May 2006
In this issue...
Tried and Tested
Hotel check: Mandarin Oriental
Tokyo, Japan — full story »
Hotel check: Villa Kennedy
Frankfurt, Germany — full story »
Flight check: Swiss
London-Zurich, business class — full story »
Special reports
Service with a smile
It is what marks out a good hotel from a bad one, but how do major brands ensure their standards are maintained? Tom Otley talks to staff behind the rapidly growing Jumeirah group — full story »
Pull your socks up
Deep vein thrombosis is a well-known health problem linked with flying, yet almost half of business travellers take no precautions in-flight. Sarah Maxwell reports on the measures you should be taking — full story »
Tried & Tested Special: London hotels
Where to stay across the capital — full story »
Destinations
Murder most unhurried
When it comes to travelling on the Orient Express, the sedate pace of the journey can be enlivened in the most unexpected ways, discovers Mark Caswell — full story »
Independent Days
Romance comes easily on the coast around Capri. Felicity Cousins takes a trip out of season and finds a hotel with a magic all of its own — even for a solitary traveller — full story »
Eastern promise
Lithuania's second city is beginning to blossom. Tom Chesshyre explores Kaunas as it emerges from the shadow of the capital — helped by non-stop daily Ryanair flights — full story »
Lifestyle
Beating the clock
There's not much point in travelling to the other side of the world for a meeting only to fall asleep halfway through it. Sarah Maxwell investigates jet lag and how to fight it — full story »
Good to go
Travelling can play havoc with your daily grooming routine, but with a little preparation you can still feel and look good on the move, says Eve Cameron — full story »
