For
a few miles more Twelve
years after American Airlines introduced the world’s
first frequent flier program AAdvantage in 1981, the phrase
‘mileage millionaire’ quietly found its way
into print. Nowadays, it is accepted coinage, featuring
regularly in magazines and websites catering to business
travelers. Madhavankutty Pillai explores the lure
of frequent flier programmes to the business traveller.
GOING
PLACES
City
of Sails Auckland had a love affair with
water. Shruti Nanvaty lives it up amidst hundreds of bays
and sandy beaches in New Zealand's largest and most happenning
city
Queen
of the Deccan The
grass has always been greener in Pune for Mumbaikars.
Achal Dhruva travels to Pune expecting a sleepy suburb,
instead he encounters a city bursting with energy.
GOURMET
DELIGHTS
Lights,
Camera, Tuck In! Lakshman
V savours vegetarian fare at Moksh, an innovative and
interactive pan-Indian restaurant in Bangalore with
an Ayurvedic concept
VANITY
FAIR
Wrangler’s Distressed
Look
Ground and sandblasted, worked on with grinding wheels
and blades - that’s Wrangler’s Distressed
Look range which is now available in India. Available
in awesome finishes and styles, the Distressed Look
comes in the basic denim colour blue and also in tints
like silver oak and dirty yellow. OTHER REVIEWS
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HIGH PROFILE
‘Nothing
to beat London’ London
is the prime destination and my favourite. The city
is our primary export market and also the hub of our
European operations. Vikrant Chougule, Director, Indage
Group, waxes eloquent about his favourite destination
to Achal Dhruva
Exotic Retreat
Edit
Silence
of the Hills
Sharmila
Chand stays at two antique bungalows in Ramgarh, Kumaon
Hills as she connects with nature
Just
Rewards Business
travel is supposed to be a ‘rewarding’ experience.
But today’s business traveller would have more
than one interpretation of this statement.
U Matter
Getaway
Say
back-off to back ache It
is not surprising that backache is responsible for 24
per cent cases of absenteeism at work. Dr Mukesh Batra
gives you an upfront look at back ache and how to beat
it
Tigerless
in Periyar A
twisted ankle kept Achal Dhruva away from the tiger trail
in Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Instead he rode on top
of an elephant, went on a boat safari and almost bumped
into a bear
On Track
News Station
Hot
Rails
Smita
Iyengar makes an exquisite 24-hour journey from Cape Town
to Pretoria in The Blue Train, South Africa’s Palace on
Wheels
CENTRESTAGE
Twelve
years after American Airlines introduced the world’s
first frequent flier program AAdvantage in 1981, the phrase
‘mileage millionaire’ quietly found its way
into print. Nowadays, it is accepted coinage, featuring
regularly in magazines and websites catering to business
travelers. Madhavankutty Pillai explores the lure
of frequent flier programmes to the business traveller.
