In a series of moves which appear to be designed to increase benefits to elite members, Lufthansa has announced its planned changes for Miles and Miles in 2014. Status Customers – Frequent Travellers, Senators and HON members will have the chance to earn extra benefits dependent on the number of flights taken. More details in…
Hyatt Regency, Orlando Airport Review
During my visit to the US at the end of August I had two stays booked at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport. I’ve been visiting this hotel for several years, attracted by easy upgrades on airlines to/from the holiday destination and usually pretty good rates. The hotel is actually in the airport and so no…
JFK Airtrain closures until mid-October – various dates/times
The Port Authority who runs the AirTrain at JFK and to/from Jamaica are offering an alternative bus service during significant closures over the next few weeks. Full details here.
The End of IRIS at Heathrow is nigh – 15/16 September
The UK Border Agency has finally sounded the death knell for the IRIS immigration system. This has been long awaited if unwelcome. (London Heathrow airport loses service at Terminal 3 on 15 September 2013 and on 16 September at Terminal 5.) For those who don’t know about the scheme, it allowed pre-registered travellers to speed…
BA1 – London City to JFK
Last month I travelled on the BA1 flight from London City to New York (JFK), for the first time since its flight time had changed to the morning. BA still operate two flights a day for most of the year – summer and Christmas/New Year are the exceptions – but only the early flight gets…
BA Web site now remembers previous searches
Checking on my Executive Club home page today and noticed that the site is now remembering my recent searches: Another nice new feature from BA, after the ability to upgrade from the mobile app which I mentioned yesterday.
BA mobile app now selling upgrades
I downloaded a new set of flights and found that a future flight is available for paid upgrade, and the price is displayed on the mobile app. Following the link shows the price:
JFK to San Francisco, American Airlines, 3 class service
I was lucky enough to enjoy a single AA segment from JFK to San Francisco on their three class B767-200 planes. These will be phased out in 2014 so this was a final chance to raise a glass to one of my favourite domestic planes. The three class service is nice, although all the more…
Grand Hyatt, San Francisco – Revisited
About two years ago I visited the Grand Hyatt, San Francisco during its refurbishment. The Review is here. I was pleased to be able to return for a few days last month. Again I applied one of my Gold Passport Diamond Suite upgrades and received a nice mid-level room. I often find that using the…
£100 BA Club Europe flight over £350 – works with Shareholder discount
A long time ago, when BA was first sold off by the Government, they made an offer that passengers would enjoy a 10% discount on tickets each year. That was so long ago that no imagined that they could merge with Iberia, not that taxes would become so much of what we pay to fly.…
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