(1/n) Decided to redeem the Taj Vouchers received from Amex (Check below tweet for details) and some more received against Amex MR Points with a Two Nights stay @GatewayHotel_ Ambad, Nashik!

#indianmilesguide

(2/n) Checkin Process was decently fast. No fuss or nothing exciting over there. Had booked a Superior Room under the Desh Dekho Offer which includes Breakfast & One Major Meal (Including a Curated Local Menu once during Stay)

Some Photos of the Lobby Area!

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(3/n) As a @TajInnerCircle Gold Member, both rooms were upgraded to Executive Room.

Decent Room Size with a Balcony in City Facing Rooms! Standard affair Bathroom!

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(4/n) Personal experience as well as from others with regards to @TajInnerCircle hotels - They arent near to @MarriottBonvoy or @HiltonHonors when it comes to upgrades!

Booked Base Room on Points in JW Pune & upgraded to Biggest Suite!

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(5/n) Swimming Pool (Closed due to State Covid Guidelines), Children's Play Area, Lounge with Books & Pool Table, Gym & Spa, Cricket, Badminton, Chess

All in All loads of activities within the 22 Acre property. Probably biggest in #Nashik

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(6/n) As part of the Package, Opted for Lunch as a major meal on Day 1. The food quality was mediocre.

Breakfast was definitely better comparatively. Mix of Indian, Continental, American Breakfast etc.

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(7/n) Smaller Things:

1. Ample Parking Space but no Valet Parking
2. Smart TV in Room but no TV remote to utilise Screen Mirroring Option
3. No Description of Hotel Facilities anywhere in room despite lots of things

Verdict - Good for a break of 2-3 Days!

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(8/n) Total Booking Cost - ₹36,552 which will be settled with

Taj Vouchers (From Amex) - ₹33,000
TIC Points - 3100

Rest by Card!

Once again an example of the Power of Credit Cards in travel redemption.

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(9/n) Redeemed 42,000 Amex Points against 24K and 18K Gold Collection to get 23K Worth Taj Vouchers additional to the 10K Vouchers received from Amex Last Month!

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(10/n) Here is the start of the thread. If u find it useful give it a RT and also follow @IndianMiles

#indianmilesguide

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Wrong Twitter account Tagged.

Gateway Hotels dont have a seperate Twitter Handle like Vivanta. I guess @TajHotels only covers Gateway too.

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20 Oct
(1/n) Had shared insights on Value received on #Amex #Platinum Card in below tweet. Some more insights on the super value I got in the free stays using @TajHotels Vouchers (Received from @AmexIndia) & MR Points over the past 4 Weeks!



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(2/n) Hotel 1 - @VivantaHotels #Pune
No. Of Nights - 1
No. Of Rooms - 1
Revenue Booking Value - ₹5,724

Paid by:
1. ₹5,000 Taj Vouchers
2. Gold Status Benefit - ₹672
3. ₹52 (By Card 😆)



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(3/n) Hotel 2 - @JWMarriott #Pune

No. Of Nights - 1
No. Of Room - 1
Revenue Booking Value - ₹10,749

Paid By - 15,000 #Amex MR Points



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Read 9 tweets
11 Oct
All about Credit Card to #Airmiles Conversion and Booking Redemption Tickets:

Over 100 Frequent Flyer (FF) Programs globally. Some with direct access to convert credit card reward points & some Indirectly via the likes of @MarriottBonvoy.

Long 🧵 Alert

#indianmilesguide
Additionally, each major FF Program on average has 15+ other Airline partners. So how and where to start?

Direct Partners - Where CC RPs can be converted to Airmiles

@HDFC_Bank Infinia / DCB
1. @SingaporeAir
2. @airvistara
3. @InterMiles

Contd....

#indianmilesguide
@HSBC_IN Visa Platinum Credit Card (Additional to HDFC Infinia / DCB)
1. @British_Airways

@Amex - All Cards (Additional to HDFC & HSBC Ones)
1. @VirginAtlantic
2. @etihad
3. @cathaypacific
4. @emirates
5. @qatarairways
6. @Finnair

Contd..

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Read 21 tweets
10 Oct
Details of an excellent Hotel Loyalty program which does not get much attention due to no Points Transfer Partners in India.

World Of Hyatt!

🧵Alert!

What does it mean? Earn Points thru Stays or purchase points!

@Hyatt - Credit Card Partners in India plz.

#indianmilesguide
@Hyatt Program covers 1000+ Hotels across 18+ Brands 

- Alila
- Andaz
- Caption
- Destination Hotels
- Exhale
- Grand Hyatt
- Hyatt
- Hyatt Centric
- Hyatt House
- Hyatt Place
- Hyatt Regency
- Hyatt Residence Club
- Hyatt Zilara
- Hyatt Ziva
- Joie de Vivre

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- Miraval, Park Hyatt
- Thompson
- The Unbound Collection

where hotels are categorised from Category 1 (Lowest) to Category 8 (Highest)

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Read 12 tweets
3 Sep
Lot of queries on how I am getting Value out of @AmexIndia Platinum Charge Card considering annual fee of ₹71K. So decided to pen down some details:

🧵 Alert!

Going to focus more on tangible benefits (Cashbacks & MR Points both) as the annual fee is siginificant.

..
Cashbacks:

1. More Value from Platinum 100% CB - ₹27.5K & ₹30K
2. Google / Apple Store 100% CB - ₹5,000
3. Salon 100% CB - ₹5K
4. Lakme 100% CB - ₹2,250
5. Shop Small Nov-20 - ₹3K (2 Cards)
6. Shop Small Aug-21 - ₹5K (2 Cards)

Total - ₹80,750
Spends - Approx. 1 Lac

..
MR Points:

1. Sign-up + Referral Bonus - 110K
2. Add-On Bonus - 5K
3. Referral - 35K
4. Targetted Spends - 6K
5. Reward Multiplier Offers - ~15K

Spend based MR accumulation not considered

Total - 171K
Approx. Value - ₹1.2 Lac (0.7 / MR)
Spends - Approx. 1.75 Lacs

..
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