This is another installment of my series of TP runs to Sofia. In June and July of 2023, I did a number of trips out to Sofia, just to collect TPs. There was another opportunity in Dec 2023 to collect more cheap TPs, so here I am!
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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 January 28, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Denpasar | Hilton
Photos from Day 11, when I spent a fair bit of time at the airport, did some sight seeing in and around Denpasar and enjoyed a lovely dinner at the hotel restaurant.
By Nige
on January 28, 2026
at 7:06 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Denpasar | Hilton
I briefly considered delaying the start of my sightseeing in the hope that traffic might ease later in the morning. The counter-argument was obvious, though: leave it too late and I’d risk drifting off to sleep instead.
By Nige
on January 28, 2026
at 12:59 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Denpasar | Hilton
Getting to sleep had been a struggle. I felt unusually cold, largely because the air-conditioning unit was positioned directly above me, and I had a vague concern that I might wake up with a stiff neck.
By Nige
on January 27, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | Denpasar | DPS | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
Photos from Day 10, which included a relatively early flight from Hong Kong to Denpasar, my fight to get through Immigration and avoid the touts and my walk to my hotel in Bali.
By Nige
on January 27, 2026
at 8:16 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Denpasar | DPS | Hilton
After arriving at Gate 3, it was door 1L that opened first. That had become something of a theme on this Asia leg, particularly with Cathay Pacific.
By Nige
on January 27, 2026
at 4:51 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | Denpasar | DPS | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
After a solid night’s sleep at the Regal Skycity Hotel, I woke at around 5am — refreshed and ready for my final flight before a long-awaited day off.
By Nige
on January 26, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AKL | Auckland | Cathay Pacific | HKG | Hong Kong | Ibis | Skycity
Photos from Day 9, which included a brief look around Auckland, my flight from Auckland to Hong Kong and my stay at the huge Regal Skycity Hotel.
By Nige
on January 26, 2026
at 11:21 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Hong Kong | Skycity
Having made up most of the time lost after our late departure from Auckland, and being seated towards the back of the forward Business Class cabin, I had a fair few passengers to overtake once I entered the terminal.
By Nige
on January 26, 2026
at 9:54 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AKL | Auckland | Cathay Pacific | HKG | Hong Kong | Ibis | Skycity
I already had my boarding passes, so I was straight through security and in to the international lounge. Cathay Pacific didn’t operate its own lounge at Auckland, instead partnering with Air New Zealand.
By Nige
on January 26, 2026
at 10:04 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Auckland
I managed to get about five hours’ kip and woke shortly before 6am. I caught up with Vick and promptly tied myself in knots over time zones and their relationship with the International Date Line (IDL).
