Saturday, 19 April 2008

Miles better

On my way to Vegas this morning. Had arranged to travel down by train to Gatwick, which was handy since we sold Karen's car on Thursday. If I drove to the airport it would mean walking to school for the boys for the best part of a week - an unpopular outcome for sure.

Very smooth journey in fact - no delays and very short transits at each interchange. The Gatwick Express was as efficient as ever.

The whole journey in 2nd class - something I'm not used to but it's all in the name of bankroll discipline.

Likewise, booked in Economy Class on Virgin for the 10hour flight. Well, I arrived at the ticket desk and made enquires. No seats left in Premium, but for 30,000 miles I can upgrade to Upper Class. Insta-call.

The ticketeer radio'd through to check -- last one ! Seems my luck is in.

From experience I know that securing an upgrade on the return leg is tougher, so it could be a very unhappy return trip if I go broke and get no sleep on the flight back !

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

have a good week!!