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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

Flying on BA for £1

Did you know you can fly on British Airways, short-haul for only £1 or long-haul…

15 September 2025

A 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

A Middle East mega-trip, part 3

Flights 2 and 3, Qatar to Oman, via the UAE This is part a much…

5 September 2025

A Middle East mega-trip, part 2

Flight 1 – London to Doha This is part of a big trip report in…

2 September 2025

Three Middle East Flights

I recently had a trip to the Middle East, where I had to move around…

2 September 2025

A Middle East mega-trip, part 1

I wanted to visit some friends in the Middle East in June 2025, and it…

29 August 2025

Getting to and from Heathrow Airport

Heathrow airport is in the top 5 busiest airports in the world. A lot of…

4 August 2025

Flying Business class with easyJet

I had the opportunity (or requirement) to do a trip on easyJet, as the other…

1 April 2025

My Skiplagging experience

A trip to Latin America in 2017 Booking a skiplagging trip Before I get on…

26 March 2025

My first trip on Brussels Airlines

Having decided an early 2025 to start focusing on Star Alliance rather than One World,…

12 March 2025

The Disney no fly zones

As well as being a fan of all things that fly, I am a theme…

2 March 2025

Swapping seats

Can I have your seat? You may have seen news articles or posts on social…

18 February 2025

Missed flights

What happens when you miss a flight? Missing a flight can be bad, there are…

15 February 2025

Upgrades on BA

Depending on your ticket type, you might be able to upgrade to a nicer cabin…

14 February 2025

Booking to earn more points

Planning for a trip to the US, earning lots of points! I’ve often needed to…

12 February 2025

Why “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

Booking 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

Status Matching – Part 2

Status Matching – The Flying Game This is  part 2 of the story, if you’ve…

11 February 2025

Status Matching – Part 1

2025 update I wrote the article below some time ago, but the information still stands.…

11 February 2025

Part 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

Part 3 – Finding the best deal

As my work continued and I flew more and more, I learned all the tricks…

10 February 2025

Part 2 – The open jaw ticket

In 2015 I was thrown into traveling around the world for my work, both doing…

10 February 2025

Part 1 – How I got started

This article is split into 4 parts, exploring how I got into the world of…

10 February 2025

Lounge Hopping

What is lounge hopping? It’s simply when you get to a large airport that has…

10 February 2025

Don’t fly Club Europe

The full title of this article should be “don’t fly in Club Europe if you…

7 February 2025

More flights, better seats, less money

In August 2024, I had a job to do in Las Vegas, so I naturally…

2 October 2024

BA First to the US – Part 2

This is part 2 of my first trip to the US in First Class, read…

9 December 2023

BA 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

My First Flight on Emirates

Once again one of my top clients needed me in Dubai. But this time there…

15 November 2023

A short trip on JAL

Mini trip report – Seoul to Tokyo on JAL This is part of a bigger…

1 September 2023

Tokyo to London on Qatar

August 2023 Having flown London to Seoul, via Hong Kong, with Cathay, then Seoul to…

1 September 2023

A trip on Cathay Pacific

My first work trip to Asia since covid started with a flight on Cathay Pacific…

1 September 2023

My return to Asia

It’s 2023, a year that turned out to be one of my busiest flying years,…

1 September 2023

Qatar Business Class (Not a Q-Suite)

My return from Dubai – long haul Qatar Business class This is the return leg…

3 August 2023

Switching from BA to Qatar

If you’re read some of my previous articles, you’ll know I returned to very regular…

23 July 2023

An 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

An unusual trip to Asia – part 2

This is part 2 of a 3-part report, read part 1 here. Flight 2 –…

17 July 2023

An 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

The ultimate open jaw ticket

I had a request to go and do some work in Kuala Lumpur, and that…

16 July 2023

Graz – Not flying One World

Not flying One World, time for something different For those of you who have read…

1 July 2023

My First First!

Flying First Class for the first time? I’ve never really flown first class, no American…

31 May 2023

The BA Arrivals Lounge

My first trip back to the arrivals lounge since covid Just to recap, this is…

13 March 2023

Saudi Arabia and an aviation museum

In March 2023 a client asked me to travel to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia for…

12 March 2023

A BA trip in Club Europe

I had a business trip to Munich in November 2022, so I decided to fly…

1 December 2022

London to Singapore

London Helsinki Singapore London Helsinki Singapore London to Singapore trip report London to Singapore, via…

22 July 2022

The tale of a short runway

The Trip I was sent to attend a conference in Florence by my company, and…

25 May 2017
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