Tier Point Run to Helsinki in Mar 2020

My regular TP run to Helsinki over two weekends. Just before lockdown started in the UK. Eerily quiet in Helsinki!

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Review of the New JFK T8 BA/AA Lounges

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

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – Photos

Photos from Day 2.

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)

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

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

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

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.