Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Feb 2024

My first trip to Hawaii in more than 12 months - I'm getting withdrawal symptoms! This trip starts in Amsterdam and follows the well-trodden path of flying over to Hawaii via London Heathrow, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX. I start with an initial positioning flight from Heathrow to Amsterdam.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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A tropical bird found at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 – Summary

By Nige on December 22, 2022 at 5:38 am
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | EWR | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | United Airlines | USA

Another enjoyable, if slightly frustrating, trip earning Tier Points, which included my first ever overnight delay caused by a flight cancellation.

On board the UA flight from Newark to London Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 6 – New York (EWR) to London (LHR)

My flight home was due to depart from Gate C126. United Airlines (UA) advertise they start boarding 50 mins before departure time, so I headed down there early.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 6 – New York (JFK) to New York (EWR)

By Nige on December 20, 2022 at 12:36 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Tags: EWR | Hilton | JFK | New York | Trips

Well this wasn't the trip I thought I would be doing today! Stuck in New York due to (primarily) a BA IT cockup which held me up by over 4 hours

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 8 – Photos

By Nige on March 5, 2014 at 11:58 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | EWR | JFK | LAX | LCY | London City | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

Photos from Day 8.

An Alaskan Airlines flight waiting to depart at Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 8 – Los Angeles LAX to New York EWR

By Nige on March 5, 2014 at 10:31 am
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: American Airlines | EWR | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

So, this was my last time in the Flagship Lounge at LAX for a while. I’ve never thought of it as being that special, but it has turned in to my base on this trip - I’ve been in to this lounge/airport 4 times now in just a few days. So I’ve grown a little fond of it.

A nice BA pudding on the way to New York JFK

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on February 27, 2014 at 11:05 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | EWR | Hilton | JFK | LAX | LCY | London | Los Angeles | New York | Shannon | SNN | Trips | USA

Photos from Day 2.

A gorgeous view on the BA flight on the way to New York JFK

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – New York EWR to Los Angeles LAX

So I now had the challenge of getting across New York from JFK to EWR. If you look at a map, the two airports are (roughly) equidistant from Manhattan and (roughly) on the same level.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on February 26, 2014 at 8:11 am
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | BRU | Brussels | EWR | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LCY | LHR | London City | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | MIA | Miami | New York | San Juan | SJU | Trips | USA

Well just days to go now, and I’m getting prepared for my long trip. Itinerary has been printed; flight bookings printed; hotel bookings printed; maps to get me across London, and across NYC printed; and I’ve got my ESTA, Global Entry and travel insurance details printed as well.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014

By Nige on February 25, 2014 at 4:03 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | BRU | Brussels | EWR | Hawaii | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LCY | LHR | London | Los Angeles | New York | Shannon | SNN | Trips | USA

Shouldn’t be scary this one - I’ve done overseas trips on my own before (well once), and I’ve worn the t-shirt, and watched the video, and read the book etc. No big deal.