🚨 The Popular ANA Hello Blue Sale is Back!

Rs ~38k for a return Japan flight 💥

Plus, it gets better in this sale! New to this sale + Multiple itinerary ideas!!

Bookmark now for later 🔖

https://twitter.com/drgrudge/status/1793871563336384592

Not always award flights (booking with points & miles) make sense and this is a prime example of this.

Rs 38k for Japan and gets you:
▪️ 2400-3000 airmiles (I'll suggest Virgin Atlantic)
▪️ 10% rewards with Atlas card

However, it gets even better with this sale. Here's how 👇

🚨 Booking hotels with Avios for best Value!

Nordic and Scandinavian hotels with a value of Rs 30+ per Avios 🔥

Yes, you read it right 😉

Bookmark for later 🔖 Ever since Finnair joined the Avios party, there has been some good news for us.

HDFC being an additional partner is an important one.

See more on how to combine your Avios here 👇

https://twitter.com/drgrudge/status/1793306852391858669

🚨 Emirates reduces the mileage requirement for award tickets!

Now with reduced taxes and surcharges also 🔥

USA at the lowest mileage! | Bookmark now for later 🔖 We do not talk about Emirates as the mileage requirement is on the high side and they also pass on hefty fuel surcharges

However, this is now changing! They have posted a notification that, from June 1 the number of Miles required for Economy class will be reduced.

🚨 Stretching your United Miles after Devaluation

Plus a "secret" United Award Chart 👇

https://twitter.com/drgrudge/status/1790755566802874867

United has recently devalued and almost made it useless but for some redemptions here and there.

We are specifically going to talk about Asian redemptions.

United now kind of follows a distance chart and we can take advantage of it. 👇

🚨 Wyndham Rewards Points With a 25% Discount!

This is a fantastic deal! Wyndham is often overlooked and is also a transfer partner of Axis! 🔥

How to take advantage

Bookmark for later 🔖 | Repost to share 🔁 This is a Flash Sale till May 28 only

Can buy a maximum of 100,000 points for $975/Rs 81k

Or 81p per point!

🚨 Fly to Japan for Rs 38k!

Fly ANA Full Service Airline and get a free domestic leg in Japan!

This also reduces/nullifies the JR Rail Pass requirement 🤯

Here's how to book 👇 [Bookmark now] Not always award flights (booking with points & miles) make sense and this is a prime example of this.

Rs 38-40k for Japan and earning miles and 10% rewards with Atlas is a fantastic deal.

🚨 Lufthansa Miles & More Axis Bank - 3X Welcome Bonus Offer

45,000 bonus miles for the World Select Card 🔥

✅ Lufthansa Miles & More definitive guide
✅ Sweetspots and maximizing miles
✅ Review of the card

Should you Apply and does it make sense? ⤵️ ✨ The offer:

🔸 Apply before 30th November

🔸 Rs 10k joining fee; 3X welcome bonus

Thus 45k LH miles for Rs 11800 😈

🚨 Air Canada Awards Now Bookable Online

Such a massive update and relief! 🔥

Air Canada Aeroplan is a fantastic program
✅ All you need to know
✅ Sweet spots
✅ How to maximize 💥

The definitive Air Canada Thread ⤵️ Air Canada (AC) Aeroplan isn't talked about much since their awards don't show up online. Call wait times can be over 2 hours so was avoided.

But not anymore. 😀

Transfer partners:
👉 Axis
👉 HDFC (2:1 ratio)

🚨 Virgin Atlantic 25% off Award Sale!

Excellent offer and award flight to London from 7500 miles only!

Are you ready to stretch your miles to travel far? ⤵️ Save 25% on Reward Seats Offer

▶️ 25% off on all cabins!
▶️ Booking Period: September 28 - October 3
▶️ Travel by 31st December
▶️ Only for Virgin Atlantic operated flights and not on partner flight

🚨 [Hotel Review] JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

We had an excellent 6-night stay and this is the comprehensive review ⤵️

Grab a drink and popcorn... 🍿





🔷 Booking

It was an award (using points) booking

🔸 Initially made booking for 5 nights for 92k points (5th night free)
🔸 Extended stay by a day 132k points just before the stay

👉 Total 224k points for 6 nights stay

See this thread for more details:

https://twitter.com/drgrudge/status/1694699886925558152

🚨 How to Transfer Points Between British Airways and Iberia Avios

This is important as:
✅ HDFC to British Airways Avios (in 1:1 ratio)
✅ Accor to Qatar or British Airways Avios
✅ Cheapest way to buy Avios 🔥

