Another TP run to Helsinki over two weekends. Originally scheduled to start a few days after our house move, I had to move this TP run to May.
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USA is a major tourist destination for us and a whole load more people around the globe
By Nige
on December 17, 2022
at 2:38 am
Type: Post
Story: New York JFK T8 Lounge Reviews in Dec 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | British Airways | JFK | New York | Reviews | USA
This is my review of the new BA/AA lounges at the new combined hub at New York's JFK at Terminal 8 (T8).
By Nige
on December 16, 2022
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | BUD | Budapest | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA
Photos from Day 2.
By Nige
on December 16, 2022
at 11:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA
It was a quick walk through the corridors of T8 before arriving at passport control. Global Entry kiosks were at the very far end.
By Nige
on December 16, 2022
at 12:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA
No can-do on the eGates front, but no material delay in getting landside. TFW was empty and no real queue for security either with both scanners in action.
By Nige
on December 15, 2022
at 8:36 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | BUD | Budapest | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki
One benefit of consulting for a UK bank is that at Christmas I typically get about 3 weeks off.
By Nige
on December 1, 2022
at 1:58 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | British Airways | BUD | Budapest | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki
This is another one of those mad dashes across the Atlantic, starting in Budapest, to Heathrow, then onto New York and Los Angeles, before a final hop over to Honolulu.
By Nige
on August 20, 2022
at 12:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | LAS | Las Vegas | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | USA
One heck of a long road trip in just short of 2 weeks: 2673 miles, 11 hotel stops, 23 visits to Starbucks but only one visit to The Cheesecake Factory!
By Nige
on August 17, 2022
at 6:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | LAS | Las Vegas | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | USA
Photos from Day 14.
By Nige
on August 17, 2022
at 2:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | USA
After checking in at the Flagship lounge, we were advised that the Qantas First Lounge was now open, so we popped over there to check out the lunch options.
By Nige
on August 17, 2022
at 12:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | Holidays | LAS | Las Vegas | LAX | Los Angeles | USA
Planning on catching the 7:30am shuttle to the airport, partly because (as appears to be the norm now), we can’t check in online.
