders Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Introduction The Traders Hotel is part of the Shangri La chain of hotels and we love staying in them whenever possible. We had a 20 hour layover in Abu Dhabi and decided to stay at the Traders Abu Dhabi. The Hotel is located around 20 km away from the Abu Dhabi airport and it found it to be an ideal mix of proximity to both the Airport and City attractions. We booked this Hotel in cash for AED 321 which is around 90 USD / INR 6,500.  Check In Large Lobby Area The Lobby is grand and super spacious. We arrived at the Hotel at around 7 AM as our…

  • Flights

    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…