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🆕 Smart With Points: British Airways Silver Benefits: A Comprehensive Guide We dive into the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Silver status - the true sweet spot of the BAEC. https://lnkd.in/e-m9S3H6

British Airways Business Class Deals from Dublin I have written a few articles about using #Dublin to travel to the USA. Here is a good article from Head for Points frequent flyer website about the latest British Airways sale. East Coast: Dublin to New York return via London for £1150 Business Class. West Coast: Dublin to San José (San Francisco) or Sacramento return via London for £1172. American Airlines (part of One World alliance with BA) also have some attractive fares from Dublin, with the outward leg direct to the USA, meaning you can pre-clear US immigration in Dublin, as an added bonus. If travelling with cabin bags only, you can hop off in London on the return trip, as you will have no checked through bags. The article talks about the need to have an overnight stay in Dublin, just to give the added security of getting there for your departing flight. Airport hotels in Dublin are really expensive (I wonder why!!) but decent deals are available a taxi ride away from Dublin Airport. Business diaries often do not permit the time to route via Dublin, which is presumably how BA can charge say 50% more from London but some leisure and less harrassed business travellers will hopefully find this useful. https://lnkd.in/eq2FG3Vk

I’ll be at the Business Travel Show Europe (BTS) at ExCel, London next week. If you’re around, let’s connect! Some exciting updates we can chat about : ❓ How can Atriis’ new Sabre Corporation NDC offering unlock value without compromising your operations? Which airlines will launch next after AA, UA, QF, and SQ? 🌱 Integrated #Sustainability Suite: Calculate pre-booking CO2 emissions using various methodologies and choose from a range of offsetting projects. Seamlessly bookable within the OBT & Agent desktop, powered by SQUAKE 🤖 #NLP Bot Offering: Automate and convert inbound traveler emails into touchless workflows and actions with our upcoming AI-powered solution from Aimendo. ⚡️ Traveler Self-Servicing Suite: Automate air ticket exchanges across multiple channels, including GDS bookings. Enhance productivity, reduce costs, and streamline the travel experience. 🚀 New Hotel Aggregator Integration: Access Atriis’ expanded hotel inventory, featuring over 15 sources for unbeatable rates and availability. #NDC #sustainability #AI #traveltech Ping me or the team. Kai-Gordon Weiland Angela Weston

Dreaming of the perfect trip to Europe? You might as well do it in class! These are the 13 BEST ways to fly business class on points! Here’s what you need to know 👇🏼 - 🍁 Air Canada You can redeem Air Canada business class flights with Aeroplan (which you can earn through programs like American Express Membership Rewards). With dynamic pricing, how many points you need depends on distance and seasonality. - 🇫🇷 Air France KLM Redeem miles for flights on Air France and KLM through Flying Blue Miles. If you’re Canadian, you can transfer AMEX Membership Rewards at a 1:0.75 ratio. - 🇶🇦 Qatar Airway The best way to fly business class to Europe via Doha with Qatar Airways is by booking with Qatar Airways Privilege Club. It typically costs around 85k–90k Avios + taxes and fees. - 🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines Your best bet for booking a Singapore Air business class flight is with Aeroplan or Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer. These flights only cost 60k–70k Aeroplan points. - 🇺🇸 United As a Star Alliance member, you can book United via many different loyalty programs. Through ones like Aeroplan and United MileagePlus, you’ll fly business class to Europe for just 60k–70k points. - These are just some of our favourite ways to save on your luxurious travel to Europe. To see which other airlines make our list, read the full article here ⤵️ https://shorturl.at/gmnY9

Here I share with Breeze - the new inflight magazine for Cyprus Airways - why you should also spend time along the Athens Riviera and what to see and do there. #GreeceTravelTips #GreeceSpecialist #AthensRiviera #TravelWriter

Connecting the Nordics to Greater Flight Networks Air France -KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and SAS - Scandinavian Airlines have joined forces, creating a new era of connectivity for the Nordics. This partnership, forged as SAS joins the SkyTeam alliance, brings countless benefits to travelers and the tourism industry. * Expanded Destinations: Access to 33 new destinations in Northern Europe, making travel easier and more accessible. * Increased Flights: Up to 200 weekly flights between major hubs, enhancing travel options and flexibility. * Loyalty Benefits: Reciprocal loyalty programs, allowing members to earn and spend miles across all flights. * Tourism Growth: Boosts tourism by making the Nordic regions more accessible to global travelers. * Global Visibility: Elevates the global presence of SAS, attracting new passengers and increasing connectivity. The Nordics, with their rich culture and stunning landscapes, are now within easier reach. This partnership not only strengthens business ties but also opens the door for more tourists to explore the unique beauty of Northern Europe. The skies are open, and the opportunities are endless. #NordicConnectivity #AirTravel #TourismBoost #SkyTeamAlliance #GlobalTravel #NordicDestinations #TravelBenefits

