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Charles On Travels
Добавлен 22 сен 2023
I review flights, cruises and other travel experiences with a focus on luxury travel, and show you how to get these for less by making the most out of frequent flyer loyalty schemes and points.
Contact: charlesontravelsenquiries@gmail.com
Contact: charlesontravelsenquiries@gmail.com
FREE Upgrade to British Airways Brand New Club Europe Business Class
Today I’m flying British Airways Club Europe business class on a tier point run to earn the final tier points that I need for Gold Status in the British Airways Executive Club.
I originally planned to fly economy on the outbound flight but received a free upgrade to business class due to my current silver status. We also flew out on a brand new airbus a320neo with BA’s newest seat and configuration.
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I originally planned to fly economy on the outbound flight but received a free upgrade to business class due to my current silver status. We also flew out on a brand new airbus a320neo with BA’s newest seat and configuration.
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We tried a TUI all inclusive holiday in Tunisia | TUI Blue Scheherazade
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This week I’m in Sousse, Tunisia for an all inclusive TUI holiday at the adults only TUI Blue Scheherazade in a swim up room. I’ll review what the all inclusive TUI experience is like and whether or not it’s worth paying a bit extra for an adults only experience. To book the tour we took to El Jem (affiliate link): www.viator.com/tours/Sousse/Private-Half-Day-Excursion-Amphitheater-of-EL-JEM/d4...
Are TUI Flights Any Good? (737-8 Extra Space Seat | Newcastle to Tunisia)
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Today I’m flying on a TUI 737-8 on a flight from Newcastle to Enfidha airport in an extra space seat. I’ll be reviewing the full flight experience with TUI as part of this all inclusive package and will look whether it’s worth paying the fee for an extra space seat in the exit row. Subscribe for weekly travel videos featuring flights, cruises, hotels and trains, plus travel tips and guides to U...
Why YOU Should Be Buying Avios
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Should you ever buy avios? It could end up saving you thousands of pounds compared with just buying a cash business class or first class flight. In today’s video I’m going to show you how to do this to get the best value and save money on your flights. Subscribe for weekly travel videos featuring flights, cruises, hotels and trains, plus travel tips and guides to UK points and frequent flyer sc...
Should YOU Get An EasyJet Plus Membership?
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Should you get easyJet Plus? Is it worth the fee and what are the benefits? Today I’m breaking doesn’t the key features of the membership and working out when it would be worth it for you. Subscribe for weekly travel videos featuring flights, cruises, hotels and trains, plus travel tips and guides to UK points and frequent flyer schemes. Follow me on Instagram: charlesontravels?ig...
British Airways Premium Economy vs Business Class
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Premium Economy or Business Class? Which should you book for your next flight with British Airways. Today I’m comparing both offerings, from the experience on the ground, the seat, the food and drink, and the service. Subscribe for weekly travel videos featuring flights, cruises, hotels and trains, plus travel tips and guides to UK points and frequent flyer schemes. Follow me on Instagram: inst...
Should YOU get the Barclaycard Avios Plus Card?
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Should you get the Barclaycard Avios Plus card? It could be a great way to earn extra avios to pay for business class flights with British Airways, made even easier through the upgrade voucher. But is it worth it? Today I’m covering the key features and benefits of the card, as well as comparing it to the free version of the card as well as the British Airways Premium Plus Amex. If you’re more ...
Is Iberia Business Class Worth It?
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Today I’m flying Iberia business class on a short haul a320neo flight from Madrid to London Heathrow. I’ll be reviewing the full experience including the seat, the food and drink, and the ground experience in Madrid, to help you decide if it’s worth paying for the upgrade. Subscribe for weekly travel videos featuring flights, cruises, hotels and trains, plus travel tips and guides to UK points ...
Heathrow Terminal 3 Oneworld Business Class Lounge Crawl
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Today we’re visiting 5 Business Class lounges in Heathrow Terminal 3 as part of a British Airways Club Europe business class trip including all four oneworld airline business class lounges; British Airways, American Airlines, Qantas and Cathay Pacific. We’ll also be visiting the Amex Centurion Lounge. Watch the full video to decide which lounge to visit when you travel in business class or with...
