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London Underground “Night Tube” services plans come out

25/09/2014 by Kevincm

Plans are going ahead for what is being touted as the "Night Tube" - providing London Underground services 24 hours a day between Friday and Sunday. The plans call for the service to commence from 12th September 2015 and will be available on certain lines: Piccadilly Line between London Heathrow Airport T-123 and T5 (not T4) and Cockfosters - No service on the Uxbridge … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon – The Mandalay Bay

24/09/2014 by Kevincm

Mandalay Bay

Good evening from Chez GhettoIFE where I'm slowly getting used to life back in the UK - or in perma-airconditioned environments. But before I crash out on the sofa, lets look at where the home of BAcon was this year in a quick taster review - The Mandalay Bay Full Disclosure. The room at the Mandalay Bay was paid for by Frequent Flyer Network. Its services will be reviewed … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to use A380s double-daily between Doha and London

24/09/2014 by Kevincm

Qatar Airways Airbus A380s at Hamburg Delivery Centre - Image, Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways have finally taken delivery of their first Airbus A380, with plans to receive a total of four of the super-jumbo aircraft. Two of Qatar Airways Airbus A380s - one being delivered to the airline on 17th September, Image Qatar Airways via Flickr As a result, routes are starting to come out, with London being the first destination for this double-decker plane, the … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon – The MGM Grand

23/09/2014 by Kevincm

Leo the Lion at the MGM Grand

Good afternoon from Dublin Airport where Irish eyes are smiling, and I've got a triple espresso to try to keep me awake to my final destination. Time to look at some Vegas Hotels in the quick snapshots. Lets look at my first crash-spot – the MGM Grand. During the day Leo the Lion It's location south of the strip is in my preferred zone of Las Vegas Boulevard (I'm not a … [Read more...]

DFW Skylink – simple transiting

23/09/2014 by Kevincm

BA T1 Domestic Lounge

Good morning from London Heathrow Airport, where I'm in the middle of a longer transit that I've had at Dallas Fort Worth. Oh, and additional thanks to American Airlines messing with the equipment. What was booked for a 777-300 turned into an older 777-2000... and  they desperately need to begin refurbishing those old 777-200s urgently. Yet, transiting DFW on a domestic to … [Read more...]

Aegean Airlines Star Alliance Gold Changes – NO, THE SKY ISN’T FALLING.

22/09/2014 by Kevincm

Aegean Airlines logo

Aegean Airlines have reportedly changed their qualification requirements according to Dan's Deals, making it harder to get the status In the past, it was 20,000 miles needed on any Star Alliance airline, credited to the programme Specificity you will need four segments on Aegean Airlines to gain or hold onto the status, or fly 24,000 miles. So is the sky falling? No it's … [Read more...]

The Road to BAcon – American Airlines 55 to Las Vegas

22/09/2014 by Kevincm

American Airlines 55

After doing a transit through Chicago O'Hare in 40 minutes (which lets be honest, I should had brought a lotto ticket when I got off the plane), I was in Row 8 of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800. American Airlines 55 is one of those classic US style flights, which operates from an international point to a US point, then has a domestic hop on a totally different … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER

21/09/2014 by Kevincm

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 coming into land - Image GhettoIFE

It's Sunday again, and yes - I'm still in at BAcon with a lot of the bloggers here still, enjoying the sights and sounds of Fabulous Las Vegas. However, as its Sunday, it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week its a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER preparing to touch down at Dublin Airport as it completes its long Transatlantic journey (with me shooting this over … [Read more...]

Frequent Traveler University comes to Amsterdam

21/09/2014 by Kevincm

Frequent Traveller University- Amsterdam

I'll be honest, forums and blogs are great resources. They can give you ideas, thoughts and everything else in between. However, some of the best things going is to go events, meeting people and actually talking to them to gain ideas and food for thought. Last year, I went to TravelMagic who hosted a great event. This year however, the big hitters are here and upping sticks … [Read more...]

The Road to BAcon – British Airways 295 to Chicago

21/09/2014 by Kevincm

Hello from the Mandalay Bay - where I'm currently packing some bags.  In the mean time, I thought I'd do another quick look at my flight on Thursday on British Airways 295 Transiting Heathrow There is sometime a heavy fear of transiting Heathrow Airport - and it's with darn good reason, as nice comfortable connections can turn into  "<swearword>, RUN FOR THE GATE" if … [Read more...]

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