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Europe for the Holidays: British Airways Galleries First Lounge London Heathrow and British Airways Club Europe London to Zürich

For my flight to London, I booked an Avios award in Club Europe for 9k Avios points.  While coach would have been good enough, this decision–similar to my flight from Berlin–was driven by award availability rather than personal preference. After … Continue reading

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Europe for the Holidays: British Airways Terraces Lounge and Club Europe Berlin to London

For my flight to London, I booked a ticket in Club Europe with 9k Avios points.  This choice wound up being driven by award availability (or the lack thereof in coach), rather than any particular desire to fly intra-European business … Continue reading

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Europe for the Holidays: An Introduction

For Christmas and New Years, I decided I would try booking earlier than last year (the Friday before Christmas weekend).  This didn’t actually prove to be particularly useful:  My final outbound flight wasn’t booked until the night before.  To give … Continue reading

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Italy: American Airlines Arrivals Lounge London Heathrow

I stopped by the American Arrivals lounge after clearing immigration for a quick shower and snack before heading into London.

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Italy: American Airlines Business Class Chicago to London

I applied two systemwide upgrades to my itinerary.  For my flight to London, my upgrade cleared a bit over two days prior to departure. American 98 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) – London Heathrow (LHR) Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 Depart:  9:45PM Arrive: … Continue reading

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A Need for Speed: Introduction

In late August, cheap fares to Dublin returned, so I picked one up in anticipation of working on my American Executive Platinum requalification.  As I was packing flights into my fall schedule, I wound up scheduling this trip the day … Continue reading

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Los Angeles. the Transatlantic Way: American Airlines Business Class New York to London

When this trip was booked in July, I was unable to locate any confirmable upgrade space around the dates we were interested in traveling, so I went ahead and booked the trip with waitlisted systemwide upgrades. While I would normally … Continue reading

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: bmi London Room Lounge

British Midlands operates two lounges at Heathrow, the Great British Lounge for international passengers and the London Room for “domestic” passengers.  Thanks to the common travel area between the UK and Ireland, flights to the Republic of Ireland are considered … Continue reading

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: Sheraton London Heathrow

Since I had an early morning flight to Dublin, I decided that I would stay near the airport.  Initially, I was considering rooms with roughly 100USD/night rates as I just needed a bed and a shower. Having accumulated a large … Continue reading

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: Star Alliance Arrivals Lounge London Heathrow

To maximize my time in the city, I decided to visit the arrivals lounge and leave my roll on suitcase at the airport rather than stop at my hotel first. Since UA924 arrives late in the morning (after 10AM), the … Continue reading

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