Is Iberia Business Class Really That Bad? (A330 Flight Review)
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Is Iberia Business Class Really That Bad? (A330 Flight Review)
The World’s Best Priority Pass Lounge | Vienna Lounge
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The World’s Best Priority Pass Lounge | Vienna Lounge
10 Night Luxury Adults Only Cruise | Virgin Voyages Rockstar Suite
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10 Night Luxury Adults Only Cruise | Virgin Voyages Rockstar Suite
Eating and Sleeping In The Al Mourjan Garden Lounge, Doha Airport
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Eating and Sleeping In The Al Mourjan Garden Lounge, Doha Airport
Inconsistent British Airways Business Class | Is Club Europe Worth It In 2024?
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Inconsistent British Airways Business Class | Is Club Europe Worth It In 2024?
13 Hours in Finnair’s Unique New Business Class | A330 AirLounge
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13 Hours in Finnair’s Unique New Business Class | A330 AirLounge
Surprising Air Serbia Experience on the ATR 72-600 Turboprop
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Surprising Air Serbia Experience on the ATR 72-600 Turboprop
4 British Airways Flights In One Weekend | Eurotraveller Economy in 2024
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4 British Airways Flights In One Weekend | Eurotraveller Economy in 2024
3 Easy Ways to Quickly Earn More Amex Points
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3 Easy Ways to Quickly Earn More Amex Points
Is the BA Premium Plus Amex Still Worth it? Fee Increase!
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Is the BA Premium Plus Amex Still Worth it? Fee Increase!
Upgraded To An Owner’s Suite On Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas
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Upgraded To An Owner’s Suite On Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas
First Class LNER AZUMA Train | Is It Worth It?
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First Class LNER AZUMA Train | Is It Worth It?
The 5 Best and 3 Worst Ways to Redeem Avios in 2024
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The 5 Best and 3 Worst Ways to Redeem Avios in 2024
Is Aer Lingus Regional Any Good? ATR 72-600 flight review
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Is Aer Lingus Regional Any Good? ATR 72-600 flight review
EVERYONE is WRONG about BA Club World Business Class | A380 Upper Deck in 2024
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EVERYONE is WRONG about BA Club World Business Class | A380 Upper Deck in 2024
8 Ways To Earn More Tier Points in 2024
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8 Ways To Earn More Tier Points in 2024
Universal’s Aventura Hotel Review | Universal Studios Orlando
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Universal’s Aventura Hotel Review | Universal Studios Orlando
Is BA’s Club Europe Business Class getting better in 2024?
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Is BA’s Club Europe Business Class getting better in 2024?
American Airlines Business Class in 2024 | Is it worth it?
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American Airlines Business Class in 2024 | Is it worth it?
Is the AMEX Platinum (UK) worth the fee in 2024?
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Is the AMEX Platinum (UK) worth the fee in 2024?
I think the small planes are cool there like flying buses
Your presentation is highly interesting to watch. Thank you very much and take care 😊
Thanks very much Tony!
Useful. I will be in BA business class next April out of T3 and normally I'm flying American business out of there (normally would be once a year LOL) and just use the American lounge. I agree about the food area looking messy often but it is a big space with a lot of room even if there are many flights. A few months back i was there and there were three extra ad-hoc American flights that day and checkin queues / crowds downstairs were insane (I always fly HBO so could smugly breeze by) but the lounge could still handle it without feeling crowded. Is the Amex lounge business class ? AIUI I wouldnt be eligible because I dont have a fancy Amex card. (I do have an unfancy one). But with a fancy one i could be flying economy and still use it? Think i'll checkout a couple, I will be there at breakfast time any recommendations from other visits? ETA I agree about T5 BA lounges, i recall in the past once it was almost impossible to find space for a couple, we ended up on a very dirty table, and I know on other occasions seats have been few and far between.
For the Amex centurion lounge you just need either an AMEX Platinum or Centurion card. Doesn’t matter what airline or class of travel. You should definitely check out the Qantas and Cathay Pacific lounges!
