October 2008
Moscow: Expert advice on how to survive in Russia's costly capital. Plus special reports on getting that elusive airline upgrade, the future of airline pricing, and destination features from Turin, Hyderabad, Bangkok and Atlanta.In this issue...
Tried and Tested
Hotel check: Le Meridien Lingotto
Turin, Italy — full story »
Flight check: Bangalore-London
Kingfisher, business — full story »
Flight check: London-Houston-Los Angeles
Continental, business — full story »
Flight check: London-Cairo
Egyptair, first — full story »
Hotel check: Sofitel Heathrow
London Heathrow T5, UK — full story »
Spa check: BA Elemis Travel Spa
London Heathrow T5, UK — full story »
Hotel check: Premier Inn Euston
London, UK — full story »
Hotel check: Ibis London City
London, UK — full story »
Hotel check: Holiday Inn Express Hammersmith
London, UK — full story »
Hotel check: Radisson SAS Royal
Copenhagen, Denmark — full story »
Special Reports
Route of the Month
Alex McWhirter looks at how new services can benefit business travellers — full story »
Getting upgraded in the electronic age
These days you need more than a suave demeanour and a gold card to get to the front of the plane. Alex McWhirter explains — full story »
Surviving the world’s most expensive cities: Moscow
It has more billionaires than any other city, but doing business in the Russian capital needn’t break the bank, says Philip Parker — full story »
Pay as you go
As United backs down from charging for meals on transatlantic flights, Gary Noakes asks what airlines will try to price up next — full story »
Terminal attraction
It’s hard to keep pace with Dubai’s growth, but its airport is rising to the challenge. Methil Renuka reports — full story »
Destinations
Turin World Design Capital
From art and architecture to transport and engineering, this Italian city is undergoing an aesthetic renaissance. Sara Turner reports — full story »
Chill or thrill: Algarve incentives
Portugal’s coastal paradise offers a fabulous array of outdoor activities and watersports for all tastes, says Jenny Southan — full story »
Diamond in the rough
Hyderabad, the fifth-largest city in India, has a rich and complex past. Sinduri Vuppala traces its dramatic evolution from cultural capital to modern metropolis — full story »
Water Story
Thailand’s old capital of Thonburi is returning to its former glory. Margie T Logarta looks across the river at Bangkok’s older sister — full story »
Lifestyle
Frequent traveller
Pastures new: In which our correspondent is hugely heartened to find business returning to normal in Baghdad — full story »
PC revolution
Mark Prigg gets the measure of pocket-sized personal computing — full story »
Brussels Gourmand
Forget mussels – the Belgian capital is a paradise for food-lovers of every description, says Valerie James — full story »
On the Tiger trail
With the great Tiger Woods laid up through injury, Minty Clinch stands in on a trip to his favourite Irish courses — full story »
