We enjoy heading down to London to sort out Russian visas in support of our trip to St Petersburg.
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Nige is one of the co-founders of The Billingham Blog and works as a freelance management consultant. He loves to fly in his spare time!
By Nige
on February 6, 2026
at 10:56 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Dallas | DFW | LAX | Los Angeles
Gate 205 is one of the furthest gates from border control at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). I was one of the last business-class passengers to deplane, but it didn’t take long to catch everyone up.
By Nige
on February 6, 2026
at 5:34 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Friday 06 February 2026 was a very long day — at least as far as I was concerned. For me, it seemed to go for an eternity.
By Nige
on February 6, 2026
at 4:24 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Fiji Airways | LAX | Los Angeles | Nadi | NAN
From the open-air boarding and deboarding area, I followed the Transit signs and was promptly intercepted by a lady who affixed a sticker to the back of my passport.
By Nige
on February 6, 2026
at 2:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Fiji Airways | Nadi | NAN | SYD | Sydney
My flight was due to leave from Gate 59, which wasn’t too far from the lounge. The terminal was noticeably quieter at 1pm than it had been at 9am earlier in the day — which meant fewer people getting in my way.
By Nige
on February 6, 2026
at 12:18 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: SYD | Sydney
From Gate 35, it was a long walk to transfers and immigration. The signage was excellent and it was easy to find the route to International Transfers — in fact, I appeared to be the only passenger using the facility.
By Nige
on February 5, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: HKG | Hong Kong | Qantas Airways | Skycity | SYD | Sydney
Photos from Day 19 when I spent the day at Hong Kong airport and I flew from Hong Kong to Sydney with Qantas Airways.
By Nige
on February 5, 2026
at 11:04 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: HKG | Hong Kong | Qantas Airways | SYD | Sydney
I’d enjoyed a relaxing day in The Pier First Class Lounge at Hong Kong Airport. It certainly wasn’t the most exciting day of the trip, but it was exactly what I needed ahead of a mega stretch of flights.
By Nige
on February 5, 2026
at 4:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
Unbelievably, the hotel assigned me the same room last night that I’d had on my previous stay. Considering the place has around 6,000 rooms (or something close to that), that’s one heck of a coincidence.
By Nige
on February 4, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | CX | Denpasar | DPS | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
Photos from Day 18, when I enjoyed a relaxing morning in Denpasar and my flight from Denpasar to Hong Kong.
By Nige
on February 4, 2026
at 10:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | CX | Denpasar | DPS | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
It was mad for pickups at the hotel, but my Grab taxi managed to wind its way through all of the other cabs. For less than £2, its just a no-brainer to avoid the walk and getting sweaty on the way.
