Holiday to Miami Tennis in Mar 2015

Heading to Miami for the Miami Masters Tennis tournament. Primarily for Vick, but I popped over to Grand Cayman and Hawaii.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Author Archive for Nige

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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!

A skyline view of Honolulu
A skyline view of Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL)

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 8:53 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

I think the good amount of sleep I got on the flight to LAX last night caused me not to be able to sleep at the Hilton LAX hotel.

A broad view of the Soho Lounge at JFK T8
A broad view of the Soho Lounge at JFK T8

Review of the New BA/AA Soho Lounge at JFK T8

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 4:20 am
Type: Post
Story: New York JFK T8 Lounge Reviews in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | JFK | New York | Reviews | USA

This is my review of the new BA/AA Soho Lounge at JFK T8 which offers some promising new facilities for mid tier passengers at New York JFK airport.

The new BA/AA Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8
The new BA/AA Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8

Review of the New BA/AA Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 3:19 am
Type: Post
Story: New York JFK T8 Lounge Reviews in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | JFK | New York | Reviews | USA

This is my review of the new BA/AA Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8 which offers some promising new facilities for top tier passengers at New York JFK airport.

The new BA/AA Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8
The new BA/AA Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8

Review of the New JFK T8 BA/AA Lounges

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 2:38 am
Type: Post
Story: New York JFK T8 Lounge Reviews in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | British Airways | JFK | New York | Reviews | USA

This is my review of the new BA/AA lounges at the new combined hub at New York's JFK at Terminal 8 (T8).

The new Chelsea Lounge at JFK Terminal 8
The new Chelsea Lounge at JFK Terminal 8

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)

By Nige on December 16, 2022 at 11:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

It was a quick walk through the corridors of T8 before arriving at passport control. Global Entry kiosks were at the very far end.

A great view of aircraft taking off on the north runway 27R at Heathrow
A great view of aircraft taking off on the north runway 27R at Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – London (LHR) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on December 16, 2022 at 12:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

No can-do on the eGates front, but no material delay in getting landside. TFW was empty and no real queue for security either with both scanners in action.

The lovely sky on the way back to Heathrow
The lovely sky on the way back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to London (LHR)

By Nige on December 16, 2022 at 8:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

I set the alarm for 6am expecting to wake up well before that. It's my norm. Amazingly, I was rudely awoken by my alarm going off, having slept really well.

Taking off from Heathrow on the way to Budapest
Taking off from Heathrow on the way to Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 1 – London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

By Nige on December 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

I walked down to The First Wing (TFW) and headed through to security where there was a long queue.

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