Hilton has announced a list of category changes from 13 January 2016. Full details in this post.
Hilton reward category changes – 2 weeks to beat the increases
I cheated on Hyatt, and I liked it!
I haven’t stayed much at Sheratons for several years – their system tells me I have 233 lifetime nights – but an unexpected stay at LAX gave me a choice when the Concourse turned out to be sold out.
Explosion at Istanbul Airport kills one – origin unknown
It appears that a cleaner has been killed, and another injured in an explosion at Istanbul Airport. Authorities are saying that it is NOT terrorism related.
Kenyan government confirms bomb found in bathroom on Mauritius to Paris flight
It would appear that another failure in security screening may have let a viable explosive device on to a commercial flight.
PartnerPlusBenefit from Star Alliance explained
A number of Star Alliance airlines run a scheme to reward companies for booking their flights with them. The company’s frequent flyers keep their miles, but the company also gets something back. Free to join it seems an easy decision to join. Details in the post.
BA steps up services at London City Airport
British Airways made some announcements this week about their services from London City for next summer. Significant will be the removal of the turbo-prop plane used on the Dusseldorf flights. This is to be replaced with an Embraer 190 from May of next year. This will bring BA’s fleet based at LCY to 25 planes.…
REVIEW: American Airlines – Phoenix to Honolulu, First Class
My second trip on American’s flight from Phoenix to Honolulu was on a 757 with a different configuration and my seat had great legroom.
REVIEW – BA – London City to Dublin, operated by Jota Air
BA seems to have a habit of substituting third party planes for their own out of London City. As luck would have it on the day I travelled they wouldn’t allow any wheelie bags in to the cabin.
REVIEW: British Airways First Class, London to New York, JFK on Thanksgiving Day
A short review of my BA First flight from London to JFK on Thanksgiving Day 2015.
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