Trip Reports
I’ve been a frequent flyer since 2015 and love it!
So much so that I wrote down most of my experiences for you to read. These reports cover all kinds of trips from short to long haul,
from economy to first-class experiences.
To help you find the trip reports of most interest to you, I’ve collected them together into categories, click on the buttons below to find out more.
Or all trip reports are listed below in order of publication.
Quick Trip Report – Air France
Quick Trip Report: Paris to London on Air France I was planning a weekend in Paris and normally I would use the Eurostar to get out there, however, due to timing and the convenience of where I was going to be, flying home was going to be quicker and easier.
A Middle East mega-trip, part 4
Flights 4-6, going home, the slow way! This is part a much bigger report, if you’ve not read parts 1, 2 and 3, check them out first! Part 1 here Part 2 here Part 3 here Flight 4 – Muscat to Dubai I mentioned earlier that Oman offered a “bid
A Middle East mega-trip, part 3
Flights 2 and 3, Qatar to Oman, via the UAE This is part a much bigger report, if you’ve not read parts 1 and 2, check them out first! Part 1 here Part 2 here First or Business? Before we carry on, let’s talk about the structure of short haul
A Middle East mega-trip, part 2
Flight 1 – London to Doha This is part of a big trip report in 4 parts, read part 1 here. Getting to Heathrow I decided for this trip to try a new method of getting to Heathrow by having my bags picked up separately, which made quite a difference.
A Middle East mega-trip, part 1
I wanted to visit some friends in the Middle East in June 2025, and it was a good opportunity to have a few meetings for future work. Once I mentioned to a client that I was going to be in the area they offered me some work, so now I
Flying Business class with easyJet
I had the opportunity (or requirement) to do a trip on easyJet, as the other routes I normally took were either overpriced or something else was causing an issue. I used to work for a German company, and I had to commute over there on a fairly regular basis. My
My Skiplagging experience
A trip to Latin America in 2017 Booking a skiplagging trip Before I get on to the ticket, I might need to explain why I needed to do a trip like this. At the time I was doing the software training for a company and a colleague of mine did
My first trip on Brussels Airlines
Having decided an early 2025 to start focusing on Star Alliance rather than One World, and in particular avoiding British Airways flights, my first opportunity came up with a very short trip to Brussels. Ticketing I was not going to bite my nose off to spite my face, so I
Missed flights
What happens when you miss a flight? Missing a flight can be bad, there are various outcomes depending on the situation you are in and most importantly on whose fault it was. I have missed a flight on 3 occasions, given the amount of flying I’ve done over the years
Don’t fly Club Europe
The full title of this article should be “don’t fly in Club Europe if you have status”, or in any European business class if you have status if I’m really honest with you. Let me explain through the short trip report on a low cost (relatively) trip to Barcelona for
More flights, better seats, less money
In August 2024, I had a job to do in Las Vegas, so I naturally started looking for the best possible option to fly there whilst earning as many tier points as possible and saving myself as much money as possible. The budget for the trip was for a return
BA First to the US – Part 2
This is part 2 of my first trip to the US in First Class, read part 1 here. The return journey Leg 3 – Vegas to Dallas For this part of my journey, I had booked in economy on American Airlines to position myself to Dallas for my final BA
BA First to the US – Part 1
It was 2023, I’d been flying all year, but my last trip of the year was the definite highlight, my first chance to fly in first class from London Heathrow. Now I had been in BA first before, but that was a short-ish night flight home from Dubai, so not
My First Flight on Emirates
Once again one of my top clients needed me in Dubai. But this time there was a time issue, the booking was for the day after Remembrance Sunday and I play a big part in a local event to commemorate this. Therefore, to get to training on a Monday morning,
A short trip on JAL
Mini trip report – Seoul to Tokyo on JAL This is part of a bigger trip around Asia, read more about this trip here. Ticketing This route is only 2 hours and between two major cities, so there’s lots of options, including budget airlines. I tend to avoid budget airlines
Tokyo to London on Qatar
August 2023 Having flown London to Seoul, via Hong Kong, with Cathay, then Seoul to Tokyo with JAL, it was now time for my return leg back on Qatar; Tokyo to London, via Doha. Read about the rest of this journey here Tokyo to Doha The first flight was on
A trip on Cathay Pacific
My first work trip to Asia since covid started with a flight on Cathay Pacific to Seoul, via Hong Kong. To learn why I booked the routes I did for this trip, read my earlier article here. Upgrading Before I got to this flight, I was looking at ways to
My return to Asia
It’s 2023, a year that turned out to be one of my busiest flying years, I’d been travelling a lot around Europe and the Middle East that year, but August was going to see my return to Asia and some of my favourite cities to visit in the world. This
Qatar Business Class (Not a Q-Suite)
My return from Dubai – long haul Qatar Business class This is the return leg of a trip to Dubai and my first experience of Qatar, if you’ve not read the first part about the outbound flights, read it here. For this trip, I had booked outbound in economy and
Switching from BA to Qatar
If you’re read some of my previous articles, you’ll know I returned to very regular flying in 2023. The trips were getting more frequent, and I was being asked to go further afield. So naturally I had been looking for better, interesting and fun ways to fly. Coming up between
An unusual trip to Asia – part 1
London to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur If you’ve not read my report on my choice of tickets for this trip then that’s a must, read it here. I bought very unusual tickets for this journey making the most of quirks in the system. To recap, this trip is: London to
An unusual trip to Asia – part 2
This is part 2 of a 3-part report, read part 1 here. Flight 2 – Doha to Singapore The next flight was an overnight flight on an A350, total flight time 8 hours. Again, I had a Q-Suite, this time 1K. I think you know by now what to expect
An unusual trip to Asia – part 3
This is part 3 of a 3-part report, read part 1 here, or part 2 here. Flight 4 – Kuala Lumpur to Doha The return leg of this trip was all booked through Qatar as an open jaw return ticket, this leg flying from Kuala Lumpur to Manchester, via Doha
The ultimate open jaw ticket
I had a request to go and do some work in Kuala Lumpur, and that meant, for me, it was a very easy opportunity to visit Singapore, one of my favourite cities and a place where I have a few friends that I’d love to catch up with. I started
Graz – Not flying One World
Not flying One World, time for something different For those of you who have read my other articles you’ll know that I’m a One World flyer, usually flying with British Airways where possible, however sometimes that isn’t the best solution. In 2023 I had been booking a number of long-haul
My First First!
Flying First Class for the first time? I’ve never really flown first class, no American domestic first does not count. I did once take a Korean Air flight from Seoul to Beijing, but it was a reasonably short flight and an old first-class seat. I don’t really count that as
The BA Arrivals Lounge
My first trip back to the arrivals lounge since covid Just to recap, this is the end of a trip to Riyadh where I flew home in Club World (BA Business Class) as it was an overnight flight. Read about the rest of this trip here. Finding and getting into
Saudi Arabia and an aviation museum
In March 2023 a client asked me to travel to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia for them, so I started looking at the requirements. First of all, I needed a visa, which was sorted for me by the client. Then I looked at booking options. There are quite a few routes
A BA trip in Club Europe
I had a business trip to Munich in November 2022, so I decided to fly in Club Europe, BA’s short haul business class product, to see what the experience was like now they had had some time to recover from the pandemic. Booking The booking process for this flight was
Premium Economy
Back in the days when I was flying all over the world for work, this was in the period of about 2015 to 2019, more often than not, I found myself in the Premium Economy cabin on a British Airways plane. The airline because I was based in London and