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BA offering 25% off Avios redemption to Middle East from London

July 24, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

a model airplane in a jar

BA is offering 25% off Avios redemptions to the Middle East if you book by 7 August. The dates applicable vary, and you can redeem for World Traveller, World Traveller Plus or Business Class.

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Posted in British Airways, British Airways

Some modest changes at the Hyatt Regency, Waikiki

July 24, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 2 Comments

a beach with palm trees and boats in the water

Three small changes at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki which I noticed during a recent stay. All minor!

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Posted in Honolulu, Hotel Review, hotel reviews, Hyatt

Flying BA to Madrid? Think again, it might be Iberia

July 23, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 4 Comments

the tail of an airplane

BA have sub-contracted some flights between London and Madrid to Iberia. Does it matter? Well the service may well be different.

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Posted in British Airways, British Airways, Iberia

REVIEW: Hilton Dublin

July 4, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 3 Comments

a yellow flower in a white vase

A lacklustre stay at the Hilton Dublin, but I am not sure why I didn’t enjoy it!

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Posted in Dublin, Hilton, Hotel Review, hotel reviews

When is TSA Pre-check, not Pre-check?

July 4, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 5 Comments

a city in the mountains

The usual Pre-Check experience was missing from my recent flight out of Honolulu

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Posted in TSA

Elite members behaving badly – Concierge Key – part 2

July 3, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 13 Comments

an airplane on a runway

So have Concierge Key passengers become the over-entitled elites of American?

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Posted in American Airlines

Has American expanded too fast at LAX?

July 2, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 3 Comments

an airplane on a runway

Repeated ‘no gates available’ delays got me thinking, is American over reaching its capacity at LAX?

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Posted in American Airlines

Three things I found out about Spike Lee when travelling this week

July 1, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

a two grey rectangular objects on a plane

Spike was in 2A, and I was across the aisle on a flight from LA to New York last Sunday. What did I find out?

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Posted in Celebrities

Hyatt relaunches Gold Passport website – one bug fixed already!

June 30, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

two vases of flowers in a room

Hyatt has fixed a bug so quickly that it might just herald good things for the future.

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Hyatt relaunches Gold Passport web site – only a few bugs

June 30, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 2 Comments

Hyatt relaunches its Gold Passport Web site – improvement but with a couple of bugs.

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