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Blog on how to travel in luxury for less. News on offers, loyalty schemes + reviews of travel. @forbes contributor. #luxurytravel #avios

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Just returned from Malta, a country with around one case a day, 14 day average of 9/100,000. To a country with 10,000 cases a day. I’m fully vaccinated but still have to take 3 tests and isolate for 10 days. Is it just me that feels the world has gone mad? #amberlist
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Can tell we are close to Singapore!
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Im afraid the headrest cover may have fallen into my hand luggage @British_Airways #sorrynotsorry #backtogether #britishairways #BritsAreBack
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Here she is. My favourite @British_Airways retro jet. The Landor livery. Brings back found memories of when I first started flying seriously. What do you think? #BA100 #flyba #avgeek #PaxEx
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Just love the @Finnair A350 cameras. Shame more airlines didn’t go for them. #Avgeek
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Great to be flown to #LasVegas by none other than Captain Dave! @DaveWallsworth yesterday. And lovely to be invited to the cockpit at the end to have a look. This is the @British_Airways A350. #AvGeek
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Nice view of @British_Airways A380as we took off today. On the A350 aircraft which is currently my favourite aircraft to fly on. Used to be the B747 upper deck but sadly no more. What’s your favourite aircraft to fly on and why? #AvGeek
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What a wonderful to start the day on board @British_Airways landing at @HeathrowAirport #LuxuryTravel
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Been a while since I’ve done the older B777 first class! Great crew this morning. I always think you tell within about 60 seconds how the flight will be. This is going to be a good one @British_Airways
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Ah that’s lovely. The pilot on @British_Airways announced that his son is cabin crew onboard and it’s the first flight they have done together. 👏👏
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Obligatory wing shot @VirginAtlantic A330neo. She’s a beauty! Nearing Tampa 😎
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Well, I'm somewhere mid-Atlantic right now, having a great time on BA1 with a party atmosphere and great crew. I'm in esteemed company now with @British_Airways CEO Sean Doyle on board who has been passing around the cabin chatting to us. #ba1 #backtogether #britishairways
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Hey @British_Airways if you are struggling to find my bag, I can give you a clue…. You are not looking very hard!
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Well what a pleasant surprise @HeathrowAirport this morning. No queues. Charming check in agent @British_Airways . From @HeathrowExpress to lounge in about 10 minutes!
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Almost all @British_Airways short haul flights from Heathrow cancelled until 12pm today due to IT outage. How many more times does it need to fail before BA fix their IT properly once & for all? All airlines have failures but rarely. Feels like constant issues with BA recently.
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So the UK has 11k Delta variant cases a day but it's fine for 60k vaccinated/tested fans to attend Euro 2020? But if I visit an amber list country with 1 case a day, no Delta variant, I need 3 tests & 10 days isolation?
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Hello from 30,000 feet on @VirginAtlantic new A330neo on our way to Tampa. Here’s a look at some of the Upper Class Suites. #LuxuryTravel
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Hello from 30,000 feet. An amazing time on @British_Airways #a350 inaugural flight. #flyBA #avgeek
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Bravo @british_airways for a great lounge experience this morning. To be honest it’s probably better than it was before. You order the food on your phone and have it brought to your table. #luxurytravel #airportlounge
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Is there a better way to start the day than a glass of champagne and a view of planes? @British_Airways #AvGeek
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Good morning New York! How I’ve missed visiting the US since March 20. So amazing to be back in the buzz of @nycgo This is the stunning view from @ConradHotels Midtown, my fav place to stay in NYC. Good use of @HiltonHonors points! #luxurytravel @British_Airways
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So after the WHO says their have been no none deaths from Omicron, two countries reduce travel restrictions while the UK introduces pre departure testing from Tuesday (after saying they wouldn’t) as well as isolating until day 2 PCR tests. I give up. @grantshapps
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May the force be with you! #AvGeek #StarWars
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At the top of the @EmpireStateBldg . Doesn’t get more #newyork than that! @British_Airways
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I’m SHOCKED at my @airfrance flight from Dubai today. Had heard mixed reviews. But it was amazing. Such a wonderful crew. The champagne service, the food (including Foie gras and crab), the wines. Also liked the seat too on this B777-200. #luxurytravel
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Good morning 😎☀️🛫
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I literally have no idea why anyone would vote the BA app the best travel app unless they’ve never used it. Or never used any other app. Works maybe 50% of the time. Prior to a couple of weeks ago it was more like 20%.
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The British Airways app cannot do even the most elementary thing - display your upcoming bookings. It’s one of the worst apps I have on my phone.
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Now we have TV doctor @DrHilaryJones saying we shouldn’t go abroad due to sharing air on planes & crowded airports. In that case we shouldn’t use buses, tubes or trains either. Aircraft replace air every 2-3 minutes with HEPA filtered air. What other public transport does that?
