BA are running a promo for Club Europe flights from London City from £200. The fares are actually £199 when booking to Dublin, Amsterdam or Dusseldorf. There are some other reasonable offers, all destinations are listed below. Travel by 14 July so it covers the Easter period. Doing a test booking via this page, you…
What is BA doing with Iberia ?
Like many people, friends of mine received cancellation emails and texts that their flights from London Gatwick to Gran Canaria were cancelled later in the year. When checking to see whether BA had cancelled the route it became clear that something else was happening. First, the flights had switched to Heathrow and Terminal 5 –…
Parc 55 San Francisco becomes a Hilton
Hilton yesterday announced that they had acquired this centrally located property in San Francisco. In the background of the image above you can see the Hilton San Francisco which is just a few blocks away from the newly acquired property. Located right next to a BART station and the end of the cable car, it…
Just the most helpful BA agent I have ever encountered.
Last Saturday I had to call the BA Gold Guest List line for assistance with a booking. The hold time was perhaps 15 seconds. The agent went through the booking to check my flights were all booked properly, confirmed arrival and departure times, checked minimum connecting times and the fare I had been quoted. All…
What happens when a Swiss A320 goes flying with the Swiss Air Display Team
Swiss airlines published two great videos showing what happened when their A320 joined up with the national display aerobatics team (Patrouille Suisse) to go flying in the Alps. There are some spectacular shots in both videos and I hope you will consider having a look. Beautiful scenery and great flying. Well worth five minutes I think.
Hyatt credit cardholders 20% rebate on awards (17 Feb-31 Jul 15)
Hyatt has today launched a promo which rewards Hyatt credit card holders. Of course these can only be US residents, but it is worth recording the promo here. Hyatt Credit Cardmembers will receive 20% of their Hyatt Gold Passport points back if they redeem their points between February 17, 2015 and July 31, 2015. Cardmembers…
Aer Lingus Board recommends take over by BA/IB’s IAG
It appears that on Friday 13th (!) the Aer Lingus board recommended their takeover by the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, IAG. The share value was EUR2.90. However, with Ryanair and the Irish Government having significant shareholdings it’s not yet a done deal.
Freddie Awards voting opens
I am pleased to say that voting has started for the 2015 Freddie Awards. Long established, they took a short break, but are now back bigger and better. Several years ago I attended one ceremony in Washington DC and it was interesting to meet some of the people that you hear about in the industry.…
Gotham Air helicopter flights on offer $99 – book by 17 Feb
I wrote last week about a new helicopter service from Manhattan to Newark and JFK – you can read all about it here. However, Gotham Air are marking the start of service with a special offer: – Book by midnight 17 February on any service – Use the Promo Code LAUNCH – Pay just $99 for…
United matching new ex-Dublin Business Class fare sale
BA/AA launched a new fare sale from Dublin last week and it appears that AA is matching. Of course the fare is not much use with United’s new earnings regime, nor is it as attractive as the super Danish deal that United refunded. But, if you are look for PQM’s or miles toward Million Miler…
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