Heading to Miami for the Miami Masters Tennis tournament. Primarily for Vick, but I popped over to Grand Cayman and Hawaii.
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By Nige
on February 18, 2026
at 9:30 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | British Airways | GGL | Gold Guest List
Job done! But it's not been that easy to secure those pesky Tier Points.
By Nige
on February 10, 2026
at 3:17 pm
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 just spent the last three weeks flying around the world. Well — to be completely accurate — I’ve flown around half of the world and then back again the same way.
By Nige
on February 9, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow
Photos from Day 23, when I was reunited with my gorgeous wife and drove back home to recover after my strenuous trip.
By Nige
on February 9, 2026
at 12:53 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow
From Gate B37, I was first off, having photographed door 2L being opened at 13:59:47. I thought that may have been important for my UK261 compensation claim.
By Nige
on February 8, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles
Photos from Day 22, which included a morning in Los Angeles and my flight from Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR.
By Nige
on February 8, 2026
at 10:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles
The countdown continued to me getting home. This was my last flight of the first phase of my trip and the last flight before I was reunited with my beloved wife and bestie.
By Nige
on February 8, 2026
at 12:52 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Los Angeles
After walking out of Terminal 4 late last night, I set off on foot and walked about two miles down Century Boulevard to the Hilton Garden Inn, LAX Los Angeles Airport.
By Nige
on February 7, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York
Photos from Day 21 when I flew from Dallas DFW to New York JFK and on to Los Angeles LAX.
By Nige
on February 7, 2026
at 11:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York
American Airlines is normally very efficient at deplaning. It’s a critical part of turning an aircraft around and one of the things they’re known for.
By Nige
on February 7, 2026
at 6:02 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Dallas | DFW | Hilton | JFK | New York
Having reached the Hampton Inn Dallas/Irving–Las Colinas not long before midnight, I didn’t turn the light off until around half past twelve. The bed was really comfy, but I just couldn’t switch off.