Step-by-step tutorial with screenshots 👇

https://twitter.com/drgrudge/status/1653431633196843011

💡 There is another reason to transfer between these Avios FFPs:

Lower taxes! 💥

For example, Delhi to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific (economy):

▪️ BA charges 13k miles ➕ Rs 9,715
▪️ Iberia charges 13k miles ➕ Rs ~1,400 😈

❤️ How Our Masai Mara Trip Came to Life

How we booked our trip of a lifetime to Masai Mara, Kenya with points and miles!

The flights, transfers, visa, and everything you need to know 👇 This is the story of our redemption. 😀

You may want to bookmark this thread for future reference. 🔖

🚨 What’s Next After Axis Magnus Devaluation?

Apply for an Amex card (my referral):

It’s first year free too!

How to maximize your rewards: 👇 https://t.co/PRjnRbcHsqdesipoints.com/go/amex-plat-t…
⚠️ While I appreciate if you apply from my referral, remember:

▪️ Amex cards aren’t as rewarding as pre-deval Axis cards
▪️Acceptance is not so good

That said, I’m an Amex card holder since 2014 and it is rewarding enough to apply for three cards.

🚨 Axis Atlas Card Review

Is it better than Infinia or Magnus (after devaluation)?

Is Atlas the best credit card currently? 🔷 Welcome Benefits

5,000 Edge Miles 🟰 10,000 miles

So we get 10k miles on paying the fee of Rs 5k 🔥

🚨 Top 10 Sweetspot Award Redemption - Economy Edition

Travel wide and far with low mileage and taxes! 💥

Ready to stretch your points and miles? 👇 1️⃣ [United] USA to India for 31,200 miles

Taxes are Rs 450. This is as far as you could fly for 31k miles. 😀

🚨 Where to transfer miles to de-risk from devaluation

Or how to protect ourselves from sudden devaluation 👇 Recently Axis temporarily stopped Accor and Vistara transfers

But...

😮 What if they permanently stop certain partners?
😱 Devaluate the transfer ratio
☹️ Stop the Magnus 25k bonus points for the monthly Rs 100k spends

🚨 Get up to 60% Discount by Booking Flights using Miles!

When you don't have the miles also! 🔥

Students: Particularly take note 😀 Some flights that we have booked for students travelling for the first time for Fall admissions or even during the Christmas/year-end holidays.

Most of the flights are booked by buying miles and there was significant savings. 💥

🚨 Purchase American Express Points for 40p per point!

This is a great way to top up our Amex point balance.

All you need to know 👇 🔷 Terms:

🔸 Once a year
🔸 Maximum of 10k points can be purchased per card
🔸 Can purchase in all amex cards
🔸 Can purchase points equal to the MR point balance (for example if 6000 points are present, can purchase only 6000 points)

🚨 Avianca Lifemiles Selling Miles for up to 160% Bonus!

This is a good promotion and in line with the recent promotion.

Sometimes we can book business class for less than economy fares! All you need to know 👇 Registering through OMAAT gives a 10% additional bonus:
🔗 tinyurl.com/2a5pq9q5

This is their regular monthly offer to buy miles to use for Star Alliance flights.

Bonus: Upto 160% (previous months were 165% and 160%)
🗓️ Till 27th June

🚨 Buy Alaska Airlines Miles - Upto 50% Bonus

All about the offer and if you should take advantage.

Do you know that sometimes buying miles and booking could be cheaper than a cash ticket? (even economy) 🔥 Finally got a 50% bonus offer after a streak of 40% bonus offer. 😉

This is a tiered offer (could be targeted). If you buy 20k+ miles, we get a 50% bonus.

Cost per mile:
🔸 Rs 1.63

Tip: Cards like Axis Reserve/Citi Prestige give 2X points!

🚨 [Hotel Review] Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa

This is by far my favourite Marriott in India. I have visited 5+ times and all you need to know.

Grab a drink and popcorn... 🍿 🔷 Booking

This was a Cash ➕ Points redemption, but other options:
🔸Cash ➕ Points (Rs 5.5k & 50% of points requirement)
🔸Points (average 24k points; 5th night free)
🔸 Use Club Marriott 30% discount rate

I would generally prefer to book with Club Marriott or Cash & Points.