On business – blessings and woes of corporate travel

On business – blessings and woes of corporate travel

You know those people at work that are always jetting off here and there on business, have a clutch of gold cards and exciting passport stamps? So glamorous. I always wanted to be one! And then I was. I went to America more than necessary, once for less than 24 hours… India for…

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First trip to India

First trip to India

Business travel! Lots of airports, planes, hotel rooms and meetings.  Very little seeing of a country but plenty of currency and language confusion, passport stamps and airmiles.  I don’t begrudge it – I have visited some amazing places over the years (although I have to say that I have been to the USA…

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British Airways Boeing 787 LHR-HYD

British Airways Boeing 787 LHR-HYD

Imagine my excitement when I discovered the British Airways London-Hyderabad route is served by a 787!  I was excited about the flight on my business trip to India before I even got to the airport (rare these days!)!  A great friend of ours flies these beauties and I have been wanting a ride…

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American Airlines Business Class – LHR to MIA

American Airlines Business Class – LHR to MIA

I’m very loyal to British Airways, but for a recent business trip the flight time on a BA code share with American Airline’s to Miami was much more amenable and so I took the brave step.  This step was buoyed along by the fact that the flight was on one of AA’s brand new…

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UPDATED Washington Dulles BA Lounge & the BA216 A380 home

UPDATED Washington Dulles BA Lounge & the BA216 A380 home

Just a couple of weeks ago, British Airways opened its new Galleries lounge at Washington Dulles Airport, coinciding with the new BA A380 route between IAD and London Heathrow. As chance would have it last week I was flying British Airways business class to and from Washington and so was able to visit!  Not…

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