Tier Point Run to Tallinn in Apr 2017

This was a new one for me: a TP run to Estonia via Heathrow and Helsinki. This was better value than my normal TP runs to Hawaii, so I doubled up on the excitement by doing a nested TP run.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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My room at the Hilton JFK - not one I was supposed to be seeing!

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 5 – New York (JFK) to London (LHR)

By Nige on December 19, 2022 at 8:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

It was a great feeling to walk from the AA inbound flight straight into a nice suite of lounges, where I could wait for my BA flight back to Heathrow.

The AA aircraft that would be taking me back to New York JFK

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 5 – Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on December 19, 2022 at 12:41 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

The AA Flagship Lounge attendants recognised me. It's really nice when you get some personal interaction with the lounge team.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 4 – Photos

Photos from Day 4.

A view of the AA aircraft taking me back to Los Angeles

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 4 – Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Time to head back to the UK. Although the weather has been awful today, my trip has ended with a wonderful sunset.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 4 – Morning and Afternoon in Honolulu

By Nige on December 18, 2022 at 6:16 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

My sleep is clearly completely shot on this trip. Minimal sleep was achieved at the Hilton LAX hotel last night. Tonight wasn't that much better at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel.

The view down from my balcony on the 34th floor at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Photos

Photos from Day 3.

Take out from The Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Afternoon and Evening in Honolulu

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

Having arrived at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel, I remembered my last (brief) visit in Nov. I had a room on the 12th floor (if I remember correctly). This time I managed to get onto the 34th floor (out of 37). Although it seemed to take the check-in guy a long time to organise my […]

The old AA Flagship First Lounge at JFK T8 (from Nov 2022)

Review of the BA/AA Greenwich Lounge at JFK T8

This is my review of the BA/AA Greenwich Lounge at JFK T8 which offers good facilities for Business and First Class passengers that can't access the Chelsea and Soho Lounges at New York JFK airport.