Greetings from the US. After flying across the Atlantic on Iberia several times in all classes, I can safely say that I would much rather saw off my arms with a dull butter knife and use the bloody stumps to paddle in shark infested waters than ever fly Iberia again. Insanely rude flight attendants who clearly hate passengers, inedible food, lost luggage and uncaring customer service on the ground. Always. Every time. Never again.
Please do a vlog on all the flights and tier points you earned in the past year to get to gold status.
I actually recorded a video about that yesterday. Should be out in the next couple of weeks once it’s edited.
Flying from South Africa to UK 11th December upgraded to premium economy looking forward to it
Enjoy!
Ive just used my first barclaycard voucher to upgrade from PE to Club for a caribbean trip. NOt intuitive how to use the voucher but it did all work in the end. Note, AIUI the vouchers do expire after two years. I guess i could look into the Amex card but I dont like the idea of splitting my points across two accounts, perhaps not enough in either for soemthing useful but enough in one to get soemthing i want. And from a cursory search it seems you cannot transfer Avios to Amex whilst you can in the other direction. So i could end up with points stranded within amex and unable to use them?
If you get the BA Amex it will directly earn avios which will be transferred into your executive club account in the same pot as the avios that you earn from the Barclaycard. It would only be separate points if you went for the cards that earn membership rewards such as the Amex Platinum. With the platinum you can transfer these points to avios into your executive club account very easily. However, you cannot transfer Avios back to membership rewards. I personally keep these as membership reward points unless I’m short on Avios for a redemption that I need. I’ll then just transfer the points over and they should usually arrive with 24 hours.
@@charlesontravels Thansk Charles. A nuance I didnt appreciate.
I chose not to pay for seat choice as it was very expensive and boy did i pay the price for that decision as i was seated in the middle of the row of 4. Lesson learned. No toilets in our cabin. And the seats i did reserve for the return flight no longer existed as they changed the plane so it was back to the middle for me and this time i paid for the priviledge of being stuck in the middle. Personally i wouldn't touch BA with a 10ft bargepole.
Yeah that’s a good point about the seat selection, it can make a big difference and can be expensive. For me personally that works out great, because when you have silver status or above with BA seat selection is free. And because it’s otherwise so expensive, not many people who don’t have the status are willing to pay so there’s always a great choice of seats for us. But a very good point how rubbish that is if you don’t have silver status.
you didn't mention the charges for reserving your seat of choice. Up to £160 return. Just for info
Its arguable if the upgrade was actually an upgrade. You got less legroom by being moved away from the exit row and also in an exit row you dont have someone reclining back in your face. All that traded for a free drink and meal you probably wouldnt have ordered / eaten anyway? (plus, TBF lounge access if you have time, maybe the best benefit) I wonder, if you don't want to be upgraded, if theres a way of stopping that? I'm guessing not because normally upgrades are regarded as a positive thing. What if, say you were travelling with a companion and got split up?
I think on a longer flight, I would have really missed the legroom, but for the short duration of the flight from Newcastle to Heathrow I was happy to have the seat next to me blocked out and I did enjoy the meal and drink. No idea how it would have gone if I hadn’t wanted the upgrade.
I occasionally buy american airlines points because they dont do part payment for redemptions its either all miles or money so sometimes the incremental cost has a very big payback, eg either i can or cannot do that (say) first class flight to hawaii, but i always wait for sale periods. Do BA have similar occasional sales on avios purchases?
I’ve never personally seen a good BA offer to directly book points, but at the end of last year there was a good deal to be able to use boost to do a 3x boost on all the points earned over the previous 12 months! I was tempted to buy a few hundred thousand points, but was already sitting on plenty of points and not enough leave from work to use them all
Great balanced review of BA Club Europe. BA theoretical seating is another unpublished benefit of status even if you don't receive a upgrade. With status the BA seating algorithm blocks the seat next to you before general checkin opens and only releases it to most passenger for allocation once all other free seats are allocated. Doesn't always work but with status you have a significantly increased chance of having a free seat next to you in economy or the entire row to your self on the business cabin. I probably benefit from the theoretical seating algorithm on circa 50% of my shorthaul BA flights. Can't be sure but your free business class row may well have been due to theoretical seating at work in the background. As blocked seats are released inversely to status our chances of a free adjoining seat as Gold will be higher than as Silver.
