http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/avios-travel-rewards/8992871/win-one-of-1000-return-flights-to-europe.html 555 lucky readers will win 18,000 Avios, enough for two return British Airways economy flights from the UK to a zone one European destination. Choose from cities such as Paris, Milan, Prague and Brussels, and all you need to pay is £27 per return flight. Buy The Daily Telegraph on January 14 and The…
Holiday Inn Express, JFK – December 2011
On my way from London to San Francisco I decided not to venture in to Manhattan and instead book a night at the Holiday Inn Express, JFK. I have stayed at the property before and have always been pleased with the service so booked again. At JFK the hotel shuttles go from the Federal Circle…
Intercontinental San Francisco – Dec 2011
I did a quick stay at the Intercontinental San Francisco last week, just before New Year’s Eve. The hotel is relatively new and is located two blocks south of Market Street, in central San Francisco. I arrived on the BART from SFO ($8.10 on way, and operates every 20 minutes). A short walk South from…
BA Ski Sale – 10% off Economy/25% off Club Europe – select destinations until 31 March – Book by 9 Jan 2012
BA are offering discounts to Exec Club holders to select destinations in Europe, for Ski trips it appears. Details: As an Executive Club member you are invited to benefit from an exclusive discount on selected ski destinations. 10% off economy class. 25% off business class. Using your voucher This offer is valid for bookings made…
Evicted by Emin – Reply from BA
I sent BA a short note pointing out that I didn’t think they had handled my Eviction by Tracey Emin very well (click for the original post). Their reply today doesn’t even contain a real apology, but is a simple form e-mail, presumably sent when any passenger has their seat moved by the airline. Dear…
Hyatt Execs: Are your confirmed Suite upgrades really useful any more?
I ask this, relatively, controversial question after two experiences using them last year. I ask this based on two experiences last year. The oldest in Berlin was rescued by the Hyatt by crediting back the upgrade suite for the stay where I had the problem, and the next stay. In addition they guaranteed the suite…
Trip Report – BA1 – LCY-JFK – 29 Dec 2011
As part of the deeply discounted BA sale tickets offered at the start of December, I booked a trip to San Francisco over New Year. This featured my favourite flight (London City Airport to JFK, Via Shannon), and then some American Airlines segments within the US. These would help me requalify for BA Gold, one…
Evicted by Emin – BA001 – 29 Dec 2011
I checked in online with BA 24 hours before departure and printed a boarding pass for 3J. When I arrived at the airport, the staff told me that I had my seat changed to 3B – ‘in order to accommodate a family’. We had a look at the seat chart and found that 1J/1K were…
New UK based Priority Club Visa card – £99 Annual fee but DOUBLE the points
Since I reviewed the Priority Club VISA card some months ago, they have launched a second card in the UK. Applications via this link (not sponsored). The differences are summed up by the Helpful table on the site: Clearly the big issue is the £99 joining fee and hence the increased APR. However, the very attractive…
Hilton launches worldwide weekend sale – pre-paid / non-cancellable / non-changeable rates – Book by 31 Jan
Seems that Hilton wants to get a off to a good money saving start for customer wishing to book weekends for the whole of 2012 (well after about 16th Jan from what I can see). Rate do seem pretty good: http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/promotions/hi_hhonors_JanuarySaleEN_1/index.jhtml Rates for London: Central and Northern Europe: A random check on the Hilton…
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