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Sad to see travel shaming is rearing it’s head again. The pandemic has turned everyone into opposing camps. Life is not black and white. Also for those that are anti travel, why do they follow travel websites? 🤔
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She’s here. @British_Airways first A350 finally lands at @HeathrowAirport #flyba #a350 #avgeek credit to @super_marek for the photo
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Welcome aboard this B777-300ER to New York JFK with @AmericanAir Off on a press trip to see the official unveiling of the new AA and @British_Airways JFK T8 check in and lounges. Follow along for the unveiling tomorrow. #LuxuryTravel
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Part of the issue at Manchester is the ridiculous number of secondary screenings of luggage. I’ve never seen any other airport as bad for it. I’d love to know what criteria they are using versus Heathrow where I very rarely if ever get secondary screening.
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@manairport you are an absolute disgrace! It was dangerous today, people will get hurt if you do not improve things @BBCNews
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Wow @lufthansa . Totally unacceptable. You are telling a deaf customer to keep trying to use the phone? Is their hearing going to suddenly come back?! @British_Airways has Twitter, BSL Video Relay Service with SignLive, Minicom and an email address for deaf customers.
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Never get tired of the @British_Airways B747. Can’t believe they will all be gone within 5 years 😢 #LuxuryTravel #AvGeek
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She’s on her way. @British_Airways @BAretrojets @HeathrowAirport BA retro Landor livery. Wow that brings back memories! #BA100 #Avgeek #PaxEx #britishairways
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Brititsh Airways A350 Club Suite review to New York – a very special flight aboard BA001 #BritishAirways #britishairwaysexecutiveclub
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Heathrow departures
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Er thanks @airfrance . I think Los Angeles can wait at that price 😱😱. Is that for the whole plane??
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An impressive flight with @Finnair so far. Lovely crew and received a message via the inflight entertainment screen that my connecting flight will wait. This is the way all airlines should handle it!
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Update they @HeathrowAirport @British_Airways have now announced pretty much that no more flights will get an luggage today. All told to go home and claim. Fine if you are going home which I’m not. No apology at all. Disgusted.
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Good morning Cape Town. Now that’s what you call a good view from your hotel @TableBayhotelSA #CapeTown
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Track & trace call day 2. Ask all same questions as yesterday. Have I booked test to release? Funnily enough the answer is the same as yesterday. Having booked it I’m not going to unbook it. They have to ask you everyday!! Honestly this is such a waste of public money. #amberlist
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Last ever @British_Airways flight from #jfkairport T7. Bye Bye Concorde Room. I’ll always have the memories!
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Love the lights at the entrance to T5 @HeathrowAirport . off to Majorca with @British_Airways today! #greenlisttravel #LuxuryTravel
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Well I have to say @British_Airways is back when it comes to first (Shame about Club). Service super friendly, food excellent, a GGL welcome and some great wine. Can’t ask for more. BA193 to Dallas. #luxurytravel
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Krug champagne is confirmed for the Chelsea First class lounge for @British_Airways First and GGL customers. Here is a first look.
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Great to be back on @British_Airways enjoying the afternoon tea. The scones may be wrapped individually but they taste the same and were warm and fluffy. Glad I missed the blustery weather this evening at @HeathrowAirport
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Time to leave this gloom and get back to sunny…London! #luxurytravel @British_Airways
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So good to see that @manairport isn’t in danger of loosing its award of “UK’s most unpleasant security experience” today. Massive queues, almost all bags having second screening, different rules to Heathrow on electrical items. 🙄🙄
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Good to be back using the pods at @HeathrowAirport . Feels like travel is definitely getting back to normal. Ready for BA1 tomorrow morning. #luxurytravel .
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First time on @KLM long haul and have a nice b787-10. So far pretty impressive. Boarding well organised. Friendly crew and good lounge. Love the glasses for the champagne 😍
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Another pleasant surprise @HeathrowAirport with @British_Airways . Arrived almost on time. No delays to get off. No queues for immigration. Short wait and both bags turned up. Even got a GGL welcome onboard for the first time in nearly a year!
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Then onto the @British_Airways lounge. Super quick ordering. 90 seconds to glass in hand. It’s quiet but that’s impressive! 👏👊
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Nearly time for take off. @British_Airways #A350 inaugural flight. #newplanesmell #FlyBA #avgeek
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First look ⁦ @VirginAtlantic ⁩ A350 suite #livefromvirgin
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Excellent crew on the @British_Airways 2806 today!
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Amazing colours on @VirginAtlantic B787 mood lighting in Upper Class. Loved the mattress topper which was really thick and padded. Had a lovely sleep! 😴 #LuxuryTravel
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New First class check in @British_Airways @AmericanAir at New York JFK. Very impressive area. #luxurytravel
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Time to fly @British_Airways First class Avios redemption. Only my second time in the new First suite. Love all the different storage areas although I still love the A380 wardrobe the most. #luxurytravel
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Beautiful day for flying. One of my biggest pleasures in life gazing out of the window at amazing scenery from 30,000ft. #luxurytravel #backinthesky @British_Airways
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Hi honey, I’m home!!! 😍 First flight in nearly 6 months! @British_Airways @HeathrowAirport #LuxuryTravel #wewillflyagain
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The sun rises on a new chapter for @virginatlantic with their new A330neo “Billie Holliday”. It’s also a new destination for Virgin as we fly to Tampa.
