Gary has written about his travel tech. As a paid up member of The IT Crowd (and yes, I have said "Have you tried switching it off and on" more than I care in my career so far), this is my travel kit when I haul anchor. Minor disclaimer - as well as an IT Person, I am a Photographer. The kit is therefore tailored to that need too. Computer Yes, I'm a Mac (and for me … [Read more...]
Priority Club introduces a 50k redemption tier
InterContinental Priority Club is re-jigging it's award chart, with the introduction of a 50K (50,000) points redemption stay on some InterContinental Hotel properties. Additionally, it seems that Crown Plaza has a 35,000 point redemption charge for some properties Data - Priorityclub.com - Click the image to enlarge Addtional notes from others … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air Canada A319
Well, this is the last of the week's extension of Airplane art, time to something a little bit special at Air Canada's morning hub - London Heathrow Airport T3. The plane in the foreground is an Air Canada Airbus A319 (yes, an AC A319 at LHR) on tow after completing it's leg from Newfoundland St Johns, with a pair of Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER's in the background - and … [Read more...]
UK Train Fares go up as of today
Well the promised train fare rises have finally hit. The rise which was meant to be inflation +3% (near enough 9% rise), which has been capped to 5.9% Regulated fares such as Long Distance Peak Fares and Season Tickets will be regulated to 6% average. However there are some wonderful discrepancies. London to Glasgow goes up 8.1% Crewe to Chester hits a massive … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Oman Air A330
It's New Year Day and it's a Sunday - that can only mean it's time for more airplane art. Today it's an Oman Air Airbus A330 taking off at Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport I'll be ending the Christmas/New Year season of Airplane Art tomorrow as it returns to its normal slot of Sunday. So more tomorrow! … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
Well the server clock as ticked over, so I'm Wishing you all Happy New Year and safe travels over the coming year! May your travels be on time, your miles plentiful, every trip a safe one, and your luggage not lost or destroyed by any security agency. In the year ahead, I'm hoping for more of the usual shenanigans that you've come to expect, as well as (hopefully) a few … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Two 747-400’s
Well when this posts it'll be midnight in the United Kingdom and the New Year will be amongst us. The times on this server are bit behind that though ;). Today's airplane art is two 747-400's - A Lufthansa 747-400 in the foreground and a Qantas 747-400 in the background at Frankfurt-am-Main Airport. The week and a bit extra of airplane art will be concluding on Monday … [Read more...]
2011 in Review: Stats and Numbers
So lets do the end of year stats for my person travel this year in the air. Map - www.gcmap.com Segments Flown: 33 Miles flown: 60,477 Longest Leg: London Heathrow T3 to -Vancouver International Airport, 4708 Miles Shortest Leg: Birmingham Airport UK - Dublin Airport, 200 Miles Airports visited: 20 New Airports: Vancouver International , George Bush … [Read more...]
Aircraft Repaint Saturday: Emirate A380
Well, it's Saturday, so it must be time to the paint gun out as Emirates demonstrate how one of their A380's gets painted (Video - Airbus S.A.R.L.). More aircraft repainting will be winging it's way to you next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Lufthansa A330-300
Ok, it's a bit late (as I snored most of last night), but here is yesterday's Airplane art - A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 taxing in at Frankfurt International Airport More later today... … [Read more...]
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