Sourav

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✈️ 30+ countries.

Optimising Wealth and Travel via CC points.

[Sourav @NotesEnRoute]

Sister’s off to Japan for her first anniversary.

Booked two seats, Bangalore → Tokyo on Japan Airlines, nonstop — for a paltry ~₹6,000.

Cash would’ve been about ₹1,26,000. That’s ₹1,20,000 saved on one-ways alone.🤯

I’m off the hook for the anniversary gift…😂

CC geek hours, well spent.

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@CAwhowrites IR will scratch its head seeing sudden surge in first class bookings..😂😂😂😂

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@yourpsb @AnshulGains Extremely overrated.

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🤑 Ba Na Hills, Da Nang Budget Hack! 🤑

Thinking about visiting the Golden Bridge in Vietnam? Staying at the Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills — actually unlocks hidden savings:

💰 The Cable Car Discount: Standard day-tripper tickets cost 1,000,000 VND. But if you buy your tickets directly from the Mercure front desk at the bottom of the mountain, the price drops to around 600,000–665,000 VND! That’s nearly 40% off per person.

Another offer from Sun world (limited time):

🚌 Free Transit: You can skip private taxis! Take advantage of the free Sun World shuttle bus pilot running directly from central Da Nang straight to the mountain base.

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@TheJerzWay Imagine coping this hard over someone flying world-class luxury suites. Here's one more for you. https://t.co/yjAhrcgH4c

[Sourav @NotesEnRoute]

Sister’s off to Japan for her first anniversary.

Booked two seats, Bangalore → Tokyo on Japan Airlines, nonstop — for a paltry ~₹6,000.

Cash would’ve been about ₹1,26,000. That’s ₹1,20,000 saved on one-ways alone.🤯

I’m off the hook for the anniversary gift…😂

CC geek hours, well spent.

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Stop begging for a Tax Audit extension. It’s embarrassing.

Closer to deadline, Many CAs stop working to chase a CBDT miracle. Let’s be real: if the deadline shifts to Oct 31, the exact same panic and portal crying will just happen on Oct 29.

An extension doesn’t fix inefficiency; it just delays it.

The deadline is September 30. Period. Log off, ignore the rumours, and finish your forms.⏱️

#TaxAuditExtension #CA #CBDT #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately #TaxAudit #IncomeTax

[Sourav @NotesEnRoute]

No official CBDT notification has been issued regarding a tax audit due date extension. The deadline for filing Tax Audit Reports remains.

Ignore the rumours to avoid the penalty - push hard to finish your filings now! ⏱️💼

#TaxAuditExtension #TaxAudit #IncomeTax #CA #TaxTwitter #CBDT

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@thetrickytrade I am planning to a 3-4 days solo trip from Bangalore to Maldives (local island only). Do you think it's worth it?

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@CCMiles2Go @ccg33k AA is a goldmine for redemptions...tons of amazing sweet spots. But this detour? Non availability?

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@SandeepParekh @SridharanAnand For a moment, I thought it was the other 'Raghu'

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Planning a trip to Japan? 🇯🇵 Time it with a Grand Sumo Tournament (Honbasho)! This legendary cultural event happens 6 times every year across 4 historic cities:

🗼 Tokyo (January, May, September)
🏯 Osaka (March)
🏎️ Nagoya (July)
🍜 Fukuoka (November)

Fun fact for WWE fans: look up what "Yokozuna" and "Rikishi" actually mean! 🤯👇

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@CAwhowrites @akkiex007 EPM fee is 12,499 while this one has 12,000. Seems this one is standard Emeralde not EPM... worth checking

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@ShaliniRaoSays I think its a fair ask, especially when they are willing to compensate. Focus should be on automation/digitisation than forcing folks to do things manually.

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@AnandaniNisha it's cringe but heavy emotional connect

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@parag385 Yes

[Sourav @NotesEnRoute]

Sister’s off to Japan for her first anniversary.

Booked two seats, Bangalore → Tokyo on Japan Airlines, nonstop — for a paltry ~₹6,000.

Cash would’ve been about ₹1,26,000. That’s ₹1,20,000 saved on one-ways alone.🤯

I’m off the hook for the anniversary gift…😂

CC geek hours, well spent.

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@GumnaamParindey Number of cards. Have earned 100%+ returns on some categories of spends with right optimisation.

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@CAwhowrites @mohit_jain_ 👍. I was in Japan in May and planning for sis now. Happy to help if you need any specific details beyond redemptions.

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@1shankarsharma "History will be kinder...."

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Crossing 67k views and 100+ bookmarks on this. Wild to see how many people are planning a trip to Japan. 🌍

Based on my own travel there this May, & booking my sister's anniversary trip, I’m drafting a complete Guide.

I’ll cover JAL, Air India, American Airlines, Accor, and Marriott point redemption options—plus cash bookings for folks not into the miles or CC points.

Dropping later this week.

[Sourav @NotesEnRoute]

Sister’s off to Japan for her first anniversary.

Booked two seats, Bangalore → Tokyo on Japan Airlines, nonstop — for a paltry ~₹6,000.

Cash would’ve been about ₹1,26,000. That’s ₹1,20,000 saved on one-ways alone.🤯

I’m off the hook for the anniversary gift…😂

CC geek hours, well spent.

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@rishrox19 @safiranand is best placed

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@GumnaamParindey There are much better options out there for accumulating points. Btw, what's the gimmick in these?