The question "How can I best assist you today?" is what serves as an industry benchmark for the value we are bound to provide to those who need a little push, or perhaps a hand to hold on to, during their travels. But adding value to someone's day or life does not have to taper down to the bare minimum. It's also about, "Are you okay?," "How would you feel most comfortable?, " and even "Please let me know if you'd prefer for something to be done differently. I'll see if I can make it happen." The worth of facilitating a positive experience, especially in a facilities-restricted environment like an airport or an aircraft, can be incalculable to not just the one living it, but the one providing it, too. Disclaimer- Personal opinion.

The GBTA | Global Business Travel Association conference in Atlanta is less than a week away, and if you are planning on attending, make sure to swing by the Crisis24 booth and get an in-depth overview of our travel risk management capabilities. Connect with my colleague Brandon Thompson, he'll be there in the booth (#3149) ready to answer questions. Also, if you're interested in winning a cool $750 airline voucher, make sure to click the link below and do the simple quiz on travel risk and employee duty of care. #gbta #gbta2024 #travelriskmanagement #trm

It’s a 50th birthday celebration today – for an airline, since British Airways officially came into being on 1 April 1974. Although it might not have a corporate celebration – it could be a tough gig for comms folks when you celebrated your ancestral 100th birthday five years ago – it’s a milestone worth marking. Especially so when measured by yardsticks of Pan Am, Sabena, East African, Swissair, Eastern Air Lines and now Air Malta. A dig around this weekend unearthed the very first BA timetables for 1974 – when the “World’s Favourite Airline” actually did fly around the world, although it probably wasn’t a hugely economic exercise to do so, even then.  Three times a week, the BA591 westabout VC10 set off from Heathrow via New York JFK, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Nandi and Sydney to Melbourne.  Another VC10 set off eastabout to Melbourne – typically via Frankfurt, Doha, Calcutta and Singapore. Some excursion: the VC10 which left London at 13:00 on Tuesday would arrive back at Heathrow from this epic trip at 21:50 on Friday evening.   Blantyre saw a weekly VC10 service (via Nicosia and Nairobi); Rangoon also had a weekly VC10 service via Rome, Dhahran, Abu Dhabi and Calcutta, then continuing to Hong Kong. Darwin saw four BA flights a week; Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Lumpur were connected - with KL rejoining the BA network later this year.  Lusaka, Dar-es-Salaam, Auckland, Entebbe? No problem: “We’ll take more care of you”.  Even in 1974, airlines were in the ancillary revenue game.  You could select your seat on a BA Trident departing from London to Belfast, Edinburgh or Glasgow for a £2 fee (£26 in today’s money).   Today’s charges are good value by that measure.   Not so for others.   The 1974 BA timetable helpfully lists car parking options: at Heathrow, it was 65p to park for a day (equivalent to £8.49 today), and for short-term parking, you’d be set back by 5p for 30 minutes (65p in today’s money).  Cor blimey. One of the most surprising things is a reduction in service to Germany.  In 1974, Heathrow-Dusseldorf saw three BA Tridents each day; by 1994, four daily 757s.  Fast forward to 2024, and most days see just two A320 roundtrips. Flights to Bremen have disappeared; Hamburg, Hannover and Stuttgart have grown and then shrunk.  It’s a hint that this market holds little in the way of profitability for BA today. Spare a thought for 1974’s travellers though.  1970s gourmet in-flight dining might be a thing of the past, but thankfully, so is the in-flight entertainment.  On 747s and 707-336s (entertainment wasn’t available on other long-haul types), the timetable lists April’s movie as the snappily-titled “A Tall Blonde Man with One Black Shoe”. The French spy-comedy was such a box-office smash that if you’re on today’s BA590 - no longer a worldwide expedition on a VC10 but a more mundane A320 from Heathrow to Milan Malpensa - you couldn’t even download it to your iPad for a nostalgic watch.  Probably just as well. Happy 50th, BA.