The most bizarre speed limit sign I’ve ever seen
A rather unenforceable speed limit in the outskirts of Colorado Springs
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Quicktip: My top 5 tips for travelling between Europe and US / Canada
Is it your first time travelling between Canada/US and Europe? Or are you a seasoned pro looking for ways to become more efficient? Here are my top 5 tips which I’ve learnt the hard way!
BoardingArea is looking for more bloggers!
Our frequently flying hero Randy Petersen is on the lookout again!
Good at Travel Hacking? Why not doing it for a living?
I saw Scott Mackenzie’s post earlier today which sounded like an interesting proposition. If you’re very good at searching for flight…I mean REALLY good, you can apply for a full time job at Flight Fox.
British Airways eliminates two key Gold Card benefits
Today’s clearly a good day for British Airways to sneak in a couple of new changes, as most of the airline industry is keeping its eye on US and TAM joining Oneworld.
US Airways joins Oneworld. New Transatlantic routes and redemption opportunities
If you’ve been following this blog for a while you might remember my small dilemma of whether to defect from my familiar alliance Oneworld or not. My biggest grief came down to the lack of transatlantic Oneworld flights from Amsterdam, as all flights had to go via London or Helsinki.
DON’T VISIT NETHERLANDS NEXT WEEK (24-25th March)
Well not quite… I don’t mean to put you off entirely! I’m not aware of the media coverage outside The Netherlands, so you may or may not be aware that it’s the Nuclear Security Summit next week, where many presidents and prime ministers of countries across the world will converge about 10mins from my front…
Changes to the UK’s Air Passenger Duty
Back in January last year I wrote a post explaining how the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) worked, and how you can avoid paying it. George Osborne, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced in a couple of changes in his Budget 2014 to how APD will be calculated.
I’ve been quoted in Business Traveller…
Sometimes I wonder if I have amnesia, as I don’t have much recollection of doing this interview, but Jenny Southan from Business Traveller magazine seems to have quoted me in her article called “Slash & Burn” which investigates the devaluation of loyalty programmes. It online version is here (paid subscription required), but if you pick up…
Does anyone use Privium?
Privium is the paid-for fast track service through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Coming in 2 levels and ranging from €121-€205 per year, it can be hard to justify such an expense. Click in to see my point of view.
“Highest class of service only” in your employment contract?
I suppose this ‘trick’ will only suit those who have balls of steel…how about asking for “highest class of travel only” in your employment contract?!
2014 New Year Resolution post.
Unless you follow me regularly on Twitter, Does anyone still remember the early days when I used this logo?
Following up on the 90 day ‘rule’ for Global Entry
Yesterday’s post queried the dubious rule of whether my Global Entry interview would need to take place within 90 days of online notification of conditional approval. The ultra-efficient Larry Panetta responded within 1 working day after I pasted him this quote: Approved Global Entry program applicants have 30 days from the date of their online…
Strange things on my Global Entry application
A few months back I mentioned that some more countries were being added to the Global Entry programme for the USA, the UK being one of them. Well as of 4th December 2013 they decided to close it for all new UK applicants with no notice. This is because the UK Border Agency would not…
Guest post: 10 reasons to fly Star Alliance instead of Skyteam…from the perspective of a Dutch man.
The fun about having a blog called “Points to be Made” is that if I want to rant or say anything ludicrous, then it still fits the title. This post comes from Mike who writes the blog “Ik Vlieg Veel” (That means “I fly a lot” to you and me!). We’ve been in contact since we…