Hopefully I’ll be able to take advantage of that on the multiple BA economy flights I have booked over the next year!
Interesting article which resonates. Last year i got a fantastic deal on Qatar, UK to Seychelles in business. many fewer points than if id been doing equivalent distance with BA. Next year i'm using an upgrade voucher (via Barclays) to go to the Caribbean , business class but on PE level of avios. I also used my Avios to upgrade an economy seat to europe to business this year, i'm not sure if it was a good deal (thouygh i think it likely was) but there was no way id pay the cash for that plus and it paid back in spades when my outbound flight was significantly delayed and i had the lBA ounge to rest in rather than a horribly crowded gatwick. One question, you said you looked at where you could go in a specific time period to make use of a voucher before it expired. Where would you do that search? I'm also going to consider in future at flights with BA partners from outside the UK and a positioning flight to get there. Ive known that was an option when buyinag ticket but had forgotten/didnt realise the same applied for avios. lasty you said dont trade nectar for avios.I do the reverse, every month theres an automatic sweep of my nectar points into avios. Do you think that makes sense? ETA please turn down or remove the background music
I don't fly BA much but i noticed while booking an Avios redemption for next year that id become Bronze and i realise now that must be because i booked a 5 night holiday flying business in Europe earlier this year. Didnt even realise at the time. So I've checked how many TPs i have seems i need 280 more for silver. So i suppose if i did one more holiday that would work. The main use to me would be using it to book seats, though as i will be flying business solo that is if limited use, eg in April im flying business on a 1-2-1 config so any of the single seats is good for me.
Yeah I’d say if you’re only planning to fly business class and if you’re in the new club suites there’s not too much benefit to silver status. It’ll matter a lot more if flying in any other class or if you’re in the old style club world, but probably not worth going out of your way to obtain. But if you’ll get it from trips you’re completing anyway it’s a nice bonus to have.
Great video - very informative!
Thanks!
Decent airline but when I flew their atr to Ireland a bit of the metal on the wing wasn't properly screwed in
That’s a bit worrying!
Nice, ty !.
I had the same breakfast a few weeks ago. Far from being unedible
Yeah I’ve had this same breakfast on club Europe quite a few times now. On one occasion it was actually really good, but all the other times it’s been really bad. So I know they can get it right at times, it’s just not consistent. It’s also probably not helped by the fact that they do a really good quality breakfast in the lounge, so if you’ve eaten there first, then this seems even worse in comparison
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As I fly from Heathrow quite a lot on long haul I always go to the B Gates but with short haul flights are you allowed to still go to the B Gates lounge so I can know for next time?
Yes, you can still go to the B gates lounge if travelling short haul even if you know you’re leaving from A gates. I’ve noticed they do seem to be slightly starting to discourage this, but they won’t stop you.
@@charlesontravels Oh okay, thanks for your help!
I’ve already made my choice, Business Class is another world from P.E. particularly when I fly Air France 😄😄.
Slightly new to all this so would appreciate all your insights on this: Tier Points - if I'm not mistaken my Tier Points will reset annually. So let's say I do manage to make it to Bronze or Silver, I'll get knocked back down to Blue after 12 months - is my understanding correct? Lifetime Tier Points - this is just a total of Tier Points I've collected when travelling with BA and partners and has no value besides, if I reach 35,000 lifetime points, I'll be upgraded to Gold for life? Is my understanding on the above correct? Thanks!
You are mostly spot on with your understanding. The only thing to correct is that BA offer a “soft landing” with status so if you fail to requalify you’ll only drop down one status level. For example, if you get silver one year, but don’t earn enough points to retain that status you would just drop down to bronze for the next year rather than blue. Also, when you earn status you keep the status up to the end of the current collection year plus one more year. For example, going forward all tier point collection years will end in April. So if you earn silver status in March you would have this for 13 months. If you earn it in May you will have this for 23 months.
