British Airways

I like the ease and simplicity of a dedicated terminal like Heathrow’s T5, JFK’s T8 or Madrid’s T4 where most, if not all, of the flights leaving are from the same airline; it makes thing very simple, especially if it is your ‘home’ airport like Heathrow is for me. At Heathrow T5 there are four… Read More Lounge Review: Heathrow Terminal 3 Lounge comparison – Cathay Pacific / Qantas / American / British Airways

March 16, 2018March 15, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

Lounge Review: American Airlines Arrivals at Heathrow T3

One of the nicest things to be able to do after a long haul overnight flight is to have a shower which is, I guess, the point of an arrivals lounge. I could have tried the American Airlines arrivals lounge when I flew back from Miami last year, but as I was travelling with my… Read More Lounge Review: American Airlines Arrivals at Heathrow T3

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

Review: Yotel New York

In looking for a hotel for my school trip, I needed to find one with as many separate beds in a rooms as possible to reduce costs. Many American hotels will have 2 doubles, but I wanted more, and the Yotel was the answer to my searching. Located on 42nd and 10th, it is in… Read More Review: Yotel New York

March 15, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

Review: American Airlines London – New York in Economy

More often than not, flight reviews on this site and others are for premium cabins. Given the lower number of seats and therefore smaller turnover of passengers, it means that Business of First flights seem more special and worth writing about, compared to an Economy leg. However, in planning for this trip, I realised that… Read More Review: American Airlines London – New York in Economy

March 14, 2018 misterairmiles1 Comment

I’ve just spent my millionth Avios!

My first Avios redemption was from London to Edinburgh for my little brother’s Stag do. That was back in 2013 and in the following 5 years I have kept track of where and how I have spent then. It struck me the other day that, with the purchase of flights for Christmas 2018, I have… Read More I’ve just spent my millionth Avios!

March 6, 2018March 5, 2018 misterairmiles1 Comment

GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles shore leave isn’t always a sure thing

We had booked several Shore excursions, arranged by the cruise ship. We accept that there is a huge mark up on these, but they are well organised, and should anything happen that delays return to the ship, then the ship waits for you unlike a private tour! San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua We were met… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles shore leave isn’t always a sure thing

March 5, 2018March 14, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles heads out to sea

The cruise line is Azamara Club Cruises, a sister company to Celebrity which is part of Royal Caribbean. It’s marketed as more exclusive, smaller and will visit destinations that bigger ships cannot get to. It has 650 passengers and 400 crew. The ship is the Azamara Quest, built early 2000s, with a few refurbishments in… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles heads out to sea

March 4, 2018March 14, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles heads to Monteverde

Our next journey was from Arenal to Monteverde. This involved minibus / boat / minibus transportation as it is the easiest route between the 2 regions. It is a well- advertised route and can be shared or private. Due to timings, ours was a private trip. It takes about 3 hours and is a distance… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles heads to Monteverde

January 29, 2018January 28, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles goes into the rainforest

Today’s activities were a shared tour to the Arenal Hanging Bridges. This was a private park with a loop walk approximately 3.4 Km through tropical rainforest, navigating various hanging suspension bridges set at various heights and of varying length. There were 15 of us, all collected en route from our hotels. It started off dry,… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles goes into the rainforest

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles tries out the best hotel in Costa Rica

Our first 2 nights in Costa Rica were spent at a little family run boutique hotel just outside San Jose in the hills. Our very efficient driver from the Travel Excellence Company met us at the airport. I would not recommend self-driving – traffic is very busy, chaotic and the roads not great. There are few… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles tries out the best hotel in Costa Rica

January 26, 2018January 24, 2018 misterairmilesLeave a comment

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