theobcman , thanks, the fare was available for about GBP250, although I paid around GBP320 due to restricted dates that I could do the trip. debonair , yes I wish the flight timings had worked to allow me to try the A350! Another time, perhaps. Interesting insight into AY's operating protocol for t...
Jump to postTo Finlonia with Finnair in Business Class (w/pics) Back at the very end of January I took advantage of a good (and now much-exploited) BA fare to Tallinn via Helsinki on Finnair. The fare is still available as of May 2017 although with limited availability, and often requiring one to book via a tr...
Jump to postThanks again for the recent comments! pokfur , I hope you enjoy your FRA trip. You're right that BA's Club Europe catering has recently changed - presentation is more aligned to Club World, and there's new chinaware and other subtle soft product changes. Unfortunately on many routes portion sizes ha...
Jump to postThanks so much for all of the comments and tips/insight on Hawaii, they are much appreciated. 9w748capt , yes AA have recoded domestic two class aircraft as J instead of F, which means now (from a BA perspective) one only earns business class Avios and Tier Points. Luckily I flew this trip just befo...
Jump to postIAD-LHR The British Airways Lounge at Washington is nicely appointed, located on the floor above the main gate area but bizarrely accessible only by a single lift, which led to a little queue when boarding was announced later that evening. https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3836/33671242311_1b03765e2e_c...
Jump to postHNL-LAX Due to my reasonably early checkout, I arrived spectacularly early with plenty of time to explore the fantastically quirky Honolulu International Airport. I had not been able to check in online for this flight or any of the subsequent flights, but the friendly AAgent at the Priority desk ha...
Jump to postMoana Surfrider, A Westin Resort and Spa and Two Days on Beautiful Oahu The Moana Surfrider is probably Hawaii’s most famous hotel, and was the first on Waikiki Beach when it opened in 1901. The hotel today is comprised principally of three buildings - the original Banyan Wing, the 1950s Diamond Wi...
Jump to postHilton Newark Airport The shuttle bus took around 5 minutes to circumnavigate the roads around EWR, pulling up to a typically corporate looking entrance at the hotel, the driver helping with bags. Inside, there was just the one member of staff on reception and quite a wait whilst two other guests w...
Jump to postOperation Oahu: British Airways Club and American Airlines First Class to Hawaii After the best part of four years as BA Silver (oneworld Sapphire), it was time to return to Gold (Emerald) in anticipation of a much busier travel year for 2017. There’s only one way to do this relatively quickly and ...
Jump to postThanks for all the comments! The lounge in MAD is just unbelievable... I am totally shocked! I spent this autumn some time in the same lounge - but it was a nightmare. There was NO food other than a cold pasta-salad and cold Spanish tortilla. Still can't believe the pictures. I guess it varies by ti...
Jump to postMemoir from Madrid - Iberia Business Class including the A340 in Europe Summer might now seem a distant memory, but back in early September some keen flight pricing and an InterContinental Ambassador free weekend night certificate sitting in the drawer was all the impetus I needed to concoct a long...
Jump to postMaverickM11 wrote:Nice trip report...
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/theobcman" class="quote" target="_blank">theobcman</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Your routing out of <acronym title="Stoc...
Jump to post<b><acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> Cathay Pacific Busines...
Jump to post<b>Cathay Pacific The Wing Business Class, <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym></b> Arriving at <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Interna...
Jump to post<b>Images from Hong Kong</b> Most days started with either a walk to the Star Ferry or a walk to TST/East TST station. Unfortunately part of The Avenue of the Stars is closed due to major construction work (which you can see in the first photo below), meaning the middle part of the walk from the ICG...
Jump to post<b>InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong</b> The ICGS is located on the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) on Kowloon, a 15 minute walk from the Star Ferry piers, and under 10 minutes walk from the closest MTR station (East TST, from which you can walk underground to the main TST station). Whilst...
Jump to post<a href="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/26800423541_d44a8d3a6b_c.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/26800423541_d44a8d3a6b_c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/26800423541_d44a8d3a6b_c.jpg" width="650" height="488" alt="https://far...
Jump to post<b>Asia’s World City via Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific Business Class</b> Hong Kong is one of my favourite cities, and so I was excited to return this April for a 6 night break from the UK, staying at a firm favourite of mine, the InterContinental Grand Stanford. I would be sampling two new airli...
Jump to postDuring the Summer 2016 schedule, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> are using a number of their midhaul configured A321 aircraft to operate selected shorthaul flights to <acronym title="Stockholm - Arlanda (ARN / ESSA), Sweden">ARN</acronym>, N<acronym title="Nationwide Airlines (South Af...
Jump to postThanks for all the comments! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/camohe" class="quote" target="_blank">camohe</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I'm amused you st...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/blooBirdie" class="quote" target="_blank">blooBirdie</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>How long does the walk from the lounge...
Jump to postWelcome to my fourth and final trip report of 2015, a short narrative of a long weekend away in Italy at the start of the winter. This trip was a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> Holidays booking, combining Club Europe flights to and from Bologna, three nights at the Grand Hotel Majesti...
