Some of you may recall that I can easily bought as a hotel guest – offer me a suite and I’m there! So, after arriving on NZ1 from London I followed the suggestion of the hotels web site and decided to walk from Terminal 2 at LAX to hotel. Described as ‘Three block away’ the…
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Yearly Archives for 2012.
Air New Zealand – how to do travel right. NZ1 LHR-LAX
Some time ago I wrote about good Air New Zealand fares from London. I booked one of these roundtrip to LA in their Business Class product – Business Premier. I have flown this before several years ago on their other ex-London route to Hong Kong. The bed is the same as Virgin uses which flips…
Grand Hyatt, San Francisco – Shiny and new!
Several years ago, in my days of IT consultancy I was a regular at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. It is several years since I was there and it has undergone a huge transformation. I always liked the location (right in centre of the City, near the BART and MUNI and only a 5 minute…
United accepting bookings for their 787 flights
United announced the details of the first flights of the 787 last week. As you can see, it is possible to book the 787’s first flights. United’s press release from last week: United Airlines today announced the first international routes for the airline’s newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In addition to…
Hyatt Dulles – like an old friend with a facelift
I have stayed at the Hyatt Dulles many times over the years. It is close to IAD, cheap at weekends and has nice rooms. My strongest memory was that I was there when the Columbine School Shooting occurred and watched it unfold in horror. The rooms are larger than normal with a separate sitting and…
My second (and third) day with United…and why to avoid the UA 737-900’s
I was travelling back to Dublin on Sunday, from San Francisco to LA, on to Washington Dulles and thence to Dublin. Or so I thought; United had other plans for me. SFO-LAX The day before when I checked-in the flight was leaving from a 92 gate (read more in the other United post) A totally…
My day with United – Dublin to Dulles, to LA and San Francisco
I booked a trip from Dublin to San Francisco with the cheap fares that were being offered earlier in the summer. The routing allowed me to travel with United from Dublin for the first time, onwards to LA on a three class 777 and then a short hop to San Francisco. Dublin Airport The US…
Radisson Blu, Dublin Airport
My previous post on the BA flight from LHR to Dublin delivered me to Terminal 1 ready to get the bus to the Radisson in a huge rain storm. The hotel itself is only a five minute walk from the terminal but the rain was so heavy I waited for the bus. The bus stop…
BA London Heathrow to Dublin – Club
I travelled from London to Dublin with BA last week using the service that used to be British Midland, from Terminal 1. I did online check-in and received my boarding pass in advance. You cannot do this on flights from Dublin. BA uses two lounges in Terminal, pretty much as bmi used to do. The…
Would you have handed over cash to allow AF to refuel?
In 2011 I reported an airline asking passengers to pay for the fuel before they would take them. Report here. So imagine my surprise when the Daily Mail reports that Air France did the exact same thing recently. (In the end the call for cash was not needed, I might add). Report here. The flight…
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