@@charlesontravels Thank you so much!
Unfortunately if the flight is over booked in club Europe sometimes the middle seat is used and it’s pretty rough if that happens ,great free upgrade and lovely video thank you .
I’ve heard of them doing that if there’s been massive cancellations like with ATC issues and people stranded, but didn’t think they would do it for standard over booking as well! Thanks!
I've been on "full" flights from lhr to man several times, and the middle seats have never been used.
@@rogerwild1966 over booked not just a full flight “ usually down to knock on affects , and flight cancellations .
@@rogerwild1966 over booked flights not full flights , through disruption
My best free upgrade on BA was from Singapore to Sydney on the overnight flight. We had been in premium economy but were upgraded to the new club suites the day before travel. We only had Bronze status.
Nice! That’s a brilliant upgrade! Definitely beats my flight down to London!
Thank! Does PLUS also include Fasttrack passport control? Or only Fasttrack security?
Only fast track security unfortunately
I lost my Silver status in March this year, i had it since Jan 2022, when BA were offering great prices from Heathrow.. so i flew 14 times to Tenerife and used the lounges at both ends. In October I'm flying to Tenerife again with BA , but this time I've purchased AA One World Emerald Status for 4 Months, so that gives me First class lounge access plus all the other perks.. maybe a nice upgrade ..👍
Oh wow, was that 14 times back to back over to Tenerife or spread out over a few months? Enjoy the lounge and fingers crossed for an upgrade for you!
@@charlesontravels14 times from sept 2021 until jan 2024.. I can't fly so much now due to work being back to normal, so i paid for AA Emerald Status, which is the same as BA Gold Status, it is worth it to me.
Hi There, a great Video and thanks for sharing your thoughts, it's greatly appreciated, what a nice surprise to have the free business class upgrade. Cheers Peter 🙂
Thanks very much Peter!
No worries @@charlesontravels
Great video Charles. I did a tier point run yesterday, EDI > LCY and back. Alas it wasn't for Gold just Bronze. I think you are spot on. I have zero benefits being blue and paying for a CE ticket meant I had lounge access in EDI and got fed on the flight. I really enjoyed it. Aiming for silver one day.
Thanks Stuart!
Thanks for the tip about getting free room delivery if ordering a coffee!
Took a flight from Chicago to ft lauderdale American first. Also have a ambassador club membership so it’s more but I’m old and I like to sit in the boogie seats
That’s domestic first class within the US
WOW, A SEAT? ON A PLANE? What kind of witchcraft is this?
Which Heathrow lounge is the one with the horse and lighting art installation??
There’s a horse outside of the south business class lounge and I believe the one with the light is inside the first class lounge near the entrance
Personally, I would upgrade for £95 only if I needed the additional 35 tier points. But like you, I’m gold also so lounge access, gold seat blocking, more chance of an upgrade are good enough for me. I went for a 1300+ tier point run at the beginning of my new year and got gold which lasts the remainder of the year plus all of the next. Managed to get JER-SFO/LAX with BA holidays and double TPs for just a shade over £2k
That’s a brilliant tier point run! And sounds like you timed it perfectly to make the most out of it too!
Very shabby plane that first one 🤢
Yeah it was very dated, but a great flight overall with the service from the crew!
Depends on how much I need the tier points ... as to whether I would upgrade or not... my recent T5 domestic was rammed with 12 rows of CE.. lounges packed and queuing to get in.. fast track very slow... must be the holidays!!
12 rows of CE on a domestic route is a mess. We had that a couple of months ago and the cabin crew were losing their minds rushing around to try and get the afternoon teas out in time. No way of getting decent service when it’s that rushed. Thankfully never had the experience of queuing to get in to the BA lounges, but maybe I’ve just been lucky with travel times.
Any change where to get the offers like this , where to find them
Where to book for 20k dont see below 55k
How to book for 20k avios Dont see below 55k one way
Unfortunately this was a temporary pricing error that they have now fixed, so it’s no longer available at 20k avios
@@charlesontravels thanks!!! Helpfull any change to get fares like this early ? Where to check
It's too bad they "fixed" the pricing. Deal is dead.
