This twitter exchange between the official @United twitter account and an unhappy small business owner tells you everything about what United are trying to do with their change to spend levels for US members of MileagePlus. Elite members at United have been called ‘over-entitled’ by their CFO and are now being told that low spending…
The Park Hyatt, New York – superb room and service!
One my defining hotel stays of 2014 was at the Park Hyatt, New York. A superb upgrade and great service from everyone I met has made this aspirational property somewhere I want to go back as and when I can afford it. It really is THE place to stay in New York.
A short hop, LAX to Miami, American Airlines First class
Having booked a trip several months ago I have come to realise that schedule changes can work to your advantage. All you need is a plan, and an agent that doesn’t quite know all the rules. The rule that should have prevented me securing the three class First cabin on my flight from LA to…
Club Carlson – Double Stay Credits or Double Points
Although I have had two bad stays with Radisson this year I have registered for this promo. The deal is fairly good if you happen to have stays planned between 4 November and 30 December. The full terms and conditions are: Terms and Conditions You must be a Club CarlsonSM member to participate in the…
My Berlin Wall photos as Germany celebrates 25 years since its collapse
As Germany celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall I am sharing my memories and some very old photos from my visits before the wall came down. This was the East German transit visa required to travel from West to West, via East Germany. Images across the wall: There was no…
Tower of London poppies – 2 more days, but parts will stay to month end
There are a couple of days left to see the whole Poppies installation at the Tower of London. This week the Tower announced that they will keep on the floodlights until midnight until the 11th, when the work will be complete. The Prime Minister yesterday appears to have secured an extension for parts of the…
Leeli Lounge, Maldives
Cathay Pacific uses the Leeli Lounge in Male which was a pretty nice place to wait for the flight to Hong Kong. Surrendering the lounge invite to the agent at the desk and entered the lounge. The flow of passengers ebbed and flowed as flights came and went but there were always seats. I found…
Araliya Lounge, Columbo, Sri Lanka
None of the lounges at Columbo are very exciting and whilst I was ready to use my Priority Pass to gain access, BA gave out lounge invites at check-in for Araliya lounge. In fact whilst quite dark, it had an excellent range of hot and cold food offerings. The WiFi was free and fairly fast.…
British Airways – London to Amman, Business Class
I had flown this route earlier in the year and not really enjoyed it, so it was with some trepidation I boarded for the 5 hour flight, on board a BA A321 aircraft. I had again selected Row 1, a single seat at the front of the Club World cabin. The video monitor is located…
Royal Jordanian Business Class – Amman to Doha
I have previously flown Royal Jordanian on a short hop from Amman to Cairo. The flight to Doha was about 2 1/2 hours and was run on an Airbus A320, although originally planned on a regional jet. I had flown with RJ from Amman before and so knew that if you use the Business Class…
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