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.
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By Nige
on January 21, 2026
at 6:35 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | British Airways | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles
I was invited over to the First Check-in desk at counter 9 in The First Wing (TFW). I asked the agent to check my passport and then see whether she could change my seat assignment on the LAX–JFK flight.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | Best Western | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | OSL | Oslo
Photos from Day 1, which started in Reading, and flight from Heathrow to Oslo and a walk to the airport hotel in the snow.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 8:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | Best Western | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | OSL | Oslo
The BA Lounge agent at Terminal 3 was perfectly polite, although she didn’t ask whether I wanted an invite into First Dining — supposedly one of the perks of being Gold Guest List.
By Nige
on January 15, 2026
at 6:09 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
This was probably the trip I’ve had the least involvement in organising — which, for anyone who knows me, will sound faintly unbelievable.
By Nige
on January 12, 2026
at 7:26 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | Announcements | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
I’ve wanted to do a Round the World (RTW) trip for as long as I can remember. It was always one of those “one day” ideas — something the Vickster and I might build into a future Australia trip, or perhaps save for a milestone year.
