Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

Welcome to the November/December/January issue of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific magazine. Firstly, an explanation of where we’ve been since our last issue in April. The short answer is, nowhere much. The Covid-19 pandemic swept over us in early Mar

The measures airlines are putting in place to make your post-Covid journeys safer Manhattan’s hotel scene presents both new and refurbished accommodation options We reveal which companies got your vote at the 29th Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Aw

Veteran hotelier Derek has worked in senior positions on five continents, most recently as regional vice president for Jumeirah’s hotels and resorts in Europe. He now consults for hotel owners and luxury developers, advising on design and trends in h

Managing director Julian Gregory Editorial director Tom Otley Director Peggy Teo Consulting editor Jeremy Tredinnick Online editor Seher Asaf Contributors Paul J Devries, Derek Picot, Richard Tams, Dr Roger Tyers Art director Loretta Lam Singapore &

I wanted to drop you a line having just devoured the [September-October 2020 UK] magazine, thank you for that. We travelled to France as soon as the Foreign Office lifted restrictions and travelled back via train from Angoulême and with British Airwa

This month’s Star Letter winner will receive an open Business First return ticket for use in either direction on Heathrow Express. For your chance to win, email us at talktous@ businesstraveller.com and include your full postal address and daytime te

BUSINESSTRAVELLER.COM/FORUM As much as I’ve complained in the past about time away from home, eating the same room service, delays and airport inconvenience, I’m really getting the itch to travel again. At the moment, I have no trips planned and it

A small but growing number of airlines have begun offering free cover for Covid-19-related expenses in a bid to boost confidence in travel. Emirates was the first, in July announcing that it would provide free global cover for Covid-19 health and qua

What a challenge it was adapting to lockdown, not least in terms of education. My children are grown up so they didn’t need any help, but I found myself on a steep learning curve because the new world order of shared duties means education starts at

There are many tribes in travel, so let’s distinguish between just two of them. First, there are business travellers. Let’s assume that’s you. Second, there are others who look like you, but aren’t. They are frequent travellers, too – maybe even more

Of the many industries hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, aviation has taken a particularly big knock. At the height of lockdown in April, flights were down by 94 per cent across the world compared with April 2019. Thousands of airline jobs have been lost

BACKGROUND This is the first Hyatt Centric-branded property in the Greater China region, and the second in Asia (the first is in Japan). It was formerly known as Hotel Vic on the Harbour, but was rebranded last year. Hyatt describes the Hyatt Centric

BACKGROUND In February, with the Covid-19 pandemic in its early stages, I stayed at the Rosewood Hong Kong, which had already instituted many of the measures that have now become familiar to us. Temperature checks were in place at the entrance, staff

BACKGROUND This member of Marriott’s “upper upscale” brand opened in 2002. It underwent refurbishment in 2016. WHERE IS IT? Right next to the Hauptbahnhof (central train station) – you can catch the S1 or S8 train from Munich airport. The hotel is o

BACKGROUND The Mandrake opened in September 2017 and is owned by Rami Fustok. It reopened on July 4 and I stayed a couple of weeks later. Covid-19 precautions were in place. WHERE IS IT? On Newman Street in Fitzrovia, north of Oxford Street and abou