As I hinted at in my previous post, flying from Manchester where many destinations are one change away whoever you fly with, it’s often as easy to fly with KLM and change in Amsterdam as it is to fly with British Airways and change in Heathrow. My 2020 travel kicked off with a meeting in… Continue reading A few short flights with KLM
Month: January 2020
British Airways or London Airways?
A lot of the air travel I write about has used British Airways so far, but looking at my flights over the next eight weeks, I’m starting to realise that the flag carrier doesn’t provide the best connections from the regions. The flights MAN-LHR-ZAG will take me to exactly 600 tier points (I’m currently at… Continue reading British Airways or London Airways?
BA100 Anniversary Flights
Early in 2019 (I appear to have booked the tickets on 24th January) British Airways celebrated its 100th birthday by offering some long-haul tickets for £100 each way, including taxes. You had to be online at mid-day to grab them, and there were only a few destinations available each day. Instead of trying and failing… Continue reading BA100 Anniversary Flights
The Independent Hotel, Philadelphia
As part of a weekend trip to Philadelphia in September, using flights booked during the #BA100 sale, Lucy and I stayed in The Independent Hotel. Whilst we were planning the trip, it had reasonable reviews and wasn’t badly priced. We had taken the train from the airport, and walked down to the hotel from City… Continue reading The Independent Hotel, Philadelphia