Whether it is H4 visa wives or working independent women in America, there is nothing more powerful than a determined woman. And, Indian women in the United States prove it every single day thousands of miles away from their native home. Their individuality and versatility are admirable, from supporting their spouses in the ‘rate’ race to struggling for work permit (EAD), raising kids alone, and ensuring their cultural upbringing on the American soil. Any opportunity to fly back home (India) and rejuvenate themselves through reunion with near and dear ones is one of the few things they deserve.

What could be a better occasion than International Women’s Day to make your upcoming summer travel to India, solo or with family, a joyous affair? Indian Eagle – the most trusted travel-booking partner for Indians in America – has brought you a Women’s Day special discount of $25 on USA-India flight tickets. February and March is the best time for summer travel booking. The earlier you book, the lower fare you pay. On top of that, you can grab the Women’s Day discount $25 to book cheap flight tickets on IndianEagle.com.

How to grab Indian Eagle’s Women’s Day flight discount offer?

It is just a matter of few simple steps! Open IndianEagle.com, search for itineraries based on your route and travel dates, select the fare deal of your choice, fill details of travelers, apply the discount code (WOMENSDAY25), and make payment. An instant discount of $25 is available on some fare deals, whereas you may get cashback $25 within 48 hours of issuance of your flight tickets in case of some deals. The cashback will be given to you through your preferred mode of refund – ACH, Amazon Gift Voucher, or Zelle Pay.

What is the validity of Indian Eagle’s flight discount offer?

Indian Eagle’s Women’s Day 2025 offer – $25 discount on flight tickets to India – is valid through 31 March 2025. Precisely, you can book airline tickets during the offer validity period for traveling to and from India any time in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, or December this year.

How many times you can use the discount code?

You can get the discount only once on booking of travel for one traveler or more, but not per person/traveler in a reservation. If you are planning a holiday trip to India for two travelers, you can use the same discount code – WOMENSDAY25 – to get $25 off for both by booking their flight tickets separately and using different email IDs as well as contact numbers.

Who can avail Indian Eagle’s Women’s Day discount offer on flight tickets? 

The limited-time fare discount offer is open to all, irrespective of gender. Adult women travelers flying alone or with kids/spouses/parents/parents-in-law/other adult travelers are eligible for the offer. It is equally accessible to adult male travelers accompanying or flying with an adult woman traveler.

Please note the Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to the ones below, apply to Indian Eagle’s flight ticket discount offer for your upcoming travel between USA and India: 

• The offer is valid from 11 February through 31 March 2025.
• The discount can be availed only once while booking a new one-way/round trip on either route: USA or India or India to USA.
• The Women’s Day flight discount has no cash value.
• The offer is not valid for the already discounted itineraries and ‘Eagle Deals.’
• The offer is not applicable for a change of travel dates in the existing reservations.
• The discount cannot be combined with other coupons, offers, or Eagle Rewards.
• The discount is not available on fare difference while rescheduling your confirmed travel or revalidating open tickets.
• The offer is not valid for other services, including but not limited to, travel insurance, airport lounge booking, and paid on-ground/inflight services.

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Fathers are real-life heroes. Like a lighthouse on the shore and an air traffic control tower at airports, fathers guide their children at every step towards a big journey. From fathers who struggle to save for children’s American Dream to those who dream of a big fat wedding for children to the ones who sit on the front edge of a scooter leaving enough space for his family behind, they are sincere, caring, dutiful.

Let’s not forget the popular anecdote about Kalpana Chawla. It was her father who took her to a flying club and requested a pilot to give her a ride. It was the beginning of her journey to having become a legendary astronaut. On an occasion of reminiscence of his humble roots, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said, “My father spent the equivalent of a year’s salary on my plane ticket to USA so I could attend Stanford. It was my first time ever on a plane….”

Hence, fathers (largely parents) deserve better. NRI millennials are reciprocating the care that their parents tendered while raising them, out of a growing consciousness of what could ensure their parents’ comfort during long-haul travel between India and USA. An NRI in New York had once shared his joy, on social media, of booking business class flights from India to USA for his elderly parents, highlighting their comfort of flying business class.

In a bid to let you celebrate Father’s Day on 16 June, Indian Eagle – the most trusted travel-booking partner of Indian Diaspora – offers a discount of $20 on the best flight deals to India and USA. You can grab the discount on booking international travel for your fathers/parents, or your travel with them. This airfare discount can also help you save on booking flight tickets for your solo travel or travel with family.

