I don’t wish to proselytise but on a trip like this it is worth playing the points game. On the flight front I should end up with a BA gold card which in my case means access to free fizz and less queueing when on low cost flights to London.
I really can’t recommend headforpoints.com highly enough. I have no real idea what’s going on – the guy who runs it does!
This showed last night as I stumbled into LAX after twenty four hours travel. I followed his advice and now have an IHG credit card. I signed up to at the right time and got top tier. Which I’ve since kept by everyday card spend. That all meant my hotel room was paid for with points, I was upgraded to the top floor with lounge access – free breakfast – and most importantly of all got a $10 beer for free on arrival which I was sorely needing!!
Blissful eh? Almost! All the swanky hotels are by the airport which never sleeps so a silent night it is not. However, continuing with the unguents voyage of exploration I also plastered “relaxing” cream over my face. It assured me of restfulness but lied. More entertainingly I found a little bag of earplugs, which contained a single example. Are they worried if you have two you might sleep through your flight and sue them?
Anyway, now at LAX and almost ready for last phase outbound. Hurrah! Even I am beginning to flag. Though surrounded by thousands of people the world is still small – blethering with a couple who raved about their stay in Scotland at a funny sounding place. Muckrach lodge!
