In a long expected move, Transport for London, the operator of Tube, bus and other transport services in the UK’s capital, announced a delay to its much heralded Night Tube. A promise of the outgoing London Mayor, Boris Johnson, the tube plans to operate some lines on Friday and Saturday nights have been opposed by…
Looking through my emails from the past few days, I found my Intercontinental IHG hotels offer for the autumn. It’s fairly lucrative, but I am not sure it’s so good that I would mattress run for it. The killer is really that I could manage the 17,600 quite easily as I have several trips planned…
It appears that a large fire started in the roof of a hangar this morning at Dublin Airport – the start point for many mileage runs due to excellent fares in premium cabins. The fire closed the airport for some hours whilst the fire brigade got the blaze under control with flights cancelled or diverted…
I had a couple of hours in the T5 Concorde Room last week on the way to Copenhagen. I’d left the office before lunch and so decided to try out the menu. The offerings were different from last month and were excellent. Pictured, top to bottom – Parfait of Duck – tasty and filling,…
British Airways rearranged its boarding arrangements some weeks ago – Cabin class beats out Exec Club status is the best summary. Except, it doesn’t seem to be actually like that once you get to the gate.
The Hyatt Regency Waikiki is a large property but the staff make you feel like the only guest. A lovely upgrade to a suite enabled me to really enjoy my three days there.
My hotel shuttle dropped me off at the American Airlines/US Airways part of Laguardia (Terminal C) in the early hours of the morning for my flight to Washington National. I was through Pre-Check in about 10 minutes and off to the refurbished small Admiral Club lounge. There was a good selection of breakfast food…
AA’s Small and Medium enterprise scheme, Business Extra is offering triple points on AA flights or JAL flights code-shared as AA from 1 August – 30 September. You earn double points in Coach and triple in First or Business Class. Register at your Business Extra account using offer code – ASIA15 List of routes eligible:…
I need somewhere to stay between an arrival at New York’s JFK airport before leaving from Laguardia the next morning. The Hyatt Place beckoned – a decent price, free shuttle and a Hyatt stay. The taxi was about $35 from JFK to the hotel. It was not too bad for the driver to find,…
Shoes and Shirts required? On a plane? You would have thought so but the popular Passenger Shaming group on Facebook has some even worst behaviour on display. Yet, Flyertalk took down a recent thread which contained the same material. Who’s right?
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