I know, I’m gutted I can’t take advantage of that price again!
The old club world business class is absolutely horrible! I just flew it in July from Baltimore to London Heathrow, and it was extremely uncomfortable. Specifically it has no room to maneuver, it's narrow, there's no storage, and I have to step over the guys legs to step out of the aisle, horrible horrible layout. On the way back from London to Baltimore I had their new layout and it was 10 times better wider seat, direct isle access, more storage, more comfortable seat, I would never ever fly the old club world.
The first A319 from NCL to LHR is actually not that old. It's actually newer than the vast majority of the 319's. It's just got the old BMI configuration.
I haven't flown American in 5 years and was so disappointed when I realized that the video screens have been removed. I always fly business and expect some sort of entertainment on my 6 hour flights. Use your own mobile device? I DON'T THINK SO! Watch a movie on my tiny phone? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! I'm going to use up my miles with American and switch to another airline that offers entertainment screens. Bye bye, American Airlines.
I've been lucky enough to fly club suites and the older club world seat, and agree that the bulkhead seat is great but almost every other seat is fairly weak. The A380 club world seat (old type) also features a throne seat, which is in between two club world seats and can be even more anxiety inducing during due to two dividers. I've just flown from HND to LHR in premium economy on the BA A350 and found it to be quite comfortable with both meals being quite decent. Definitely a step above economy and worthwhile the price difference (funny enough the premium economy seats were cheaper than economy when we booked). Given the choice, I would choose the club suites over the older club world every time as that product offers so much better consistency.
Yeah I think I sometimes take for granted getting a good seat in the old club world due to status but without that and especially if travelling solo it would not be great being in the middle. That’s brilliant that you managed to get premium for less than economy, I love it when things like that happen!
At Newcastle, if in the Luxe lounge, you get one free glass of Prosecco if travelling BA, you just have to ask for it
Good to know! Thanks!
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Hi, thanks for this it was really helpful. I have just booked this hotel an hour ago and didn’t choose the option with the swim up room..simply because the sea view looks amazing. I’m in two minds about changing the room now that I’ve seen this but we are going 25th October do you think we’ll get the use from it or will it be too cold? Many thanks and safe travels to you both
Thanks! I’m really glad you found it helpful. We definitely really enjoyed the swim up room, but I think a big part of that was that the hotel was so busy that it was hard to get a place by the pool. Potentially you might find October less busy? But I’m not too sure to be honest
@@charlesontravels you’re very welcome! I changed the room…yours looks like it’s in a great spot, may I ask the room number please
It was a brilliant location during the day. Just a heads up, you can hear the nighttime entertainment quite loudly from there during the evening but that only goes on until 11. I’m pretty sure we were room 502.
@@charlesontravelsyou have been amazing, thank you so very much!
Hope you have a great holiday in October!
We did this lounge crawl (excluding centurion)but super early at breakfast time so didn't get the full benefit really, and we were in the BA 1st class lounge purely because the business class lounge was really busy so they bumped us to the 1st class (well gold card) lounge. Cathay Pacific is always the winner for me.
Which lounge did you find had the best breakfast? I tend to quite like the BA breakfast offering, but Qantas can have some quite nice a la carte options. Haven’t tried out the AA or Cathay breakfast options but think I’ll check that out in a few months when I do a first class lounge crawl!
@@charlesontravels I think BA wins for breakfast closely followed by Qantas although Qantas opens at 8am so it was a last minute dash in there as we had an early flight to Sardinia. We found American to be lacking and don't think we'd bother with that lounge again. We're flying out of T3 early again in April so will just use our fave 3!
Compo culture at its best
The trouble with the "short haul" business class is the definition of short haul. I use BA to fly to Turkey which is usually a 5 and a half hour experience from stepping onto the plane to leaving it, and the basic seat and austere surroundings always leave me questioning exactly what I paid £££ for....
Yeah for a flight of that length they really should be offering something better