Save on international flight travel costs to/from India using arbitrage opportunities

Some of the Indian travel websites like cleartrip.com, makemytrip.com and yatra.com now offer search for India-RestoftheWorld-India travel – the prices, depending on the deals these sites have made, are aggressive for certain airlines, routes and dates. Similarly, you have global websites that allow for international travel search like travelocity.com, expedia.com and orbitz.com. A quick search … Read more

Inelasticity of Economics and the Ingenuity of Man

Ever wonder, how does one make telecom usage price inelastic? International SMSs have been Rs.5/sms since as far back as I can remember. The telcos have not dropped that rate, for reasons best known to them. Maybe they have evidence that the price does not change behaviour. And if no one is going to use … Read more