I have 100k Lufthansa Miles and More Points , i need to book bom or del to EUR .
How do i get max value?
I used to see good mileage bargain but nowadays i dont. And direct award redemption has a stupid UI and steep point requirements .
What to do?
My fiancée and I are planning our first Europe trip using Avios and would love some advice.
Current itinerary:
(Eco)
(Eco)
The flights are pricing at around 55k Avios per person round which seems like a great deal, but the taxes and fees are coming to ~₹28k per person round which feels pretty steep.
Are there any better ways/hacks to redeem Avios for Europe from India? One that I'm aware of is Helsinki via FinnAir but there any other routes or hacks to reduce the fees?
Any tips or booking hacks would be appreciated! Thank you so much!
I found this link but I am not sure if it works with HSBC india, I have a travel one credit card if that's relevant
Hi everyone! I'm looking to sell a Taj Voucher worth ₹10,000 for ₹8,000. The voucher is valid until March 2027.
If you're interested, please DM me or reply to this message. Thanks!
Two of us have to travel to the East Coast in the US in the next few months. Want to fly QSuites (or similar). Revenue tickets for two works out to 7.5L round trip on Qatar.
I have an Infinia and so does my wife. We have a few points in there too, but is there another card I should get for this? What’s a good way to make this booking?
Me and my wife is planning for a Europe trip next year. Please suggest how can a round trip to Europe be possible with 100k Amex points?
Share any other redeeming value rates more than 1 rs per point with flights
Not many would know. Just fyi.
I am planning my second trip to Japan, which will be a solo trip. Last year, I transferred my Axis Atlas EDGE miles to Accor to book my hotels, but this time I'm looking at flights.
I checked flight prices back in May, and they seemed reasonable at around 55k–58k INR for a return ticket at my preferred dates and times (though this was still 10k higher than last year). However, I didn't book immediately because I was waiting for a few things to clear up. Now, prices have skyrocketed. My first preference for flight timings now costs close to 75k INR, so I am considering a secondary schedule that costs 65k INR.
I currently have 27k EDGE miles in my account, but I only want to use about 10k–15k of them for now, as I might travel to Japan again next year with my family.
Since the Axis Atlas transfer ratio to KrisFlyer is 1:2, transferring 10k EDGE miles will give me 20k KrisFlyer miles. I already have 6.7k KrisFlyer miles in my account, bringing my total to 26.7k KrisFlyer miles.
I did a mock booking to check the "Mix Miles and Cash" redemption value, and the current rate comes to about 0.73 INR per KrisFlyer mile. By using my miles this way, I would save close to 19k INR on the flight.
Do you think this is a good strategy? Please let me know your thoughts or if you have any better alternatives.
(Written by me, but got it grammatically rephrased with AI)
Planning a trip to South Korea and trying to figure out the return journey using points
Current points:
Amex MR: 3,00,000
Axis Atlas: 25,000
HDFC Diners Black: 35,000
Looking for 2 economy seats. My priority is simply the cheapest redemption possible, not maximizing ₹/point. So I’d really appreciate practical suggestions instead of “save your points for better value” advice.
I’m open to:
Flying from Seoul or Busan
Positioning to another nearby Asian city if it significantly reduces the points required
Mixed programs/partners if that’s the best option
I also have 1L Accor ALL points, so hotels are sorted. That said, I’m not fine booking revenue as well for hoteks
Would love to hear what routes or airline programs you’d recommend. Thanks!
I mentioned in an earlier post how I redeemed 68k SQ miles for a Mumbai to Frankfurt business class ticket on Air India - hoping to fly VT-AWA.. I'm actually flying to the USA but took this route specifically to experience this aircraft. Turns out it's swapped to either VT-TSE or VT-TSH.. both former Vistara aircraft. So annoyed right now. But I guess it's always a gamble. VT-AWA is moving to the Mumbai-London sector from the 1st of July.
Hi All!
Planning a trip to either SEA or Japan or Kenya in a few months, and have ~1.2L points on my DCB metal credit card. I have usually been using them for flight bookings through the SmartBuy portal itself.
Wanted to understand how I can maximise the points value for the above mentioned routes (ideally flights, not business class though). Which airlines can I explore for transferring points to? Are the conversions worth the hassle?
Thanks :)
Never done award bookings before, stumbled onto this sub and realised we have some decent points across our accounts, would like to use them on flights and hotels. Not looking to splurge on luxury, just want to use points as best as possible.
Points:
HDFC DCB: 40k
AI Maharaja: 40k
HDFC Regalia: 21k
Axis rewards edge points: 50k
Details of trip are as follows:
2 adults and 1 child
Flights:
CCU-BOM round trip: Booking this through Air India makes sense?
BOM-CAI: EgyptAir (approx 65k per person on travel websites), book this on smartbuy with DCB?
Hotels in Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada: Typically 6k per night in Cairo Luxor & 15k per night in Hurghada (Use Regalia & Axis EP for this? I now conversion rates are poor esp. with EP but I have the points & would like to use it)
Please let me know what would be the best way to optimise expenses for my trip. Thanks :)
Looking for 100000 Air india points @.080
Interested people ping me
Got a Taj All Day Dining voucher for 2 that I won’t be able to use 🥲
Includes either a buffet or a 3-course set meal (for hotels without buffet), along with soft beverages for two people.
Note: Please check the list of participating hotels before reaching out.
Looking to sell this — DM with offers if interested!
I'm planning a solo trip to Japan in November this year, and I currently have a little over 1,20,000 Maharaja Club points, which are just enough for one way Business class and one way Economy tickets between Delhi and Tokyo.
I basically need help in deciding if I should go for Delhi to Tokyo (Business) and Tokyo to Delhi (Economy) or vice versa.
Delhi to Haneda ticket price --
Business: 90,000 points + ₹18,695, Economy: 30,000 points + ₹3,775
Haneda to Delhi ticket price --
Business: 90,000 points + ₹2,880, Economy: 30,000 points + ₹2,798
So, purely from the economic view, Delhi to Tokyo in Eco and Tokyo to Delhi in Business makes more sense as it's ₹15k cheaper overall.
But, if I fly business from delhi, I can access the new Maharaja lounge, which I heard is great, but is it worth the ₹15k price difference. Also, are there any other perks which should influence my decision?
Thanks in advance!
My wife and i are planning a trip to Europe in August and have about 34k points on Regalia gold. Was confused whether i should transfer these points to Accor and where would i get best value for 17k points in below cities?
1)Vienna
2)Salzburg
3)Budapest
4)Ljubljana
Hello all,
I have axis atlas 50,000 edge miles with me
For India Domestic flight bookings, I wanted to transfer the points to air India Maharaja points and use that for my wife booking also.
I have created my Maharaja account 1 month ago. (15 days old account condition fulfilled)
Wife and My Son account still to be created.
Q1: Can I do my first booking using Maharaja points only ?
Q2: I have read somewhere, for the family pool, the family head must be done 2 different PNR bookings.
Will the maharaja point booking be considered? (if answer of Q1 is YES)
Q3: Doing booking with 2 different PNRs is also a condition for family members too, before joining the family pool and doing rewards booking?
Anyone did booking using Maharaja points and please guide.
Thank you so much for help..