Yesterday I wrote about signing up for Schipol’s Iris recognition immigration entry system to the Netherlands. Part of the enhanced package is access to the Privium Lounge at Schipol when departing the airport on a same day flight. The lounge is located airside between check-in Zones 1 and 2, immediately above the escalator from the…
Enrolling for Schipol’s Privium Scheme Immigration card
It seems as if I have a number of trips to AMS in mind over the next year and with Immigration lines being quite lengthy there sometimes, I decided to invest in their paid-for-use Iris scanning entry system – Privium. Their offering comes in two ‘flavours’ – the slimmer version at EUR121 and the full…
Global Entry – done!
Background About 6 weeks ago, when reading the vFlyer board I chanced upon a post about a UK based member of United’s Mileage Plus scheme who had managed to obtain an enrolment code to Global Entry. UK Citizens, you understand, are not entitled to apply for Global Entry in the normal course of events. However, for some…
7 May only – 25% discount on Egyptair fares – incl Business
Just for today 25% off all fares – including Business Class tickets. If you are thinking of crediting a flight to United, note there are changes to earning levels from 11 July 2013 and as credit is now based on date of travel (and not purchase), care needs to be taken.
Discounted Business fares to China with Finnair from Heathrow
Chongqing – £1,399 Valid 1.5.13 to 26.1.14 – book by 13 May. Minimum stay 6 days or Sat night Xi’an – £1,199 Valid 14.6.13 to 26.10.14 – book by 13 May. Minimum stay 6 days or Sat night.
Discounted upgrades on Austrian Airlines from VIE for Miles&More
You need to book between 3.1.13 and 30.6.13 and travel between 1.5.13 and 30.6.13, so you have a relatively small window left I am afraid. Details here. (After the page is displayed, scroll down to the results and under the sort line, select ‘Upgrades only’ to show these) Bangkok, Beijing, Tokyo Y,B fares – 30,000…
A busy start to May….
Some months ago it was suggested that those bloggers who write under the Boarding Area group might like to meet to discuss items of common interest. Dates were canvassed and as luck would have it, the weekend suggested came at the end of a week I had planned to be in the US anyway. BACON…
Are the BA #helloweekend deals good value?
It is the second weekend of the BA short notice holidays, combining hotels and flights for the coming weekend – #helloweekend This weekend’s deals are: Dublin – £119 per person, based on 2 people sharing Glasgow – £119 pp Alicante – £139 Pisa – £139 Munich – £169 Copenhagen – £179 I decided to select…
Lufthansa to fly A380 to Shanghai
Overcoming concerns from the Chinese Government about the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Lufthansa secured permission to fly their A380, 5 times per week to Shanghai. Flights start 26 September 2013. Bookable now:
Discounted Marriott stays in Europe this weekend
*Hotels marked with an asterisk also offer eBreaks on Thursday. Thursday requires a Friday night stay. Sunday requires a Saturday night stay. These per-night rates include complimentary breakfast in the UK and many other European destinations. Double occupancy may be higher. When reserving online, please include MEB in the corporate/promotional box. To reserve by…
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