The first part of the trip was, for me, heading back to London. As usual, MummyAirmiles is writing in italics. As readers will know, MummyAirmiles is joining up with MisterAirmiles on a few days’ jaunt round Europe, experiencing different planes and their various versions of business class travel. Bring a retired lady of leisure and… Read More Episode 1 – Afternoon tea over the Irish Sea
The last time I went on holiday with my Mum was August 2007. Newly graduated, and therefore penniless, with my girlfriend being much braver than I was and travelling off to teach in Hong Kong for a year, I went to Rome for a few days with Mum. She paid; I spoke. It was a… Read More MummyAirmiles joins me on a wide-bodied jet tour of Europe
Aberdeen Airport has had a lot of investment recently, which may now be slightly redundant with the fall in oil prices, but that is a different story. Earlier this spring I needed to be in the north of Scotland for the weekend and wanted to leave after work on the Friday. I took the last… Read More Hotel at Aberdeen takes the Crowne
I wrote about my last IHG Accelerate promotion here. I didn’t do well, as I didn’t read the T&Cs carefully enough. It boiled down to a points and cash night tracking for that part, but not as one of my total nights stayed, meaning I missed out on the completion bonus. It wasn’t too serious… Read More Accelerating to another bonus with IHG
Irregular operations occur when things go wrong for whatever reason. In my case, it was the cancellation of my flight back from Nice. A planned air traffic control strike meant that BA were asked to reduce some of their services the day before, which meant us. I got a text and email at about 1600… Read More When things don’t go to plan – my first experience of IRROPS
This is not meant to be a political blog but when the political landscape is as we find ourselves in today, I think it is only right to look at how it will impact us. Sadly, in the long term, nobody knows. Speak to anyone who voted Leave and they will tell you that “it’ll… Read More What should EU do now?
Hi again! It has been a while since I last posted – April half term to be precise. The summer term is always busy in school, what with exam classes, revision, trips and celebrations all on top of the normal daily duties. A lot has happened since then, that I will be getting round to… Read More Getting ready for the summer
MummyAiriles emailed this evening to let me know how her latest trip is going. Thankfully for her bank balance, and my inheritance, it is a relatively cheap trip thanks to the bestowal of some Emirates Skywards miles. Some months ago, MummyAirmiles reported on her Emirates business class trip to Mauritius and back from the Seychelles… Read More MummyAirmiles flies easyJet – Emirates pays!
I have been to Manchester airport precisely four times; twice flying MAN-somewhere in the USA, perhaps Florida – Montego Bay in Jamaica with Air2000 in 1992. More recently, I flew LHR-MAN-LHR with BA. I am attending a conference in Manchester and I chose to stay at the airport because I knew that I would get… Read More Manchester Airport
Different card providers have different ways of presenting data using their online platforms when it comes to miles and points. American Express are very clear: on the BAPP, you earn 1.5 Avios per pound on everything except BA spend, which is double. This is shown on the statement like this: The £5.39 in Tesco is multiplied by… Read More Why it is worth checking your points statments
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