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Ashwin
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Ashwin
@PointsPro
Fora Pro travel Advisor. Credit card points, airmiles, and hotel loyalty program enthusiast. Sharing tips & tricks to maximize rewards • Subscribe for $1 ⤴️
India เข้าร่วม Ekim 2008
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Summer ☀️ is here, so sharing again
AC brands I would suggest
Premium / No budget barrier - O'General & Mitsubishi
Mid-range - Daikin & Hitachi
Economic - Bluestar & Llyod
2 brands I would avoid - Samsung & Voltas
Using some of these for a decade plus.
#Life
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🚨 Cathay Pacific increases fuel surcharge again!
After a doubling of fuel surcharges, they are set to increase by 34% again.
And of course this is the third blow; increase in award mileage is another.
Henceforth they would start pricing this every fortnight.
Till March 18, the taxes for an award ticket for Hong Kong from India were Rs 6k (HKD 542).
Then Rs 9k (HKD 743) and is set to be around Rs 13k.
This is set to come from April 1 so if at all you need to book, do it right away.
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The crisis is lifelong.
It just took me until midlife to be able to afford it.
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🚨 Air France increases taxes for award tickets
It seems Air France has followed Singapore Airlines (no saver awards), Cathay Pacific (both mileage devaluation and increase in fuel surcharge)
The taxes for Vietnam Airlines award flights have gone up significantly. 😬
See the sweetspot to Vietnam
Taxes have gone to ~Rs 13,300 for business class and Rs 9.2k for economy
What about to Japan?
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@man1sh_golcha Yes, I'm Premium+ since inception - 2023. That's why I also got @PointsPro free. 😉
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@PointsPro True. X pro was definitely a beast.
You have Plus?
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🚨 Big change on X and this one hits power users.
As of March 26, 2026, X Pro (TweetDeck) is no longer available on regular Premium.
👉 It’s now locked behind Premium+ only
What is means:
🔸 Multi-column view
🔸 Real-time tracking
🔸 Advanced posting workflows
…all moved to the highest tier.
If you were using X Pro on a lower plan then you’ve likely already lost access.
No transition window. Just a hard shift.
💭 Feels like X is clearly pushing serious users → Premium+
Question is:
Is X Pro alone worth the upgrade cost?
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@kunalsahdev No, it is not completely removed. It is there.
But way to less. Mostly the high demand routes have only advantage fares.
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@PointsPro It's available now.. restored. My ght be some glitch. Just booked delhi to Danang promo
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@PointsPro Forget saver, not even Advantage has opened for the AKL route in the peak season. Access fares are 3.25x saver.
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🚨 Which is a better 50% bonus offer? Accor or Marriott?
While Marriott one is (sort of) permanent from April 1, Accor one is a limited time offer till March 31.
Let's say we wish to transfer 9k SQ points. We get:
1⃣ Accor: 3k points (Rs ~6450 value)
2⃣ Marriott: 4.5k points (no fixed value)
So if you have some SQ points lying or nearing expiry, it is better to transfer to Accor than Marriott, unless, of course, you have a specific redemption in mind. 👍
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🚨 Singapore Airlines changing transfer ratio to Marriott (up 50%) From April 1, it goes from 2:1 ratio to 4:3 ratio 👌 And the annual cap also increases to 250k points. Still not good enough (unless you have something specific in mind) but this presents a decent opportunity for BizBlack folks who wish to convert their points to Marriott also now! 🔥
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@pareshsancheti lol. Why sir?
Directly from Amex to Marriott is 1:1 na. Here it is 4:3
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@PointsPro isn’t this good for folks sitting of pile of amex points?
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🚨 Singapore Airlines changing transfer ratio to Marriott (up 50%)
From April 1, it goes from 2:1 ratio to 4:3 ratio 👌
And the annual cap also increases to 250k points.
Still not good enough (unless you have something specific in mind) but this presents a decent opportunity for BizBlack folks who wish to convert their points to Marriott also now! 🔥
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@yashbindal__ BizBlack is not for all na. You need to be self employed or have business.
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@PointsPro biz black feels like better deal than Amex card to be honest
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🚨 Get 50% Bonus for transferring Accor ↔️ Singapore Airlines Points One can also use Accor points to transfer to air miles. Or airmiles to hotel points. Transfer bonuses are always welcome as they help stretch the value of our points and miles. Till March 31th, we can transfer points with a 50% bonus: ➡️ Convert 2,000 Accor points 🟰 1,500 Singapore (SQ) miles ➡️ Convert 4,500 SQ miles 🟰 1,500 Accor points 🔸 Should you transfer? Short Answer: No Long Answer: Still no. 😀 95% of the time, this doesn't make sense as Accor ➡️ Singapore transfers at a 2:1 ratio. Even with a 50% bonus, unless you have a specific redemption in mind and be sure you can squeeze out more value. 🔸 When does it make sense to transfer? SQ miles have hard expiry. Which means the miles expire even with activity. So if you have some spare miles, might as well transfer. Last year, I took advantage of this offer. I had about 3500 orphan SQ miles. So, topped off my SQ account and earned 1500 Accor points for 4500 SQ miles. 👌 Further, this doesn’t make sense at all for Accor ➡️ SQ transfer. Only SQ ➡️ Accor as explained above. Is anyone else transferring points?
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@PointsPro I am not aware of that offer. I’ll check it out. Thank you!
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@sameervalecha Yes, do it! But there is an Accor 50% bonus offer also.
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@PointsPro I have 60,000 points expiring in August and I have no upcoming plans. Would it make sense to transfer to Bonvoy?
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