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June 2007

Luxury Focus: trends in high-end travel, top events in the capital, hotel rooms of the future, and a Basel watch fair update. Plus a look at London's sushi restaurants, and destinations pieces on Namibia, Kolkata, Edinburgh and Sharjah.

In this issue...

Tried and Tested

Flight check: Hunt & Palmer

Paris-London, executive jet — full story »


Flight check: Virgin Atlantic

Chicago-London, Upper Class — full story »


Flight check: Etihad Airways

London-Abu Dhabi, business class — full story »


Hotel check: Le Meurice

Paris, France — full story »


Hotel check: Hilton Berlin

Berlin, Germany — full story »


Flight check: Etihad Airways

Abu Dhabi-London, first class — full story »


Special Reports

West end revivals

There is in London all that life can afford, said Samuel Johnson. Tom Otley looks at four renovated hotels in the heart of the capital that will allow you to make the most of one of the world's greatest cities — full story »


High life

Spas, whales and solitude: Mark Caswell reports on the latest trends in the luxury travel market — full story »


Making tracks

After years of hunting, the black rhino is finally making a comeback. Felicity Cousins tracks down the elusive species in the Namibian desert — full story »


Keeping it simple

Your own private phone booth, the flattest of TV screens or a retina-scan entry to your room? Brent Hannon gets a preview of the hotel rooms of the future — full story »


Grand ideas

For venues with a touch of class, there's nowhere quite like London. Business Traveller takes a peek at a few of the most stylish spaces in the capital — full story »


Lifestyle

Basel report

This year's Baselworld watch fair was a tour de force in simple yet elegant styles. Lorna Strickland picks the best in show — full story »


Green grooming

The beauty industry has jumped on the organic bandwagon, but are the products all they claim to be? Eve Cameron separates fact from fiction — full story »


Down to earth

There's an increasing groundswell of environmental activity within the car rental industry. Robert Couldwell investigates the trend towards leaner, greener machines — full story »


Mechanical mapping

As portable satnav units proliferate, finding your way round the market can be daunting. Mark Prigg takes seven of the best for a test drive — full story »


Body and soul

In the second of our health check series, Julian Gregory gets a full report on his mental and physical well-being from a company which takes a holistic approach to medical tests — full story »


Sushi selection

There's nothing London's rich list like better for dinner than low-calorie, high-priced sushi. Tom Otley joins the smart set at three of the best Japanese offerings in the capital — full story »


Destinations

Oh Kolkata

India is fast becoming an economic superpower. Felicity Cousins visits West Bengal and finds Kolkata preparing for the new gold rush — full story »


The next big thing

Lying just up the coast from Dubai, Sharjah's development has been overshadowed by that of its giant neighbour. But now budget travel is starting to bring tourist dollars into the emirate, says Dominic Ellis — full story »




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