Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

W elcome to this issue of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific. As the year gets underway, airlines around the region are busy making plans and announcing new aircraft purchases, new routes and new partnerships. Not to be outdone, hospitality groups are p

Hannah is an editor across British Airways’ portfolio of print and online magazines, and a former in-house writer at The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and The Times and Sunday Times' travel section. In this issue she explores whether the aviation indu

Managing director Julian Gregory Director Peggy Teo EDITORIAL Editor Nick Goodyer Online editor Mark Caswell Consumer editor Alex McWhirter Contributors Hannah Brandler, Tamsin Cocks, Gemma Greenwood, Derek Picot, Jules Quartly, Hannah Ralph, Richard

AVIATION ANALYTICS FIRM OAG has published its report on the busiest airline routes for 2023, with Kuala Lumpur International Airport-Singapore Changi Airport topping the list of international routes. The route had a total of 4.9 million seats last ye

D.S. & DURGA HAS LAUNCHED a new, fruity eau de parfum for the arrival of spring. Black Magenta is an ode to New York at night, described by the perfumer as “a little bit classy, a little bit trashy – best paired with loud music.” The perfume has note

This memoir from Citibank's most profitable trader explores the ruthless, thrilling and stressful nature of the trading floor and its moral implications. Stevenson discusses how he closed deals worth nearly a trillion dollars, and the toll this took

92% are a member of a loyalty programme 82% use loyalty points to make future purchases cheaper 74% use loyalty programmes to supplement their income and save money 66% use points to reduce the weekly food shop 35% collected more loyalty points in th

AMERICAN AIRLINES has welcomed tentative approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin nonstop service between New York's JFK and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND). American says it will be the only US carrier operating service between JF

CHOICE INTERNATIONAL HOTELS has announced a new agreement with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla to offer the firm's EV chargers at its United States properties. Participating Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, Country Inn & Suites, Quality Inn and other

81% never rent an electric car on a business trip 70% rarely think of sustainability when selecting a car 46% never rent an EV due to complex logistics, e.g. locating recharging stations 35% never rent an EV due to low availability at rental location

THE TWO MICHELIN-STARRED Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has launched a sustainable lunch menu, taking inspiration from 17th-century recipes that minimised waste. “The Luncheon” menu features dishes including ragoo

HONG KONG'S CATHAY PACIFIC says it continues to make strides towards becoming a more sustainable business by way of increased collaboration with industry stakeholders to decarbonise the aviation industry and achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissi

MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN? We start with a client brief and then look at the neighbourhood, country, culture and architecture. I try to convince the client to allow us to stay for an extra couple of days to walk around and get

MALAYSIA AIRLINES will be deploying its flagship Airbus A350-900 aircraft on both of its daily nonstop services between Kuala Lumpur and Doha effective April 1, 2024. The Oneworld carrier says the move is part of its continuous commitment to enhance

I wanted to get in touch regarding the Business Traveller Awards 2023, where the Best Airline award went to Singapore Airlines. Awards such as these are a factor in a customer's choice when selecting an airline to fly with. The airline uses the award

Launching later this year, Andaz Doha is a lifestyle hotel located in West Bay, one of the city's major arts hubs. Close to most embassies, financial institutions and luxury shopping malls, it looks set to be a foodie hotspot, with signature restaura

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Understandably, most of Hong Kong's legion of hotels are clustered in the major commercial districts. Many are still viable choices for accessing the countryside of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula but there are a handful of options in furt

DEREK PICOT A HOTELIER FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND AUTHOR OF THE HOTEL DETECTIVE AND HIS LOVER Guests at Giraffe Manor, a 1930s luxury boutique hotel near Nairobi in Kenya, have long appreciated its famous resident herd of Rothschild's giraffes. While

RICHARD TAMS AIRLINE CONSULTANT AND EXECUTIVE COACH Irecently wrote wishfully about the need for a new approach to the processing of “hand baggage only” passengers at congested airports. The point I was making was that, as well as passengers, both ai

What is your background? I have been with The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) for just over ten years. I joined as the chief marketing officer and was elevated to CEO in 2019. Before that, I spent 16 years at American Express where I got a great ed

BACKGROUND First opened in 1984, the Prince Hotel closed during Covid for a major three-year restoration, reopening in September 2023 with brand-new interiors. The property is operated by Wharf Hotels, which also owns Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel and Ga

BACKGROUND This biophilic property opened in June 2023 and is the second Pan Pacific hotel in the city, the other being the Pan Pacific Singapore. The hotel is a member of the Green Collection within the GHA Discovery loyalty programme. It is BCA Gre