(1/n) Day when childhood dreams turned reality!

The iconic Taj Mahal Palace & Gateway of India!

No, not the first visit. Have come here way too often. But it was finally time to be on the inside of the @TajMahalMumbai instead of standing outside & admiring.

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(2/n) For now, going to leave you with some teaser photos of the Executive Suite from the Heritage Wing! Lot more details & photos coming up in the next couple of days.

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(3/n) Here's a Quick Video Tour of the Executive Room.

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(4/n) Going beyond the room video into the 3-day experience, I would rate if 8 oo 10. A couple of things were disappointing but before that all the good things that made the stay memorable. Sharing some photos from in and around the property.

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(5/n) Festive decorations were coming thru across the property.

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(6/n) Even without the festive decorations, there is a whole lot of colour using real flowers and a lot of paintings and artifacts. Definitely makes it visually appealing.

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(7/n) Me and my wife tried a decent number of in-house restaurants, service as well as in-room dining @TajMahalMumbai. Our rating of different aspects (Out of 10)

Housekeeping - 10
Spa - 10
Breakfast @ Shamiana - 9
Lunch @ Masala Kraft - 9
Butler Service - 9

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(8/n) Contd..

High Tea @ Sea Lounge - 8
In-Room Dining - 8
Check-In & Front Desk - 8
Breakfast @ Souk - 7

A bitter experience at Souk resulted in a rating of 7.
(9/n) Souk Experience - Super View from the 21st Floor of the Tower wing but two -ve things

1. Breakfast spread was severely truncated as compared to Shamiana
2. Denied take away of couple of muffins for daughter. Thats a first for me.

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(10/n) Special mention to the Housekeeping Staff. They engage u in conversation so effortless while doing their work.

At the end of the stay, the HK staff gifted my wife and Daughter a Scarf.

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(11/n) My booking was as under:

Luxury Grande City View - 1 Night
Executive Suite City View - 2 Nights

Was upgraded to Exec. Suite on the 1st day to avoid room changing later.

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(12/n) The only sorrow I have was not having stayed in a sea view room to have such a viee thru the day and night.

Photo - View from the Sea Lounge!

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(13/n) Major portion of the stay, food & in-house services was paid for using Amex & some other Taj Vouchers.

Standard revenue price of the stay & all facilities used would be Approx. 1.8 Lacs for 3 Nights.

But its definitely a once in a lifetime experience.

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(14/n) Missed mentioning the Sunday Special @ Breakfast.

A Mickey Mouse Dosa prepared for daughter. I could see a Batman dosa prepared for boys too.

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Apr 17
(1/n) Many queries on how to maximise @AmexIndia Reward Multiplier for Fuel Spends. So here's the process to be used.

Go to the below #Amex Reward Multiplier e-Vouchers Purchase Link (Partnership with @GyftrIndia)

gyftr.com/amexrewardmult…

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(2/n) Click on the Travel Section and u will see Travel related useful Vouchers.

On the left side, you see BPCL & HPCL Petro PAYCODE. Select the option depending your preference of the fuel bunk.

Voucher redemption process is fairly seamless in both brands. Image
(3/n) Depending on the Fuel Bunk Preference u select, you will get the next page accordingly.

These pages have 'How to Use' & 'Store Locator' assistance on the right hand side.

In Metro Cities, redemption of GVs shouldnt be problem. ₹1000 is the highest denomination for both ImageImage
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Jan 4
(1/n) Compiling a 🧵 of 2021's threads created regarding Credit Cards & #Airmiles & Hotel Loyalty topic.

This whole world is very dynamic in nature, hence, the data / T&Cs / Value may have changed a little, however, the intent to understand the subject.

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(2/n) Starting with one of the hot favourite - @AmexIndia MR Points Versatality:



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(3/n) Just an example of travel benefits of credit cards:



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Oct 20, 2021
(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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Oct 18, 2021
(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!

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(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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Oct 11, 2021
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

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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....

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@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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Oct 10, 2021
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.

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@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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