February 2006
In this issue...
Tried and Tested
Hotel check: Four Seasons Hotel Des Bergues
Geneva, Switzerland — full story »
Hotel check: Hotel President Wilson
Geneva, Switzerland — full story »
Hotel check: Grosvenor House
Dubai — full story »
Flight check: Ryanair
London-Szczecin, economy class — full story »
Hotel check: Taj President
Mumbai, India — full story »
Hotel check: The Leela Kempinski
Mumbai, India — full story »
Flight check: ANA
London-Tokyo, business class — full story »
Hotel check: Conrad Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan — full story »
Hotel check - Doha, Qatar
Four Seasons Doha — full story »
Special reports
Six new spas in Bangalore, Moscow, Hong Kong, Budapest and London
Spa treatments aren't just for holidays; increasingly hotles are catering for busy business travellers. Tom Otley tries out six of the latest offerings arround the world — full story »
The female factor
Special treatment or equality? Over 40 per cent of business travellers are women, but how well are we being served? Felicity Cousins investigates — full story »
Destinations
Golfing around Florida
Escape from your meeting straight onto the green with insider tips from Minty Clinch — full story »
Rebuild it and they will come
Volkswagen's new glass factory is a shining symbol of the former East German city's regeneration. Andrew Eames explores the city that has rebuilt itself — full story »
Frankfurt Feast
There's more to eating out in Germany's financial hub than beer and sauerkraut, says Ginny McGrath — full story »
Eastern delights
Istanbul's restaurants offer much more than meze and kebabs as chefs bring ancient Ottoman cuisine back onto modern menus, finds Sarah Maxwell — full story »
Ticket to ride
Tokyo's train stations are becoming leisure complexes in their own right, which can be handy when you can't find your exit. Margie T Logarta offers a subway survival guide — full story »
Future Perfect
The island kingdom of Bahrain is undergoing one of the biggest transformations in its history to become an upmarket tourist destination as well as financial centre. Tom Otley reports — full story »
Lifestyle
Whiskies that are worth the journey
Diageo, the world's largest spirits manufacturer, has launched four new limited-edition single malt whiskies from long-abandoned distilleries, writes Joe Bates. — full story »
