This is Vick’s first work trip abroad with Risktec. She’s on her way to spend a week with her colleagues based in Houston. This is a follow-on story from our Holiday to Las Vegas in Dec 2013.
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By Nige
on January 20, 2026
at 8:15 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | LHR | London Heathrow | Qatar Airways | QR
I arrived at Hamad International Airport just after 11am. I was hoping to find an AA agent that might be able to change my seat on the LAX-JFK flight, after some favourable seats had opened up.
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Best Western | DOH | Doha | Hilton | OSL | Oslo | Qatar Airways | QR
Photos from Day 2 when I enjoyed snowy walks to and from Oslo airport, Starbucks, exchanges with Qatar crew members and my first flight with Qatar in 10 years.
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 9:39 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | Hilton | OSL | Oslo | Qatar Airways | QR
After arriving back at the airport, I headed up to Check In area 10, where Qatar were based for the day.
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.
