Economy Class & Beyond

Resort fees and Las Vegas – *Head… Wall… Thump…*

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There are some things that you can't avoid when travelling - especially in Las Vegas. One of the things that is irking me is the joy of Resort fees and how much they actually jack up the price of a hotel. These annoyances started creeping in 2009, and seem to be everywhere now. Vegas Chatter has an excellent list of fees and what benefits you get. But how do these numbers … [Read more...]

Using Starbucks Rewards Internationally

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Some of us like them. Some of us hate them. And some of us just want hot caffeine that tastes OK. I'm of course referring to Starbucks coffee. Starbucks, Birmingham Bullring kiosk. Now, we all know it has a loyalty scheme (which does vary from country to country), but the idea is you collect stars when you buy drinks, and eventually you get to a Gold Tier after 50 … [Read more...]

Anyone want an Airbus A380… Anyone?

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It seems Skymark Airlines is to pull away from the Airbus A380, abandoning its long haul international plans, with Airbus terminating the order from Skymark. The first Skymark Airbus A380 - now not to be delivered  - Image, Airbus. Skymark had six Airbus A380s on their order book, with two already complete and were awaiting cabin-fitout. And this is actually a big problem … [Read more...]

Power banks – the traveller must have?

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A lot of us are wedded to our phones or other devices that love to consume power. I know I am sadly. Try getting one of these out of my hands (be it the iPhone or the Sony thing I use as a modem) When we use our devices for mapping, networking, catching up with the world , geolocation, train times (or in the case of trains in Paris - actually operating), especially … [Read more...]

Using Proactive Upgrades on British Airways

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One of the things with British Airways fares is that some offer a Proactive Online UpGrade (POUG) on certain routes, and subject to capacity. POUG's allow you to buy up to the next cabin on an available flight, so for example, World Traveller to World Traveller Plus (Y to Y+) or Euro Traveller to Club Europe. A few things before we begin POUG's are variably priced. Some are … [Read more...]

Using Hand Baggage Only Fares on Daytrips with British Airways

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It's Tuesday in GhettoIFE land.. and Tuesdays are rather boring, being the low point of the week before the upward hope of the weekend coming. Must be time to book a flight to really have something to look forward to. British Airways have a product called "Hello Daytrip" - allowing you to take daytrips from London to European destinations. It's taking the idea of what … [Read more...]

Boeing 777 – The 10 Across plane – The configurations, data and some analysis….

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Last week I published a post about the Boeing 777 10 across club - those who have ten seats in the back row of economy class of the plane.     This week, I'm going to take a deep dive into the data and see what gems we can dig up about these high capacity, high ferrying planes. Firstly, Back to Basics - The Different types of Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 entered service  in … [Read more...]

Is Champagne is an appropriate breakfast beverage? Discuss.

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Good morning from the British Airways First Class lounge where I've tucked into breakfast after having the fun of National Express. And yes, they have Taittinger Rose in stock (as well as other things). This leads me onto an important though, that requires debate. And a poll too. Your thoughts in the comments section below. I'll go through them later today :) … [Read more...]

The Kubler Ross Curve… And Delta Skymiles

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Preface: yes - I'm going through reorganisation hell at the moment... I saw this and thought of all the Delta flyers out there... Change is one of those things that we can come to hate. Delta's recent changes have left a lot of people angry or with rage... And thus we're at the stages of change. Or this lovely diagram: Alas.. When change comes to a frequent … [Read more...]

Guess who’s against Etihad buying a part of Alitalia….?

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Of course, it's Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The group has called on European regulators to block plans for Etihad to take a stake in Alitalia, saying it would amount to unfair competition introduced into the European market. The airline states according Reuters "We reject recurrent subsidies and the partial renationalization of European airlines, whether by European states or … [Read more...]

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