Jump to postThanks for all of the comments, they are much appreciated! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/blrsea" class="quote" target="_blank">blrsea</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5<...
Jump to post<b>Emirates Business Class Lounge (Concourse A), <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym></b> The Emirates Business Class Lounge in Dubai’s massive Concourse A is as massive as the concourse itself. The lounge runs the full length of the concourse, susp...
Jump to post<b>The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore</b> The Lalit Ashok, part of an Indian chain of business hotels, is located in the embassy district of Bangalore, around 45 minutes’ drive from the airport. Our driver got us there in short order in the early hours of the morning, with light (but suitably interesting lo...
Jump to postIndia has fascinated me for many years, and so when the need to visit Bangalore for work presented itself a couple of months ago, I jumped at the chance to experience a slice of the country. <a href="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5796/21195143649_9b1b8575fb_c.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="https://...
Jump to postThanks for all the comments, much appreciated! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/minmaguire" class="quote" target="_blank">minmaguire</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>)...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fxramper" class="quote" target="_blank">fxramper</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i> I'm already confused? Maybe just start yo...
Jump to post<b><acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> British Airways Club World, A380</b> En route to the gate we walked past the Qantas International First lounge, which looked very...
Jump to post<b>American Airlines Admirals Club, <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym></b> Before we get to <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> airport, it’s worth a brief interlude to explain how our re...
Jump to post<b>American Airlines Flagship Lounge and Admirals Clubs, <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym></b> For international to domestic connections at <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), ...
Jump to postWelcome to my second report of 2015 – a trip to the beautiful city by the bay of San Francisco, via Dublin and New York (and an unexpected detour to Los Angeles). If you would like to view the full report, including reviews and photos from the hotels and of the areas we visited, please visit <a href...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jwhite9185" class="quote" target="_blank">jwhite9185</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>In the F lounges at <acronym title="...
Jump to postVery good trip report! Regarding the dining situation at the lounges in <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym>, Pre-Flight Dining is only available to First passengers (in the Galleries First lounge), and Pre-Flight Supper is ...
Jump to postThanks for all of the comments! <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s shorthaul fleet is in need of a refresh - the convertible seats are in quite a poor state across the board. Some of the newer A320s have slimline seats already installed (although not the latest style that has just been ...
Jump to postWelcome to my second trip report of 2014, detailing a recent city break to Lisbon, Portugal. Whilst I’d been away for work in the interim, this was my first trip for leisure in roughly 10 months, so it was with eager anticipation that we arrived at Heathrow Terminal 3 for our British Airways flight ...
Jump to postThanks for your comments, <b>countvis</b>! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/countvis" class="quote" target="_blank">countvis</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i...
Jump to postEarlier this month I took a quick trip to Barcelona for business, booked not very far in advance. I wasn’t planning on writing a trip report, but reading others over the Easter weekend has inspired me to put fingers to keyboard and publish an (albeit short) report. This will be the first of my repor...
Jump to postVery good report, thanks for sharing! Just to clarify, those Club Europe seats are not quite the same as Euro Traveller seats. The <acronym title="Nationwide Airlines (South Africa)">CE</acronym> seats are wider (the B seat squishes and all seats on the right expand) and have 34" pitch compared to 3...
Jump to postVery nice trip report, with some great pictures - thanks for posting!
I think you have Avios and Tier Points around the wrong way - Avios (formerly Miles) was the 15,555 and you received 160 Tier Points .
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/loalq" class="quote" target="_blank">loalq</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>But it seems to be so empty and quiet... Are <ac...
Jump to postWelcome to my second full trip report for 2013. I had had two weeks of annual leave booked off work for some time in anticipation of gallivanting away somewhere, and after the usual period of discussion, thinking, more discussion and mouse tapping, Stockholm was chosen as the destination of choice. ...
Jump to postNice report! Regarding the meal service in WTP, the main mean service features a choice of main course from the Club World selection, and presented as such. You also get the <acronym title="Air Marshall Islands">CW</acronym> metal cutlery and napkin. <acronym title="Air Marshall Islands">CW</acronym...
Jump to postThanks for all of your comments - much appreciated! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AeroWesty" class="quote" target="_blank">AeroWesty</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</...
Jump to postThanks for your comments!
IST was definitely my most scary vehicle passenger experience to date!
Back before Christmas, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> had a pretty good premium sale, with particularly good prices for shorthaul Club Europe routes. In need of some TPs for the first time in a few years beyond my usual travel pattern, I booked a night in Istanbul, a city I had been c...
Jump to postIt was time for another short break to escape from what had been a hectic few weeks at work, this time to Rome, a city that had been on my to-visit list for a long time. <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> had some good flight and hotel package prices for travel in February, and so after s...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jflchantha" class="quote" target="_blank">jflchantha</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Such an amazing trip report! I was l...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SASDC8" class="quote" target="_blank">SASDC8</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I did not know that one were granted accsess t...
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