Jon Elkon, a former colleague and good friend of mine, is a prolific blogger and writer. He has just got back from a trip to the West Coast of the USA, flying with British Airways, and is about to embark on another to South Africa. It is fair to say that he was less than… Read More Poor BA service inspires poetry
An email popped into my inbox over the weekend from the IHG Reward Club that seems to have caused a bit of a stir in the blogosphere. Headforpoints labelled it “weird” and InsideFlyerUK called it “puzzling“. I don’t see what all the fuss is about! The email says this: So, they are not going to… Read More What’s all the fuss about IHG’s Reward Club email?
I tend to favour driving if a journey is a couple of hours from London because it gives me the flexibility to leave when I want, not have to worry about how much stuff I am taking and if there are two of use travelling it is invariably cheaper. It is also often quicker depending… Read More First Class is Grand (on Grand Central Trains)
At the end of the October half term I went to Switzerland for a couple of days with a very good friend. The aim was to climb a mountain in the daytime and go to the casino at night, whilst enjoying some good food and drink. Lugano is located just inside Switzerland, about 50 miles… Read More MisterAirmiles’ Guide to 48 hours in Lugano
I was going to write a post about how your hotel points can be worth different amounts at the same hotel. This came about when I was booking a night in for New Year’s Eve. I went onto the IHG app and found, a little to my surprise, that there were plenty of rooms still… Read More Booking with points? Book now and think later!
Most of the flying content of my blog revolves around British Airways because that is what I do most of; the route network and hub at Heathrow suit me very well, and I currently have Silver status, so the perks add an additional sway. However, changes recently to the brand have left many travellers with… Read More Another Alliance treats me like a Star
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love the Heathrow Express. I even once spent £225 in one go booking up transfers for my summer of travel. An offer came through for me to get a free business class upgrade on my next journey, but I didn’t pay much attention to it as… Read More Is Heathrow Express Business First worth the money?
Earlier in the year I attended a conference in Manchester and I chose to stay at the airport because I knew that I would get parking, could take the train into town and that I would get a cheaper room than in the city centre. I wrote about my time at the pub next to the… Read More My trip on Concorde
I received an email from Avios this afternoon, letting me know that I can part pay with Avios on FlyBe flights. I knew that I could do this with British Airways, but did not know that you could do this with FlyBe. Ever the curious type, I took a look to see what it meant… Read More FlyBe’s new part-pay with Avios doesn’t take off for me
This weekend I took another micro-break in London. I am trying to push this concept as it is such a fun way to spend time in the city you live, and I have stayed at the Hilton Syon Park and the Sofitel Terminal 5 so far this year! I wrote in another post how I managed… Read More Another weekend, another Micro Break; InterContinental London-The O2
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