The leading magazine for the corporate traveller. We aim to save you money and make your travelling life easier. Each edition has the latest news from airlines, airports, hotels and car hire companies, reviews of the latest gadgets, technology and accessories and destinations pieces - where to stay, what to eat, what to see, and how to behave, all delivered by our own writers and journalists around the world. In addition, loyalty programs are examined, deals and promotions collected and feature stories cover a wide range of issues such as health, security, technology, golf, automotive, financial and buying property. With editorial staff based in our offices around the globe we are uniquely placed to ensure that our different editions reflect the needs of our readers locally.
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NEW-LOOK LOUNGES FOR BA AND STAR ALLIANCE
HOTEL CHAINS BRANCH OUT
BIG SPENDERS • The most expensive locations for business trips per day
ETIHAD REFRESHES NARROW-BODY ECONOMY
A SIBLING FOR ACE HOTELS
NEW ROUTES: SAO PAULO
IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT • Our tips to make time fly by
LOST IN TRANSLATION • Idioms from around the world that have us scratching our heads. This month, a curious Swedish expression...
AIR MILES
GOOGLE PIXEL FOR LESS
FLIGHT NEWS • Who’s going up and who’s going down in the world of aviation
TIME OUT • Outdoor events across the globe this month
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A SAVOYARD SUMMER
Les Jardins d’Etretat, Normandy • On France’s northern coast, Les Jardins d’Etretat once belonged to Madame Thebault, a French actress and friend of Claude Monet, who regularly visited to paint. Inspired by that heritage, landscape architect Alexandre Grivko created a garden that blends contemporary art and sculptural planting to striking effect. This image, a finalist in the International Garden Photographer of the Year awards, was taken by the aptly named Richard Bloom. A series of exhibitions of some of the photographs are being held around the UK over the coming monthsigpoty.com
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ISLAND OF INDUSTRY • Long one of the Med’s most appealing tourist spots, Malta is also proving to be a magnet for foreign investment
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH • Old-fashioned charm meets youthful verve in Charleston – and the launch of direct flights to Europe has opened it to new markets
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY • Take a detour from Paris’s well-worn boulevards to these chic and characterful areas
Phnom Penh • Cambodia’s capital is a lively thrum of markets, temples and unrivalled people watching
LOW COST, HIGH STAKES • Making low-cost long-haul pay is a difficult business, but airlines continue to try to crack the market
EQUAL MEASURES • Making hotels more accessible for people with disabilities makes business as well as moral sense – so why aren’t more of them doing it?
Ethical dilemma • There may be unintended consequences to the recent boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
Size isn’t everything • The A380’s demise may have come quicker than expected, but in today’s economic climate it’s no wonder airlines are thinking smaller
Saving your bacon • New technology is improving the hotel experience while cutting costs and promoting sustainability – and there’s much more to come
MAINTAINING ALTITUDE • Readers chewed over the issue of sustaining a world-class airline service at our recent editor’s lunch
DEEP THINKING • Few watches offer as high a depth rating for as low an outlay as the Christopher Ward Trident range
High fidelity • The latest headphones combine superb sound with sleek looks
AUDIO GADGETS
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