September 2008
Fitness Focus: The top 50 hotel pools and gyms worldwide, and high-tech health gadgets reviewed. Plus a look at Dubai's continuing construction boom, eco-friendly car rentals, and destination features on Las Vegas and DurbanIn this issue...
Tried & Tested
Finnair A320 business class
London-Helsinki — full story »
Qantas B747-400 premium economy
London-Singapore — full story »
Hotel check: Crowne Plaza London- The City
London, UK — full story »
Hotel check: Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
London, UK — full story »
Hotel check: Grand Hotel Amrath
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — full story »
Special Reports
London City: The next generation
From a tiny Docklands airport to a transatlantic hub – is there any stopping London City airport, asks Alex McWhirter — full story »
Green for go
Rising oil prices are reinforcing the attraction of low-consumption cars. Luckily, Alan Salter finds that eco-friendly no longer means small and slow… — full story »
Taking a leaf
Meetings are meant to be about blue-sky thinking, but in the city it can be hard to hear yourself think. Tom Otley goes deep into the forest to see the wood for the trees — full story »
Top 50 city gyms & swimming pools worldwide
Ready for some Olympics-inspired exercise? Business Traveller picks the top fitness facilities from hotels around the world — full story »
Destinations
Madrid culture: classic to contemporary
From epic canvases to contemporary spaces, the Spanish capital is a paradise for art lovers, says Catherine Chetwynd — full story »
Brave new world
As the construction boom continues apace, Mark Caswell asks if there is any limit to Dubai’s relentless expansion — full story »
Viva Las Vegas
Can the bright lights of Sin City keep burning through the credit crunch? You can bet on it, says Tom Otley — full story »
Durban’s golden smile
This city may be South Africa’s leading MICE destination, but Chris Pritchard discovers it offers much, much more — full story »
Lifestyle
In the zone
Need to get fit? Mark Prigg trials the latest gadgets so you don’t have to break a sweat — full story »
Luxury showcase: Ettinger
In an age of mass production, demand is growing for the kind of quality that only comes with the personal touch. Ben Grafton finds a firm still doing it the old-fashioned way — full story »
