How it all began
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Quick Trip Report – Air France
Quick Trip Report: Paris to London on Air France I was planning a weekend in…
30 September 2025 0Flying on BA for £1
Did you know you can fly on British Airways, short-haul for only £1 or long-haul…
15 September 2025 0A Middle East mega-trip, part 4
Flights 4-6, going home, the slow way! This is part a much bigger report, if…
5 September 2025 0A Middle East mega-trip, part 3
Flights 2 and 3, Qatar to Oman, via the UAE This is part a much…
5 September 2025 0A Middle East mega-trip, part 2
Flight 1 – London to Doha This is part of a big trip report in…
2 September 2025 0Three Middle East Flights
I recently had a trip to the Middle East, where I had to move around…
2 September 2025 0A Middle East mega-trip, part 1
I wanted to visit some friends in the Middle East in June 2025, and it…
29 August 2025 0Getting to and from Heathrow Airport
Heathrow airport is in the top 5 busiest airports in the world. A lot of…
4 August 2025 0Flying Business class with easyJet
I had the opportunity (or requirement) to do a trip on easyJet, as the other…
1 April 2025 0My Skiplagging experience
A trip to Latin America in 2017 Booking a skiplagging trip Before I get on…
26 March 2025 0My first trip on Brussels Airlines
Having decided an early 2025 to start focusing on Star Alliance rather than One World,…
12 March 2025 0The Disney no fly zones
As well as being a fan of all things that fly, I am a theme…
2 March 2025 0Swapping seats
Can I have your seat? You may have seen news articles or posts on social…
18 February 2025 0Missed flights
What happens when you miss a flight? Missing a flight can be bad, there are…
15 February 2025 0Upgrades on BA
Depending on your ticket type, you might be able to upgrade to a nicer cabin…
14 February 2025 0Booking to earn more points
Planning for a trip to the US, earning lots of points! I’ve often needed to…
12 February 2025 0Why “Save With Avios” is not always good
When you book a normal flight with British Airways (i.e. not using vouchers or Avios…
12 February 2025 0Booking a flight on BA with Avios
So you’ve got loads of Avios to use up and you want to book a…
11 February 2025 0Status Matching – Part 2
Status Matching – The Flying Game This is part 2 of the story, if you’ve…
11 February 2025 0Status Matching – Part 1
2025 update I wrote the article below some time ago, but the information still stands.…
11 February 2025 0Part 4 – Not quite flying around the world
I mentioned in the last section that I had a really good reason for me…
10 February 2025 0Part 3 – Finding the best deal
As my work continued and I flew more and more, I learned all the tricks…
10 February 2025 0Part 2 – The open jaw ticket
In 2015 I was thrown into traveling around the world for my work, both doing…
10 February 2025 0Part 1 – How I got started
This article is split into 4 parts, exploring how I got into the world of…
10 February 2025 0Lounge Hopping
What is lounge hopping? It’s simply when you get to a large airport that has…
10 February 2025 0Don’t fly Club Europe
The full title of this article should be “don’t fly in Club Europe if you…
7 February 2025 0More flights, better seats, less money
In August 2024, I had a job to do in Las Vegas, so I naturally…
2 October 2024 0BA First to the US – Part 2
This is part 2 of my first trip to the US in First Class, read…
9 December 2023 0BA First to the US – Part 1
It was 2023, I’d been flying all year, but my last trip of the year…
9 December 2023 0My First Flight on Emirates
Once again one of my top clients needed me in Dubai. But this time there…
15 November 2023 0A short trip on JAL
Mini trip report – Seoul to Tokyo on JAL This is part of a bigger…
1 September 2023 0Tokyo to London on Qatar
August 2023 Having flown London to Seoul, via Hong Kong, with Cathay, then Seoul to…
1 September 2023 0A trip on Cathay Pacific
My first work trip to Asia since covid started with a flight on Cathay Pacific…
1 September 2023 0My return to Asia
It’s 2023, a year that turned out to be one of my busiest flying years,…
1 September 2023 0Qatar Business Class (Not a Q-Suite)
My return from Dubai – long haul Qatar Business class This is the return leg…
3 August 2023 0Switching from BA to Qatar
If you’re read some of my previous articles, you’ll know I returned to very regular…
23 July 2023 0An unusual trip to Asia – part 1
London to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur If you’ve not read my report on my choice…
17 July 2023 0An unusual trip to Asia – part 2
This is part 2 of a 3-part report, read part 1 here. Flight 2 –…
17 July 2023 0An unusual trip to Asia – part 3
This is part 3 of a 3-part report, read part 1 here, or part 2…
17 July 2023 0The ultimate open jaw ticket
I had a request to go and do some work in Kuala Lumpur, and that…
16 July 2023 0Graz – Not flying One World
Not flying One World, time for something different For those of you who have read…
1 July 2023 0My First First!
Flying First Class for the first time? I’ve never really flown first class, no American…
31 May 2023 0The BA Arrivals Lounge
My first trip back to the arrivals lounge since covid Just to recap, this is…
13 March 2023 0Saudi Arabia and an aviation museum
In March 2023 a client asked me to travel to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia for…
12 March 2023 0A BA trip in Club Europe
I had a business trip to Munich in November 2022, so I decided to fly…
1 December 2022 0London to Singapore
London Helsinki Singapore London Helsinki Singapore London to Singapore trip report London to Singapore, via…
22 July 2022 0The tale of a short runway
The Trip I was sent to attend a conference in Florence by my company, and…
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