Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2022

Back into the routine of running for Tier Points at the start of my BA Executive Club membership year.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Tag Archive for Trips

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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Trips.

Trips are jaunts that we have taken that are not considered holidays

Bus Stop 16 outside of T3 waiting for the bus back to Business Parking
Bus Stop 16 outside of T3 waiting for the bus back to Business Parking

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Day 1 – Heathrow to Home

By Nige on June 10, 2023 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

Luckily I was first off the bus when it arrived at T3, but that didn't help with my attempt to convince the passport kiosks to accept my passport.

The BA aircraft waiting to take me back to Heathrow
The BA aircraft waiting to take me back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Day 1 – Sofia SOF to London LHR

By Nige on June 10, 2023 at 10:10 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Sofia is one of the easiest places to do a B2B at. Arriving passengers are decanted into the departures area, so departing and arriving passengers mix.

Welcome to Happy Bulgaria
Welcome to Happy Bulgaria

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Day 1 – London LHR to Sofia SOF

By Nige on June 10, 2023 at 5:38 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Having checked in online, I headed up to Fast Track Security where there was a minimal queue.  The 3D scanners had not arrived at T3 as yet, so it was the normal "everything out" approach and the slow move of trays through the scanner.

Arriving at Heathrow T3
Arriving at Heathrow T3

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on June 10, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

The day got off to a fine and chilled start: coffee in the cafe, whilst I reviewed the footage of our first test of a wildlife 4K outdoor camera.

Sofia
Sofia

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Prep

By Nige on June 2, 2023 at 11:56 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London | SOF | Sofia | Trips

In doing final prep for this trip, I noticed that BA had changed not only the times of both flights I was due to be on today, but also the Heathrow terminal I was due to depart from.

Sofia
Sofia

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023

By Nige on June 1, 2023 at 2:46 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Every year there tends to be a route that offers good value for money when chasing BA Executive Club Tier Points (TPs). For a while now, Sofia (SOF) has been a great place to earn (relatively) low cost TPs.

One of the boats ferrying people to and from the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
One of the boats ferrying people to and from the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Summary

By Nige on February 1, 2023 at 8:28 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

The last in a trilogy of trips to Hawaii has concluded and it was another enjoyable one. Everything went according to plan and none of the flights (10 in all) were subject to any material delay.

An empty front row on my flight to Budapest
An empty front row on my flight to Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 6 – London (LHR) to Home

By Nige on January 31, 2023 at 10:27 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

After getting through passport control, I wander up to the north end of T5 and up the left set of lifts to the fourth floor. Need to remember that the right set of lifts only visit specific floors, excluding floor 4.

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