Additionally, Indian Eagle’s Father’s Day discount offer can be availed for booking last-minute flight tickets to India and USA this summer. The offer is valid from 16 June through 16 July 2024. FATHERSDAYTB20 is the code for you to grab the airfare discount only at IndianEagle.com. Log on to the portal; enter your travel dates, origin, destination and number of travelers; hit ‘Search Flights’ button; select an itinerary; provide the traveler’s details; review the itinerary; go to the payment page; apply the coupon code for a $20 discount.

Indian Eagle’s flight discount offer, this Father’s Day 2024, is subject to the below clauses and IE’ terms & conditions:

• The offer is valid for a new booking from 16 June through 16 July 2024.
• The offer is not valid for cashback itineraries and ‘BLOCK to BOOK’ scenarios.
• The offer is not valid for ‘Eagle Deal’ itineraries and cannot be clubbed with any other discount offer/reward points for the same booking.
• The offer is invalid for other services including but not limited to travel insurance, seat selection, booking cancellation and itinerary modification.
• The offer is not applicable to booking travel for unaccompanied minors (12 to 16 years age group).
• The offer is valid for only international bookings, irrespective of travel classes, fare types, trip types.
• The offer is strictly valid for one booking at a time.
• A booking should contain at least one male adult traveler to be eligible for the offer.

For any query regarding the airfare discount offer at Indian Eagle, please contact the customer helpline at 1-800-615-3969.

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To woo a greater number of foreign tourists and business visitors, the government of India has considered plans to extend the validity of e-visa for tourists and business travellers from 2 months with double entry to 12 months with multiple entries. Several plans for further liberalization of e-visa to India have been taken into consideration in view of the increasing popularity of Indian e-visas among foreigners and foreign nationals of Indian origin.

In the last week of August 2019 was held a national-level tourism conference in New Delhi, where India’s tourism minister Prahlad Singh announced to introduce a 5-year e-tourist visa, with several relaxations in the policy, for a minimal fee of $80. The five-year e-tourist visa is intended to make cheap travel to India from USA and other countries eligible for visa on arrival, reality during the off-season (April-July).

A one-month e-visa to India for foreign tourists and India-origin foreign nationals is also under consideration. It would come for a fee of $25 per person throughout the year except the off-tourism season when the one-month e-tourist visa fee would be reduced to $10. Initially, the nationals of the US, the UK, Singapore, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Mozambique and Sri Lanka will be able to avail the one-month e-visa to India at the reduced fee during the off season.

Earlier, a visit to India cost foreign tourists more than US$ 1500 for two, including the high fee for e-tourist visa to India, for a 14-day trip. The latest revision of the Indian e-tourist visa fees reduced by as much as $75 is expected to double the number of foreign tourist arrivals to India in the next three years. It will literally make cheap travel to India a trending phenomenon.

Apart from a five-year e-tourist visa for USD 80, India is all set to introduce a one-year e-visa for US$40. While the Home Ministry of India has already given its nod to the revision of the Indian e-tourist visa policy, the Ministry of External Affairs is yet to give its approval.

The revised e-tourist visa program permits continuous stay for 90 days during each entry to India. But, the nationals of Japan, Canada, the UK and US are allowed a maximum of 180-day continuous stay per visit to India. Travellers on e-business visa to India are eligible for maximum 180 days of continuous stay during each visit from the countries which are within the ambit of India’s e-visa policy.

The statistics from India’s tourism ministry website depicts a growth of 41.5% from 14, 56,615 foreign tourist arrivals in the January-November 2017 to 20, 61,511 foreign visitors during the same period in 2018.

Brought to you by IndianEagle.com, this article is part of the continued series of news about travel to and from India. Travel Beats, an overseas Indian community portal, is a subsidiary of Indian Eagle, a most trusted air-ticketing portal for guaranteed cheap flights to India, low cancellation charges, 24-hr customer support and assistance on itinerary selection.  

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India’s loss-making national carrier, Air India does not cease to surprise us. In spite of reeling under a heavy debt of Rs 55,000 crore as of 2018, Air India is much liberal in allowing travelers to upgrade from economy to business, and from business to first class for a little extra amount of fare. No other airline seems to be as generous as the Indian airline.

After having introduced a liberal bidding system for its international passengers to upgrade their cheap economy flights to business class for a negligible fraction of actual business class fares, Air India is all set to pamper domestic flyers in luxury and comfort. Recently, Air India launched its new domestic airport upgrade scheme – ‘Get Up Front’ making it irresistible for travelers to fly business class or first class across its domestic network.

Get Up Front: Air India’s Domestic Airport Upgrade Offer 

Air India’s Get Up Front scheme for domestic flights consists of two payment slabs for upgrading from economy to business class, and from business to first class. One of the payment slabs is Rs 4500 for an upgrade on domestic flights up to 750km and the other is Rs 6000 for an upgrade on longer domestic routes. Either of the payment slabs applies to an upgrade per traveler.

