June 2006
In this issue...
Tried and Tested
Flight check: BA Connect
London-Milan, business class — full story »
Flight check: Bmi
London-Jeddah, business class — full story »
Hotel check: The Conrad Brussels
Brussels, Belgium — full story »
Flight check: Emirates
London-Dubai, business class — full story »
Flight check: Emirates
Dubai-London, first class — full story »
Hotel check: Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
Dubai — full story »
Hotel check: Madinat Jumeirah
Dubai — full story »
Hotel check: Qasr Al Sharq
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — full story »
Flight check: SAA
Johannesburg-London, business class — full story »
Flight check: SAA
London-Cape Town, business class — full story »
Special reports
Plane speaking
We are closer than ever to being able to talk on our mobile phones in the air: an exciting advance in modern communications or air rage incidents in the making? Mark Caswell rings in the changes — full story »
Face value
Video conferencing technology promised to allow us to conduct business without ever leaving the office again, so why do we still fly around the world to attend meetings? Mark Caswell investigates — full story »
Thanks for the memory
It will soon be possible to carry around your entire computer hard drive on a stick the size of a keyring. Mark Caswell looks at where flash drive technology is leading us, and what it means for security — full story »
Gatwick hotels
TRIED AND TESTED SPECIAL — full story »
Destinations
Temple of bloom
You don't have to go far from Tokyo to find centuries-old temples and rich mythology. Felicity Cousins travels into ancient Japan — full story »
Rugged charm
It's taken three decades but Oman is finally surfacing as a five-star destination alongside its Middle Eastern neighbours, with stunning hotels and attractive deals. Tom Otley reports — full story »
Affordable fjord
Haugesund is more than just a hub for the oil and gas industry. Since Ryanair flights began serving this Norwegian town, the world is waking up to its other natural assets, says Tom Chesshyre — full story »
Lifestyle
Foot notes
Are you ashamed to bare your toes this summer? There's no reason a little love and care can't make things better. Eve Cameron walks you through a beginner's guide to foot care — full story »
Eating in
You don't have to venture out of your hotel to find impressive fine dining in London. In the second of an irregular series, Business Traveller points out the hotel restaurants that are worth staying in for — full story »
