Economy Class & Beyond

For the LOVE of Avios! BA026 – Hong Kong to London

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Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways BA26 Hong Kong International Airport - London Heathrow T5 Sections: Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425 Zürich Night Stop – “Zürich Dayrooms”, … [Read more...]

For the LOVE of Avios: Lounging around Hong Kong Airport

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Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways Lounging Around Hong Kong International Airport Sections: Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425 Zürich Night Stop – “Zürich Dayrooms”, Senator … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas from GhettoIFE

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Well, it's Christmas day here, and at this point, I'd like to wish all my readers a very happy Christmas Day. Where-ever you are in the world, I hope you are spending this period with the ones you love. --- Speaking of Christmas, all I expect out of most airlines are either 1) an eCard or 2) Christmas sales notifications. One airline however stood out by sending a … [Read more...]

For the LOVE of Avios: Images of A Fragrant Harbour

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Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways Images of a Fragrant Harbour Sections: Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425 Zürich Night Stop – “Zürich Dayrooms”, Senator Lounge LX1952 Barcelona … [Read more...]

Little reminder: Time to get those Diamond Club Miles converted…

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If you haven't have done already, and you're outside the United Kingdom, it is coming to the last gasps of BMI Diamond Club, and you should be getting your Diamond Club Miles converted to Avois by 31st December. It is easy enough to do, takes 5 minutes tops.  I've published a little guide how to transfer your Diamond Club miles to Avois. Just ensure that all your details … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific A330

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week, it's at Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 loading and preparing for its next flight at Hong Kong International Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – LAN A320

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to place your seat in the upright position, stow your luggage in the overhead lockers, ensure your seatbelt is fastened and the blinds are open as we go to this week's safety video. This week, it's LAN with their safety video: Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]

The Great UK Christmas rush begins

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Well it's that most glorious time of the year as the nation begins to move for the Christmas break. Over 20 million rail journeys are expected to be made (with me accounting for two of them at least), at least 200,000 people are due to cross the channel by ferry or Eurostar, and Heathrow Airport is expecting 123,000 passengers to fly through the next few days. There are … [Read more...]

Sale season kicks off

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Well, it seems that some airlines are now fighting for sale fares as we enter the Christmas Season in the UK. The big ones to look out for so far are: British Airways - Long Haul in World Traveller/World Traveller Plus Flight sale. All the usual destinations. Book by 22/01/13 with a nominal travel period of 25/12/12 to 31/03/13 (although good luck finding anything cheap … [Read more...]

An apology: I mess up sometimes.

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And I do occasional - more so at the moment. From not paying attention to my inbox (and having twitter go mad on my desktop), to having to respond to articles late at night. The fact is this: I lifted content from John at Australian Business Traveller over the Hong Kong EChannel article and didn't credit it - and a substantial chunk too. I have published an apology on … [Read more...]