February 2009
Making your dollar go further in New York, hotels around London's Paddington station, and Athens' flourishing boutique hotel market. Plus meeting options in private members' clubs, and how to order a coffee in the USIn this issue...
Tried & Tested
Air Transat A310 premium economy
London-Toronto — full story »
LOT B737-500 business class
Warsaw-London — full story »
United Airlines B767-300 United Business
Chicago-London Heathrow — full story »
Hotel check: W Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China — full story »
Hotel check: Regal Airport Hotel
Hong Kong, China — full story »
Hotel check: Courtyard by Marriott
Hong Kong, China — full story »
Hotel check: Radisson SAS
Glasgow, Scotland — full story »
Hotel check: Le Meridien Nice
Cote d’Azur, France — full story »
Special Reports
Route of the Month
Alex McWhirter looks at how new services can benefit business travellers — full story »
Surviving the world’s most expensive cities: New York
Agnes Birnbaum reveals how you can make the most of the Big Apple – without taking a big bite out of your wallet — full story »
Leave it to the experts
Losing your travel management company to cut costs may be a false economy – they wield the sort of clout that money can’t buy, says Jenny Southan — full story »
Open door policy
London’s exclusive members’ clubs are welcoming you in – and you don’t even have to join. Sara Turner reports — full story »
Anger management
Airports can make all of us want to roar occasionally. Katharine Cooke explains how the right design can alleviate stress — full story »
Destinations
Pads in Paddington
The hotels near Paddington station are ideally situated for Heathrow and the City. Mark Caswell takes a look — full story »
Driven by design
A surge of design-led boutique hotels are setting new standards for décor in Athens, reports Mark Caswell — full story »
On the ball
All eyes will be on Jo’burg when it hosts the World Cup final in 2010 – and it’s already getting set for kick-off, reports Lisa Witepski — full story »
City of gold
Bangkok has been battered by recent events but the land of smiles will emerge stronger, writes Karla Cripps — full story »
The road to riches
Abu Dhabi’s strength springs as much from the lessons of the past as the oil powering its development, finds Tom Otley — full story »
Lifestyle
America's cup
When it comes to coffee options in the US, the cup really does runneth over. Sharon McKinley spills the beans — full story »
