A lot of travel bloggers have written about the TK Istanbul lounge in glowing terms. I had the chance to visit on my recent Johannesburg, via Istanbul to Zurich trip. The lounge is huge with lots of different areas and many, many food offering and drink locations. There is TV wall: A more formal…
Hilton Northolme, Seychelles – Hard to know how to feel about it!
As part of travelling on the mistake fare I mentioned yesterday I had one night in the Seychelles and did not want to venture to one of the islands and so had limited choices. I originally planned to use 95,000 Hilton HHonors points for a stay, but when they launched a sale around Christmas time,…
Deutsche Bahn not coming to London in the short term
Business Traveller are reporting this morning that following problems with their ICE trains and the high cost of using the tracks, Deutsche Bahn has delayed its plans to come to London St. Pancras. Hoping for fast trips to and from Germany many people were hoping to see Deutsche Bahn in 2016, their last designated date.…
Air Seychelles, Victoria to Abu Dhabi, Business Class
Some weeks ago there was a mistake fare from the Seychelles to Dublin. I was able to take advantage of this and so flew Air Seychelles to Abu Dhabi and then on with Ethiad to Dublin. Check-in opened about three hours before the flight and there was no issue with the ticket. The agent made…
Spare 2,000,077 LH miles? You can now redeem for a 6 person Whirlpool tub.
I’ve written before about strange reward opportunities from European airlines, but today LH, who used to have a Summer House available, has reached a new level of fun. For 2,000,077 or EUR 7690 you can own a 6 person whirlpool rub. LH describes the item: This whirlpool for up to six people features seven massage…
Turkish Airlines – Johannesburg to Istanbul, Business Class
Some months ago there was a mistake fare, on Turkish Airlines from Johannesburg to Switzerland when booked via United’s web site. TK honoured the fare and so I was booked to fly from JNB, to Istanbul and then on to Zurich. TK’s web site does not allow advance seat selection (when you ticket other than…
Vienna CAT train, City to Airport.
When leaving the InterContinental at Vienna to go the airport, I typically use the Subway and the CAT train which links the City Centre to VIE. There is a subway station right opposite the InterContinental and it is one stop to the CAT (City Airport Train) station at Vienna-Mitte. You must buy a ticket at…
Johannesburg Gautrain
It had been such a long time since I had been to JNB, that I have never ridden the Gautrain which links the airport with downtown (Sandton), going via half-a-dozen stops on the way. One of the stops was close to my hotel (at Rosebank) and so this seemed the sensible way to travel, on…
Senator Lounge, Vienna – where even the showers are arranged by status.
I travelled on 1 Feb from Vienna, via Frankfurt and Addis Ababa to Johannesburg. As it was my first trip of the new status year I was a little nervous when I approached the agent with my out of date United 1K card. United seems increasingly incapable to delivery cards on time, especially in Europe.…
What happened to Ethiopian flight 702 today? Hijack. [UPDATED]
It appears that the mainstream news channels are ignoring a potential hijacking this morning for some reason. Ethiopian Airlines flight 702 diverted to Geneva today and that as a result all long haul flights to that destination are being diverted. (702 serves Rome and Milan normally) The pilots appeared to have squawked the code (7500)…
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