Only those holding valid Air India tickets can avail the ‘Get Up Front’ offer. Air India’s domestic airport upgrades scheme is equally applicable for all travelers, irrespective of age. The USP of the Get Up Front is that the scheme can be availed on Air India’s discounted fares, concessional tickets and award flights.

Air India’s Get Up Front Scheme for Overseas Indians 

Overseas Indians can avail the Get Up Front offer for a travel class upgrade in the domestic leg of their Air India flights from the US, the UK, the UAE, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Whether the offer can be availed in the Air India-operated domestic leg of an international itinerary from some other airline, is not yet known.

However, one thing for sure is that Air India’s Get Up Front offer is a welcome relief after the jet lag of a long, international flight through several different time zones. You can soak in luxuries of the business travel class without burning a hole in your pocket for actual Air India business class fares or breaking the bank for first class travel experience.

The airline makes clear that the domestic airport upgrades scheme cannot be availed for a switch from economy to first class. An additional 12% GST will apply to an upgrade under the scheme, according to Air India. Not all of Air India’s domestic flights will come under the ambit of the Get Up Front scheme. The offer can be availed on only those operated by aircraft having business class and first class configuration. As of March 2018, Air India flies to 55 domestic destinations across India.

How to Avail Air India’s Get Up Front Upgrade Scheme

Air India’s Get Up Front scheme is available for purchase on the airline’s website, at the airline’s designated booking offices and airport counters, and through call centers. Even after buying cheap Air India flight tickets from a reputed travel agency like IndianEagle.com, You can seek to avail the upgrade offer.

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Backpacking to India on a tight budget? Yes, it is possible if you book the cheapest flight and go around in India as Indians do. If you discard all thoughts of ‘luxury travel’ from your mind and think of backpacking as an adventuresome way to eat and stay with locals in India, you can become a budget traveler who saves on everything from airfare to food to accommodation to shopping. Besides, with backpacking on a tight budget, you can see a real, unforgettable, offbeat India. Indian Eagle shares money-saving tips for backpacking in India.

Eat Street Food

In India, street food is much cheaper than the food at restaurants. There is no place without street food in India. You can save a lot by having a masala dosa for 20 rupees in Hyderabad, a chicken roll for 30 rupees in Kolkata, a plate of pav bhaji for 20 rupees in Mumbai, and a plate of poha for 10 rupees in Indore. Besides, you will get to know how diverse the local food culture of the country is.

Travel Overnight 

Traveling by trains and buses is surprisingly cheaper than flying in India. Both trains and buses run between places across the country, the night over. You can travel by an overnight train or bus from Delhi to Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Amritsar, Haridwar, Shimla and other tourist destinations instead of spending money on accommodation at a place.

Save on local transport 

Local transport consists of auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, buses, taxis, cabs, metro and tram in India. In most places, shared auto-rickshaws and shared cabs are available providing cheaper service than private taxis. Buses are cheaper, too, but often crowded. You can save on local transport by taking a shared cab or auto-rickshaw to get in and around a place in India.

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Stay with locals 

The bed & breakfast facility is gaining popularity all over India. Traditional houses of heritage type in historic places are being brought into the bed & breakfast hospitality network. Accommodation at such local residences is much cheaper than that at hotels. Being a paying guest at a local residence will not only help you save on accommodation but also let you enjoy traditional hospitality in India.

Visit street markets 

Walk down street markets rather than stopping by brand stores to shop for souvenirs in India. Find your way to flea markets or street bazaars at tourist destinations and explore the treasure of local handicrafts. Indian street markets sell antic items and hand-crafted artifacts at much lower prices than brick-and-mortar stores. You may need to get into bargaining with some sellers.

Book cheap flights 

Airfare is a bigger part of budget for international travel. You can save on airfare only by booking the cheapest flight to India. Few online travel agencies including IndianEagle.com book cheap flights to India from USA and Canada throughout the year. As airfare fluctuates depending on multiple factors, make sure to check flight deals in order to get the cheapest and best on your preferred travel dates.

Buy travel insurance 

Buying travel insurance is wiser than paying hospital bills just as precaution is better than cure. With travel insurance, you will get recompense for hospitalization and compensation for loss of luggage during a flight. You can buy travel insurance while booking your trip at Indian Eagle. Airline ticket and travel insurance together make the best deal for an international flight to India.

Keep up with us for more backpacking tips and budget travel tips in the next posts. Pay the lowest fare for booking flights to India on IndianEagle.com. For any queries regarding flights, airfare and check-in baggage, call our travel specialists at 1800-615-3969.  

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