Headed off for a weekend on a Tier Point to take me over the 7,000 TP level to earn another GUF2.
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London is the capital city of the UK
By Nige
on March 22, 2024
at 1:25 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Tennessee in Mar 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | ATL | Atlanta | British Airways | Georgia | Holidays | LHR | London | Tennessee
We are on our travels again! This time we are heading to somewhere new in the US: Tennessee! On the way we will be stopping off in Georgia and Mississippi, which will also be new US states for us.
By Nige
on December 19, 2023
at 11:58 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | California | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Palm Springs | PSP | Trips | USA
Photos from Day 6.
By Nige
on December 19, 2023
at 7:43 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | DUB | Dublin | LHR | London | Trips
I always jog through Dublin airport - it just doesn't make sense to assume all will be well with passport control and security. You never know what you might find.
By Nige
on December 19, 2023
at 12:53 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | DUB | Dublin | LHR | London | Trips
I got through Passport Control kiosk first time, although it took a lot of whirring to confirm I was OK to enter the UK! From there, I headed up to the Arrivals Lounge for a shower.
By Nige
on December 18, 2023
at 11:46 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | Hertz | Hilton | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Palm Springs | Phoenix | PHX | PSP | San Bernardino | Trips | USA
Photos from Day 5.
By Nige
on December 18, 2023
at 11:41 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA
I arrived at Gate 18 in time to board alongside the last passengers. Of course, I got a red "no no" when scanning my face at the gate; BA needed to check my passport before I could get on.
By Nige
on December 14, 2023
at 11:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA
I decided to go Flight Connections route for a change. It seemed to cause a stir as the staff didn't really know what they were looking for on my boarding pass and were getting confused between domestic connections and international connections.
By Nige
on December 14, 2023
at 5:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | DUB | Dublin | LHR | London | Trips
After a quick dash to passport control, it was fairly evident it was a quiet time for the airport. There were no other aircraft sat at the 200 gates and the corridors were empty. I think I woke up some of the border team when I got there.
By Nige
on December 14, 2023
at 2:35 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | DUB | Dublin | LHR | London | Trips
Heathrow T5 was fairly quiet after taking the lift up to Departures on level 5. I thought about popping into The First Wing (TFW) check in area to get my boarding pass validated, but due to the queue, I decided to head straight through security.
By Nige
on December 14, 2023
at 8:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Palm Springs in Dec 2023
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | California | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Palm Springs | Phoenix | PHX | PSP | Trips | USA
It's all been relatively straightforward for this trip. I originally booked this trip back in June, on the basis that I was almost guaranteed to see an AA flight change sufficient to allow me to better manage my time on this trip.
