Visiting London part 6 – Places to visit in town – Outside
London is one of the greenest capital cities you could choose to visit. Large Royal Parks cut swathes of green through the heart…
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Visiting London part 2 – Transport inside London
Yesterday I covered the various airports at which you might arrive on your visit to London. This post is designed to explain the various…
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Visiting London part 1 – Airports
London is served by a number of main airports and several other airports which (confusingly) brand themselves as ‘London ….’. Main Airports – Heathrow,…
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Flying to / from Heathrow – 22 or 23 March ?
There is rather a cryptic post in the Transport for London website referring to a train closure for this weekend. I’m unclear whether this…
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3 young people learn about the need to check your tickets
The BBC are reporting that young performers in London’s New Years Day parade have been stuck in the UK for the past couple of…
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Were you impacted by the Meltdown at Gatwick – email for £100 in vouchers
In an unprecedented move, Gatwick airport is offering passengers £100 of UK High Street vouchers if they were impacted by the electrical problems that…
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Holiday Inn Ariel, Heathrow – a cheap option for IHG’s The Big Win
Once of the best value hotels at Heathrow, especially for a weekend stay, is the Holiday Inn Ariel on the Bath Road at Harlington…
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Change to the service on BA1, London City to New York, JFK – flying the baby bird again
For the uninitiated, BA operates a A318 from London City Airport to New York JFK, with a refuelling stop in Shannon, twice per day….
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Bored with Christmas already? Want to get away … Avios can help.
BA still has some Avios availability if you are looking to get away before New Year: 26 Dec, BA117 LHR-New York, JFK – First…
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UK travel severe disruptions due to weather – mainly on the ground now
Gatwick Airport reports no trains to the airport at present: As a result, several lines of route are suffering from a combination of flooding,…
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Interim airport expansions plans for London announced…but don’t get excited
The long awaited shortlist of options for the expansion of aviation in London have been announced this morning. The options are: 1. Lengthening one…
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Triple Avios on T5 money exchange until 4 January 2013
BA are running a promo until 6 January 2014, where if you exchange £400 or more at the Moneycorp Foreign Exchange desks at LHR…
