Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

Is it just me, or have airport atmospheres improved considerably in the last few months? On a recent trip to Thailand, I had three surprisingly pleasant airport check-in experiences – first at Heathrow's Terminal 2, then at both ChiangMai and Suvarna

Nicole is a British-American writer, covering luxury travel and food and drink for publications including Forbes, Robb Report and The Telegraph. She is the author of the novel Girls Who Travel and has appeared on the Ch annel 5 series The World's Mos

Jeremy is an Australian travel writer, photographer and videographer based in Melbourne. As a digital nomad, he seeks out new hotels, off-grid Airbnbs and food experiences travelling by motorbike in Vietnam. In this issue he returns to his native Syd

Veteran hotelier Derek has worked in senior positions on five continents, most recendy as regional vice-president for Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts in Europe. He now consults for hotel owners and luxury developers. In this issue, he provides readers wi

Our features editor Hannah reports on all aspects of business travel for Business Traveller magazine and website. In this issue she travelled to Manchester in northern England to try out a new Irish-owned lifestyle hotel that takes inspiration from t

Managing director Julian Gregory Editorial director Tom Otley Director Peggy Teo EDITORIAL Consulting editors Mary Cooch, Jeremy Tredinnick Online editor Mark Caswell Consumer editor Alex McWhirter Contributors Hannah Brandler, Jeremy Drake, Rob Goss

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has confirmed plans to start direct Elizabeth Line services between Heathrow airport and central London in November. From November 6 the line will see trains running directly from Reading and Heathrow to Abbey Wood, and fro

ANA IS OFFERING NEW, environmentally friendly inflight meals in its international first class cabin. The meals include a main course, kale focaccia, made using soft kale grown with compost recycled from inflight meal residues. The kale focaccia, knea

THE HARI HONG KONG is combining local community partnerships, sustainable practices and education with an energy-conscious and environmentally friendly hotel stay. The hotel is LEED (Silver), BEAM Plus (Silver) and BEEO certified, in recognition of i

30% say the main benefit is meeting new people 27% say it provides an opportunity to do new and more enriching work 26% say it offers informal time with colleagues to build relationships 25% say it provides an opportunity to take part in higher profi

Britain's Ocean City is hosting the final leg of Hayward Gallery Touring's contemporary art exhibition, following stints in Aberdeen and Manchester. Works by 37 artists will be exhibited across four venues: The Box, Karst, The Levinsky Gallery at the

Aman Resorts has launched a line of leather accessories. The 19 pieces include card holders, wallets, passport cases and handbags handcrafted in France and Italy. The Aman logo is featured throughout, with the letter A embossed on tote bags and hand-

Hotel management platform Mews reveals personalisation is key for hotel loyalty among British travellers 79% have returned to the same hotel or hotel chain 61% say they will return to the same hotel or chain if their loyalty is rewarded 59% have been

BUSINESSTRAVELLER.COM/FORUM BATH_VIP One genre that seems to be quite sparse is good novels based around an airline. I have a recommendation to share but I would love to hear yours as well. I've just finished reading Round the Bend by Nevil Shute, fi

A luxurious new five-star hotel in Sydney's Barangaroo development, Crown Towers Sydney is the highest hotel building in the city, an imposing harbourside landmark with 349 guestrooms, an infinity pool with cabanas, poolside service and 14 restaurant

Many might be surprised that some doormen and hall porters in London and Paris paid hotels for their jobs. Their living was made exclusively from tips and commissions. Taxi drivers paid doormen for introductions to fares, and hall porters who booked

Just about the only silver lining to be found in the chaos of worldwide travel restrictions over the last two years has been flexibility – the ability to chop, change or chuck any travel plans in the face of the changing tide of government Covid regu

BACKGROUNG Aman Kyoto became the brand's third Japanese property when it opened in November 2019, following Aman Tokyo in 2015 and Amanemu hot-spring resort in Ise-Shima in 2016. EHERE IS IT? Northwest of Kyoto city, set in a garden in 32 hectares of

BACKGROUND The Queen Elizabeth hotel first opened in 1958 under the Hilton group, but joined Fairmont Hotels and Resorts in 2001 (an Accor brand since 2016), This property closed in 2016 for a year-long C$140 million (US$102 million) renovation. WHER

BACKGROUND Marriott International introduced its Moxy Hotels brand in 2014. There are now nearly 100 open, with more in the pipeline, including Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg and Moxy NYC Lower East Side. This property opened in February 2019. WHERE IS I

BACKGROUND Hyatt's Thompson and Tommie hotels debuted under the same roof in Austin in January, Thompson is a luxury upper-upscale brand in Hyatt's portfolio. Tommie is under Hyatt's JDV brand and targets a younger traveller with a smaller budget, Th

Wilde Aparthotels is a lifestyle brand belonging to Dublin-based operator Staycity, with design inspired by Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde. The brand opened this property in February and there are sister properties in London, Berlin and Edinbu

Our guide to… Passengers can plan ahead and pre-order their inflight meals on a variety of airlines. The benefits are that some meals are available exclusively in advance, you often receive your meal first during the service, and are likely to get yo