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Now 48 hours since I was told @British_Airways would not deliver my luggage to the baggage hall along with 25 other flights. Still says they are “looking for it”. Funny as I can see it’s been moved in T5 this morning then just been sitting there. So frustrating. #noluggage
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Apparently a 7 hour queue @HeathrowAirport T5 for immigration yesterday. This has to stop. It’s a disgrace. If you are trying to keep the country safe why would you cram people from all over the world into a massive queue for 7 hours? @UKBorder
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Turning Left For Less #General #BritishAirways
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Remember when this was ⁦ @British_Airways ⁩ Club World experience? #luxurytravel
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Short flight with @British_Airways but my faith in humanity is restored. My neighbour in 1D was a real gent. When we landed he notice I had had to put my bag in row 5 and he organised for the passengers to pass it over in crowd surfing fashion. 😍🥰 #actofkindness #avgeek
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Pretty substantial breakfast on @Finnair in business class. Blueberry juice to follow of course! #LuxuryTravel
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For those that complain about Club Europe on BA, they should try @SAS Plus. I knew there was no meal. On my 1 hour flight they announced flight was too short to offer proper service. Yet in the same time BA would offer a full meal plus a couple of drinks. Here is what I got:
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That’s it. I’m spoilt for ever now! It’s the only way to fly. 😍😎 #privatejetreturnlegs @luxaviation_UK
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Home for the next 12 and a half hours! Strong head winds today with @Finnair . Departing late so feeling quite anxious about my connection. Hoping Finnair hold it or I’ll be stranded in Helsinki for at least 2 days with the general strike. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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The @British_Airways A320 neo with no middle console table has confused one passenger in Club Europe. They’ve sat in the middle seat 😂
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Also fantastic views from the @British_Airways Gold (first) Soho lounge at T8 JFK.
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Great to be back in Helsinki @Finnair lounge. Looking forward to trying the new non recline business class seats to Singapore next. #LuxuryTravel
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Totally agree. BA has today removed the option to switch back to the old design. The new Manage my Booking is totally unusable. Can't find how to do basic things - you can't actually manage anything with it. All that will happen is more work for call centres. Your frequent flyers
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First day of new @British_Airways Club Europe catering. Although the continental breakfast hadn’t changed much, everyone that had the other options were raving about them. My strawberries were delicious! #LuxuryTravel Let’s hope they improve Club World soon.
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BREAKING: PM hopes to make announcement on foreign travel by 5 April, a week ahead of schedule. I hope so. All the speculation and rumours is killing the travel industry. And people's hope.....
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What a stunning day in #Jersey for lunch by the beach. I think Jersey is really underrated as a destination. Sunshine, gorgeous beaches and amazing fresh seafood 🦞 What’s not to love?
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Is it just me that sits at the gate watching multiple people trying to board from group 5 when they haven’t even started yet which is very obvious from the people waiting and the signs, and wonders how they actually manage to leave their house in the morning ? 🤨
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Good morning from Club Aspire lounge at @Gatwick_Airport . After 2 cancelled flights, change of airport, dates and times I may finally get to Barbados with @British_Airways #LuxuryTravel
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Controversial thought of the day. Is it just me who hates travel influencers that just post videos of themselves prancing around barely dressed somewhere that you can barely see in the background. I just don’t get it. I want to see the destination not the influencer. Thoughts?
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Bye bye sunshine 😭😭 London bound on @British_Airways #luxurytravel #sunshine #paxex
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Just had an air-gasm! The feeling of relief when you take the mask off after nearly 14 hours in it! Totally worth it now - off for a dip. This is how you quarantine Barbados style! #barbados @bookbarbados
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Great views of London landing into @HeathrowAirport this afternoon.
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First time experiencing @British_Airways @AmericanAir First check in at JFK since the press opening. Very easy and quick and it looks beautiful. But the agents were not exactly welcoming sadly!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Turning Left For Less #General #BritishAirways
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Turning Left For Less 2022 #General #BritishAirways
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Make your own burger station in @British_Airways galleries first T5 today. I quite like the idea if you just want something quick to eat. What do you think? (The first lounge is for gold card holders rather than actual first class passengers). #PaxEx @HeathrowAirport
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If I can’t go to the airport, I’ll bring it to me!
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Now this is how you do bus gates. A separate business class bus with seats for everyone @etihad
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Super impressed with the whole Business class experience prior to take off. Let’s see how the seat feels once I can get comfy. @Finnair
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EXTRA: BA finally reveal details of their new Club World Suite & A350 aircraft
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Good morning from @HeathrowAirport T5. Back to a rather chilly UK compared to what I’ve been used to in South Africa! #A380
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