BBC are reporting BA are to make 400 cabin crew redundant on a voluntary basis, from March 2013. The announcement comes after a newspaper report said the airline had too many senior cabin crew members.
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Yearly Archives for 2012.
BA ‘Advent Calendar’ Premium cabin sale…many matching (JFK-£1293)
Book by 5 December. Travel by 11 January 2013. London to JFK, for £1293, with availability on the LCY service and some AA Codeshare flights. BA Exec Club Earnings – 420 Tier Points earned if you use LCY service, 280 otherwise. Toronto £1474 Johannesburg £2119 Seoul £1991 Same fares found on Air Canada, Air…
Quidco – UK Cash-back site – some new offers for travellers
Quidco – which has a free sign-up but a £5 annual fee (sponsored sign-up link) has several offers that might be of interest to travellers. BA American Express has increased its offer as follows: Earn an increased rate of £60 cashback for an approved Amex BA Premium Plus card + 25,000 bonus Avios when £3,000…
Grand Hyatt Berlin, reclassifies it’s Suites
Almost a year ago I wrote about a stay at one of my favourite Hyatt’s – the Grand Hyatt Berlin. This post explains how my Diamond Gold Passport Suite upgrade secured me a room that was not really a suite. It appears now that the Diamond Gold Passport members using their suite upgrades are now…
Andaz Amsterdam: Part 5 – Breakfast / Service / Design
For my last post on this property I am proposing to cover three aspects of the hotel: Breakfast Breakfast is served on the ground floor in the restaurant behind the lifts. The staff there were friendly and offered my the menu which consists of a cold buffet or a (chargeable) hot option. The Andaz layout…
Andaz Amsterdam: Part 4 – Room 221 – my ‘Internet’ Room
My Suite would not receive internet service when I awoke on Saturday. Efforts by the hotel could not fix the problem and the staff seemed to know that it was a problem with that part of the hotel. They offered a wired solution but I had not taken my ethernet adaptor for the MacBook Air.…
Andaz Amsterdam: Part 3 – Room 218 – an Andaz Suite
Room 218 is at one end of the hotel, and overlooks the passage way that runs up the side of the hotel, separating it from it’s neighbour. As the passage is a dead-end there is not much traffic, and not much accompanying noise. On entering the room you have to insert your key card to…
London Overground – “Outer Circle” completion on 9 December
Transport for London has published details of the timescale for the completion of the London Overground – which will then form a ring around London. The last section from Surrey Keys to Clapham Junction will open for business on 9 December. The service will run from Clapham Junction to Highbury and Islington with up to…
Andaz Amsterdam: Part 2 – First Impressions
The hotel is located on one of Amsterdam’s canals in a leafy part of town away from the drunken parties in pubs around Leidesplein and Central Station. This clearly makes it an attraction for guests not wanting the party scene to keep them awake. It does mean that it is also a 15 minute walk…
Andaz Amsterdam: Part 1 – From Schipol to Reception
It is some years (3 to be exact) since I last visited Amsterdam and so I did a little research before I arrived on the best way to get from Schipol Airport to the new Andaz. There seemed to be several options – train to Central Station and then the tram, train to one of…
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