Enjoying getting back into flying after the awful last few years. Managed to sneak in another trip in Feb with Las Vegas in my sights.
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By Nige
on February 8, 2026
at 12:52 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Los Angeles
After walking out of Terminal 4 late last night, I set off on foot and walked about two miles down Century Boulevard to the Hilton Garden Inn, LAX Los Angeles Airport.
By Nige
on February 7, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York
Photos from Day 21 when I flew from Dallas DFW to New York JFK and on to Los Angeles LAX.
By Nige
on February 7, 2026
at 11:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York
American Airlines is normally very efficient at deplaning. It’s a critical part of turning an aircraft around and one of the things they’re known for.
By Nige
on February 7, 2026
at 6:02 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Dallas | DFW | Hilton | JFK | New York
Having reached the Hampton Inn Dallas/Irving–Las Colinas not long before midnight, I didn’t turn the light off until around half past twelve. The bed was really comfy, but I just couldn’t switch off.
By Nige
on February 6, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Fiji Airways | LAX | Los Angeles | Nadi | NAN | SYD | Sydney
Photos from a very long Day 20, with a morning at Sydney airport, my flight from Sydney to Nadi, Fiji, my flight to Los Angeles and finally my flight to Dallas.
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.
