Hola Friends...How are you all doing ?
Let me share first of all that this article is
neither for those friends who do not love to Travel or Wander around and have
FUN in the life.. nor for those friends who own or can afford to fly by at least
1 Charter Airplane. 😉
But...
I feel it is very rare to find the one who would NOT LIKE to
Travel around...isn’t it ?
I would love to
share some of my Travel Hacks which I tried and with those I could really save
upon Huge Amount of Money on the Flight Tickets.
I am sure still
there are many friends reading this, who love to travel by Lo...nnng Highway
drives... enjoying the Motels' stop overs ... especially the route in India I am
about to mention there are so many JUNK FOOD Joints and DHABAs as they call in
our local language... Mumbai special Wada-Paavs and Spiced TEA ...
Who would resist
the temptation of such a fun filled road journey ...gossiping around, enjoying
such food, singing Bollywood Movies’ Songs and listening to those too while on a
Road Trip. I too am one of those.
But...if it’s a question of saving the time...cutting the distance
wasting only a little of time... I guess there is no other alternate to an Air
Travel. Correct?
‘Mate, you don’t know the Ticket Charges and Total cost...’ is it what you felt within?
Done then... this article is written in 3 Languages by me... for
you and only you.
In the recent
times of the cut-throat competition,an incrementally increasing human population
and the ‘Growth’ in the focus there are only 4 factors which are critical to
conserve and spend too... that too strictly in the following order...
Time...Energy...Emotions
and Money...
Think a while... for an example if you wish to Travel to Mumbai
...from/to any of the city located in the State of Gujarat viz. Rajkot or
Jamnagar or Porbandar that too with the comforts of the KINGS
and the Queens... utilizing all those above mentioned 4 factors within an optimum
limit... then ?
Second A.C. Coach of the Railway is what the 1st
alternative strikes the mind ?
...Tickets for an age group of 18 to 60 costs Rs. 1700/- (US $ 27
Approx) ... the journey that completes within 14 to 16 hours ...that too if you
are fortunate and not listed in the Wait List or Reservation After
Cancellation – RAC.
...and then ... use the legs to exit out of the Railway station
... use Cabs or Rickshaws to reach out to the destination...at an hour which
belongs to the Milk Men and News Paper suppliers ...
..And in the Air Plane?
Otherwise Rs.2500
($39) – Rs.12-15,000 ($187 - $234) ......But ... JUST Rs.550/- ($9) to Rs.1000/-
($16) approx per person only if you fully read and follow this article.
...3 to 7 Hours
in total to complete the journey on the top of it.
As stated earlier
competition is every where... be it an organization or at an individual level.
The target is same for all... Financial Growth and Market Leadership.
When there is a
neck to neck competition all the Producers and Service Providers are bound to launch
and execute promotional offers, lucrative incentives etc. in order to attract the
channel partners and the consumers in order to stay AHEAD of all.
Here we want to
take an advantage of the same ... I also took and saved huge amount of Time and
Money.
Taking my own
example...How I could manage to do so...
There are 3 effective most alternatives to travel From/To Mumbai –
Rajkot (my native town) spending the Time and Money in the optimum most ways...
1.
Having booked the flight tickets well
in advance... since Mumbai – Rajkot route has only
2 flight operators till this is being written, unlike Mumbai – Ahmedabad (the
next major City nearest to Rajkot) ...and thus there is almost MONOPOLY in the
market, the rates of the tickets shoot up in just No Time... But still if we
organise well in advance and book our tickets at least before 3 months we may
end up saving a lot and the tickets per peson would only cost Rs.2500 ($39)
approx...Direct Flight between Rajkot – Mumbai. If we miss those days of booking the
ticket... well, we may have to then spend 4 to 5 times on each ticket.
2.
Break
Journey from the nearest Major City --- Now as mentioned above Ahmedabad being a major city in the State
of Gujarat there are 6 Players in the market offering Airlines Services between Mumbai - Ahmedabad. Competition here... and Ahmedabad is just at a distance of 235 K.M.s ...4.5
hours from my destination RAJKOT, if we assume traffic and speed of the vehicle
at the standard trends. Applying an option no.1 and booking the flight tickets
Well in Advance would cost approx Rs.1100 (US $17) only, which actually
equals the fare of the Shatabdi Express Second CC for a non-concessional
General Quota Rail fare.... Saving at least 5 hours than the fastest Train Shatabdi...
and then...simple... take a Route 1000 bus from the Ahmadabad Airport itself...
reach out to ‘Jhansi Ni Rani’ bus stop or Karnawati Club just for 50 bucks per
person and take a Public or a Private vehicle to Rajkot... and then an auto
rickshaw in Rajkot to unlock my home.(Recently this service is on a hold however the good news is that there are some Private Buses that run on Ahmedabad Airport-Rajkot route during early hours of the day.)
3. Air Miles --- Earn, Multiply and Redeem in
lieu of Cash --- Here
comes the core of this article...Rajkot – Mumbai Sector requires 5000 Miles -one
way per pax...till this is written. The best option... Redeem miles to purchase
an air ticket... just pay the Taxes and some nominal fees... approx Rs.550
($9 ) to Rs.1000 ($16 ) in addition to those
5000 miles... Direct flight...way lesser than of the Mumbai – Rajkot Train 2nd
A.C. or an A.C. Volvo Bus.... But yes do it in advance too before the quota
gets exhausted.
One can purchase these Air miles online also if left with lesser
than required miles.
Brains of a Gujarati guy ! ...sayings aren’t just for the sake of sayings...isn’t
it!?
