Regus, the office rental and business lounge provider has just opened the first non-BA lounge at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. As part of the promotion for the opening, Heathrow Airport Worldpoints frequent-shopper scheme can claim a free one time pass, worth £39. The free pass application page is here. Just drop down the list and select…
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Heathrow baggage woes delay move of Thai and Turkish to Terminal 2
News that Turkish and Thai will not be moving for some months
Hotel mini-review – Sofitel, Heathrow T5
I had a short layover between flights and wanted somewhere close to the airport. I landed at 10pm and left at 7am the next day so going home was not an option really. The Sofitel at Heathrow, connected directly to Terminal 5, is usually beyond my budget. However, it often appears on LastMinute.com for about…
BA Terminal 1 International Lounge, Heathrow
BA operates a small number of routes from Terminal 1 at Heathrow. A hangover from it’s purchase of bmi (British Midland International), they still operate two lounges there. One is for their Irish flights whilst the other covers their international flights, and is much the nicer. This is also the lounge being used by USAirways…
LHR T2 opens – one First but no Global First for me!
On perhaps a fittingly rainy morning, LHR T2 opened for passengers today. As I went through at round 5am, there were certainly more managers than passengers, but it all seemed to be working fine. Passengers were checking, security are doing their jobs (with huge smiles I might add), and passengers are shopping. In a word…
Heathrow launches new terminal maps – including Terminal 2
Heathrow Airport has launched new maps of their terminals at Heathrow which show the layout of Terminal 2 especially well. (Download a .pdf version here.) Showing the drop off area: The main departure lounge shows the location of all the main shops, including the Lufthansa and Aer Lingus lounges. (Green for food outlets, Purple for…
Hilton announce 2 more properties for London
By the end of 2014 London will have two new Hilton properties added to its list. In September 2014, the Doubletree By Hilton brand will be coming to Islington, North London. Located on Pentonville Road, it is close to the Angel Underground Station. (Post Code N1 9LA). By the end of 2014, the Garden Inn…
Renaissance Hotel Heathrow – where status means nothing
In order to get a bit rest after my visit to the new United lounges I booked a reasonably priced hotel at Heathrow. The Renaissance chain are part of the Marriott group and are usually considered 4*. I accept from the start that this particular property is undergoing renovation and that this may have had…
United publishes new Heathrow Terminal plan
Whilst it is a small thing, UA has published a new layout drawing for Heathrow for use after Terminal 2 opens on 4 June. It shows clearly how to get from T2 main terminal to the United gates (2B) as well as the location of the new United Club and Global First Lounge.
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