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๐งต MEGA Thread: All Masterclass Compilation ๐ All my deep dives in one place ๐ โ๏ธ Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer ๐ Qatar / BA Avios ๐จ Hilton Honors โ๏ธ Etihad Guest ๐ Flying Blue (Air FranceโKLM) โฆand more being added ๐ฅ๐ ๐ Bookmark | โ
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๐ ATV ride through the desert & by the Pyramids ๐
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๐ Old Cairo โ The Cradle of Civilization โจ Ancient churches โช UNESCO World Heritage sites ๐๏ธ And the sacred place where Mary stayed in hiding with young Jesus ๐
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๐The Great Egyptian Museum (GEM) ๐Opened 3 months back 1/2
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Get. Set. Go. CAIRO. โ๏ธ PS. Had to cancel my Kuwait Airways flights a few days back and rebook via Air Arabia (via Sharjah). ๐ฌ Reason? ๐ Kuwait Airways made a schedule change that no longer aligned with my itinerary. ๐ On top of that, extra baggage charges made the booking
Next Destination: LOCKED ๐โ๏ธ ๐ Cairo, Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ ๐๏ธ Jan Republic Day Break ๐จ Ramses Hilton (3N) โ๏ธ Kuwait Airways Pyramids. Mummies. History. Magic. The countdown begins for the first trip of 2026โฆ ๐งณ โณ Review & Cost Arithmetic to follow after the trip!!
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๐จ ICICI EPM is dead ๐ RIP the so-called Infinia contender โ came, made noise, saw it allโฆ and poof ๐จ gone with the wind. PS (for the uninitiated): ICICI iShop has removed multipliers from multiple vouchers โ including Amazon, Swiggy, and others โ On top of that, HPCL &
๐จ ICICI is slowly โ but very efficiently โ tempting me to close my EPMโฆ for good ๐ณโ When ๐ Amazon voucher fees get aligned with HDFC, the last remaining edge of EPM quietly disappears When fees are the same, the truth becomes loud โ๏ธโ No airline transfer partners ๐จโ No
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๐จ DOUBLE DIP Alert | Axis ATLAS + Air India = ~26% Returns ๐ณโ๏ธ Most people book hotels and settle for one reward stream. But with the right setup, you can earn two. ๐ Enter: Onefinerate ร Air India ๐ ๐ https://t.co/y9aDU0JdkM ๐๏ธ Hotel bookings via Onefinerate (Air India
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๐๏ธ ALL Credit Card MOVIE OFFERS on BookMyShow โ Ready Reckoner ๐ฟ (Valid as per BMS official offers page) ๐ฌ BUY 1 GET 1 FREE (BOGO) & COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS ๐ HSBC Credit Cards โข Buy 1, Get 1 Free (mobile/app specific) โข Includes Premier / Privรฉ / Taj / other HSBC cards ๐
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๐จ Axis Bank Transfer Partners โ Ready Reckoner ๐ Group A & Group B | โน Value & Timelines ๐ข Transfer Ratios Applies to all partners below unless Axis changes program rules. ๐ Axis Magnus / Magnus Burgundy (Edge Rewards) โ 5 : 4 ๐ Axis ATLAS (Edge Miles) โ 1 : 2 ๐ Axis
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โ๏ธ 6๏ธโฃ Final Verdict Why Aeroplan is elite-tier for Indians: โ
Incredible premium cabin value โ
Massive Star Alliance coverage โ
Easy earning via Cards โ
Best stopover rules globally โ
Predictable costs โค๏ธ Like | ๐ฌ Comment | ๐ RT
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๐ 5๏ธโฃ Stopovers = Aeroplanโs Superpower Add 1 stopover for just 5,000 points Example: โ๏ธ Delhi โ Istanbul (stopover) โ Paris Same award + 5K points You can even build round-the-world-style trips. ๐ Additionally: โ๏ธ Very low fuel surcharges
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๐ 4๏ธโฃ Global Aeroplan Sweet Spots ๐ฏ๐ต Japan Domestic (ANA) โข Economy from 6Kโ9K ๐บ๐ธ US Domestic (United) โข Economy: 6Kโ12.5K โข No fuel surcharges ๐ช๐บ Europe โ Middle East (Turkish) โข Business: 45Kโ60K ๐ฆ๐บ Asia โ Australia โข Business: 60Kโ75K
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๐ฎ๐ณ India โ Australia (via Asia) โข Business: 85Kโ95K (rare and extremely valuable) ๐ฎ๐ณ India โ Japan (ANA / AI) โข Economy: 45Kโ55K โข Business: 75Kโ85K ๐ฎ๐ณ India โ Southeast Asia / Middle East โข Economy: 25Kโ35K โข Business: 45Kโ55K (excellent for short premium hops)
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๐ฅ 3๏ธโฃ Sweet Spots from India This is where Aeroplan really shines: ๐ฎ๐ณ India โ Europe / UK โข Economy: 40Kโ55K โข Business: 70Kโ85K (especially great on Air India, Turkish, Lufthansa) ๐ฎ๐ณ India โ North America โข Economy: 60Kโ75K โข Business: 85Kโ95K ๐ฅ (phenomenal value)
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๐ณ 2๏ธโฃ How Indians Can Earn Aeroplan Points โ
Axis โ Aeroplan (ER/ EM โ 5:4/ 1:2) โ
HDFC โ Aeroplan (2:1) โ
AMEX / HSBC โ via Marriott (1:1) โจ Marriott Bonvoy โ Aeroplan (3:1) ๐ก Bonus: 5,000 extra points per 60K Bonvoy transferred
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โ๏ธ 1๏ธโฃ What is Aeroplan? Aeroplan is Air Canadaโs loyalty program and a member of Star Alliance ๐ Redeem points on: โข Air Canada ๐จ๐ฆ โข Air India ๐ฎ๐ณ โข Lufthansa ๐ฉ๐ช โข Singapore Airlines ๐ธ๐ฌ โข ANA ๐ฏ๐ต โข United ๐บ๐ธ โข Turkish ๐น๐ท โฆand 40+ partners for global redemptions.
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