So... From where to earn these miles? How to keep multiplying those???
Requirement of
the miles differ from the Sector to Sector flights. Mumbai to Chennai /
Bengaluru / Mysuru / Kolkata / Delhi...etc sectors may need different
amount of miles to obtain an Award Flight Ticket. Same for International Destinations/Origins.
Who all are
included in supporting your tour plan other than ‘you- the Traveller’ ?
Let’s see...
Let’s see...
1.
Your pocket... means the Bank Account
of yours... it’s Debit/ Credit Card and the Foreign Currency Exchange
Services...
2. Airlines
3. Cab / Taxi Service Providers
4. Hotel and Restaurants where we supposedly stay or have Lunch/Dinner
5. Tour Operators
6. Websites that guide a traveller
7. Mobile SIM Card service provider...if it is an international tour
Now if we see closely all these trade units are interlinked with each
other with the common goal of TOURISM following the concept of the BENEFIT
SHARING. Which indirectly provides a larger piece of the cake of the BENEFITS
to we--- the consumers.
Bank
... if it’s a
wealthier public or a private sector bank the account holders are rewarded with the REWARD POINTS as per
their pre defined norms and promotional plans. Now to earn the above mentioned Air
Miles one can convert these Banking Reward Points into Air Miles.
Some Credit card
providing banks reward their spenders with a few Reward points per Rs.100
swiped...whether on the Point Of Sale or Transacted Online for shopping or any
other purposes.
...Means... you
filled the car tank with the fuel...swiped a card...earned reward points....got
them converted into AIR MILES and redeemed those miles in lieu of cash /
savings money to obtain an ALMOST FREE FLIGHT TICKET. (= Award Ticket)
Airlines
A complimentary / FREE Flight ticket... how does it sound? Super cool???
Yes... there are some banks offering co-branded credit cards tied
up with the Airlines. Every year you renew such cards paying its per annum fees
and you get a Complimentary Flight Ticket code emailed into your
registered mail id with a waiver of the base fare... Just as a token or gift
of THANKS.
More you swipe
and use that card...more you Earn Air miles.
If in case you
still book your flight tickets using CASH option...online via web or app still
you are given bonus Air Miles as per your booked Class of the Seat.
Hotels,Restaurants
and Cab/Taxi Services
Some Hotels also
have the tie-ups with these Airlines... If you have booked and stayed in these
hotels they offer some Air Miles on every Rs.100/- Spent. If the Cab / Taxi is
also booked via those Airlines and you travel by those, you further earn MORE
AIR MILES per Rs.100/- Spent as per the norms of that Taxi service provider.
Some selected
Restaurants which are tied-up with these Airlines also make you earn Air Miles
on the bills and also on the above mentioned co-branded card swipes in order to
pay those bills.
Some Hotel
booking websites also are tied-up with these Airlines which make you earn More
Airmiles if being used to book hotel rooms.
Tour Operators
Some established
and famous tour operators automatically book your tickets with those top ranking
Airlines...and even if you have forgotten to claim your earned air miles and
suddenly realized within the 6 months of your travel you can still request that
Airlines by quoting your P.N.R. number of those travel tickets to add relevant
Air Miles for that PAST JOURNEY.
Some tour
operator websites and apps are also there which allow you to quote your
membership number with those Airlines at the moment of booking your fights.
They notify the airlines automatically after your flight journey gets over and
the Air miles are added into your account with those Airlines.
These days some
airlines have started their own tour operation services. If you have booked
your entire vacation / tour package with such, you earn plenty of AIRMILES
against the total cost of tour package. This would help you in the future to
utilize and save CASH.
Websites
providing Tour Reviews
Just think...don’t
we refer to our friends, family members, colleagues and websites before spending
our hard earned money on planning a family Trip to an unknown place as a first
timer ? The best hotel to stay in, the best sightseeing spots, the activities
to get engaged in, the best food joints or shopping places etc.
Similarly...when
we also share our travel reviews, photographs, videos on the websites which are
tied-up with certain Airlines we are awarded with the AIR MILES once again...
Fuel to get cheaper air tickets in the future, isn’t it?
SIM Cards
Outside our borders, we need to use an International SIM card.
Some SIM card providers also have tie-ups with these Airlines because of which
we can EARN MORE Air miles as we CHAT MORE.
More accumulated
Air Miles... more Savings on the flight ticket purchases.
Not only that...these Air miles can be used to enjoy privileges in
more than 25+ Airlines worldwide just with 1 FREE Sign Up with that parent
Airline... What more can one ask for???
WOW, I also want these
benefits with a FREE Sign Up...What shall i do ???
First of all
click the link given below...and SIGN UP for FREE... it hardly takes 30 seconds.
Your privilege
number will get generated and emailed to you on signing up which will become
your Login ID forever and your account for the airlines. Your air miles
will also get accumulated under that privilege number.
You can also enrol
your immediate family members and later on you can create a “My Family+” pool
account to shuffle up miles to book award tickets for any of the mapped family
member.
Once the sign up
is done don’t forget to download the Scout for the Chrome browser from
the below mentioned link. That scout will guide you while you are online on the
laptop or p.c. and pop up automatically when there is any opportunity to Earn
Air miles from the websites you are visiting or the shopping sites you are
surfing.
All the links are
available once the sign up is done for your ease.
So ...Now on...
earn, accumulate, multiply and redeem Miles, use those in lieu of your
hard earned CASH and Save Huge amount of Time, Energy and Money
on your Travels...
I am sure...we
all agree upon these sayings....
“Time is Money” and “The Money
saved, is the Money Earned”
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