Earlier this week a Turkish airlines flight TK726 overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu before landing to the right side. The A330-300 experienced a nose gear problem and went skidding all the way. All 224 passengers on-board the plane were evacuated. A passenger seems to have shot the video…
Starwood has been at the forefront in innovating in the Hotel rewards space. Be it running creative partnerships with Emirates and Delta or the Make a Green Choice campaign to the setup of Starlabs to spur new ideas. Starwood has now gone a step further and setup an exciting collaboration to earn point while riding…
Consumer goods giant ITC which operates The Luxury Collection and the Sheraton brand hotels in India for Starwood along with its own brands of WelcomHotel and Fortune has acquired the first Park Hyatt property in India, the 251 room Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa from state run lender IFCI Limited for approximately $83 million….
Ever since I took my first flight with Indigo in August of 2006, I have been charmed by their efficiency and how they have been very using their innovative solutions to ensure consistent profitability in the chaotic Indian aviation sector. Recognizing this fact IndiGo has been named on the Most Innovative companies list by FastCompany…
Jet Airways is offering a promotion via which you can earn 3X JPMiles with a weekend stay at any participating hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio in South East Asia and India. For stays within India, you are also entitled to 20% off on weekends, including complimentary breakfast and Wi-Fi, you can find all the deals here….
Most of us are so focused on the earning capabilities of our credit cards that we sometimes end up forgetting the not so visible benefits of our cards. One such sweet benefit is the extended warranty on our qualifying purchases. Over the years I have personally had the credit card provided extended come to rescue…
My favorite airport, Changi Airport at Singapore has recently overhauled its rewards program to make it more rewarding and enhance the shopping experience out there. Starting this April every spend you accumulate at the airport until March 2015 will count towards your status and so reward you with benefits as shown in the table below….
China’s prized high-speed trains are having an unintended effect on the airline industry. Given the recent drop in profits of the domestic airlines it is clearly visible that the high-speed trains are robbing the airlines of potential customer base growth. With long delays becoming a norm for both international and domestic travel at the Chinese…
Jet Airways can’t seem to get a break in losing its top officials. Ever since Etihad got a green signal to pick up 24% stake in Jet, there has been a steady outflow of senior executives who have been unhappy with the way Etihad has been driving things at Jet and trying to use it…
After months of hectic negotiations, ANA seems to have finally made up its mind to place an order for 70 planes worth $16.6 billion at list prices. The order consists of 40 planes for Boeing and 30 for Airbus. The Boeing order consists of 20 777-9X, 14 787-9 and 6 777-300ER and 7 A320neo along…
With an eye on the lucrative Australia transit traffic that plies on the Delhi-Singapore-Australia network, Air India has introduced the Boeing 787 on the Delhi-Singapore route. Air India is upgrading the service with the double-aisle Dreamliner and increasing passenger capacity compared to the single-aisle Airbus 319 now. The Dreamliner will carry 18 business class passengers…
Given that from 31 March 2014 onward, TAM Airlines and US Airways will no longer be members of Star Alliance. KrisFlyer sent across an update informing the changes with regards to accrual and redemption while flying these two airlines. Redemption for normal members will stop from 31st March 2014 onward on both airlines, although PPS…