Business Traveller

Welcome to the September/October edition of Business Traveller. It has been a difficult summer for many, and not just in the travel industry. The floods in Europe and China and the wildfires in the US and Canada have quite rightly focused minds on th

The Asia-Pacific region is seeing a flurry of new hotels – from urban sanctuaries to riverside retreats Private aviation is attracting time- and safety-conscious travellers amidst the pandemic The drive towards sustainable aviation fuel may be the

Managing director Julian Gregory Group publisher Rania Apthorpe Editorial director Tom Otley Online editor Mark Caswell Art director Annie Harris Consumer editor Alex McWhirter Staff writer Hannah Brandler Contributing editors Michelle Harbi; Donatel

Our staff writer Hannah reports on all aspects of business travel for the magazine and website, as well as acting as our resident Francophile for all things French. This month she discovers the growing appeal of private jet travel amid the pandemic a

HEATHROW AIRPORT HAS CONFIRMED that its £5 drop-off fee will start this October. All vehicles, including taxis and private hire services, will be charged to use the designated drop-off zones outside the airport terminals, although “blue badge holders

The TV presenter’s debut novel was a huge hit and is set to be adapted for the screen by none other than Steven Spielberg. In the meantime, the Thursday Murder Club returns in this sequel to solve the crime of stolen diamonds. Penguin; £18.99. Music

Expedia Group finds out how traveller preferences have shifted as a result of the pandemic 34% have larger travel budgets now compared with 2020 36% would trade a pay rise for more holiday days 52% are likely to use a new mode of transport 59% a

KAITLIN LECHICH is global head of VIP relations at Frieze. Artists have adapted their practices. Restricted access to studios has led some to embrace new mediums or work on a more intimate scale, and some artists have created work that draws on thei

The museum is reopening with the site’s new 353 sqm Spitfire Gallery. The new space houses the RW388 Spitfire which has undergone a three-year restoration project. The gallery also includes a simulator, displays and a celebration of designer Reginald

BUSINESS TRAVELLER has teamed up with Premier Inn (premierinn.com) to offer one lucky reader and guest a two-night stay with breakfast at a UK Premier Inn of their choice that offers a new Premier Plus room. For the full terms and conditions and to e

In the old days, one turned up at an airport and presented oneself at a check-in desk to (a) leave any hold luggage; (b) get a boarding card; and (c) confirm to the airline that you intended to fly that day (especially if you had an open ticket). T

British Airways is one of the investors in a proposed SAF facility at Immingham, Humberside. Called Altalto (altus being Latin for “high”, and “alter” a nod to “other”, in recognition of alternative aviation fuels), it is the brainchild of Velocys, a

Data released in August by the Department for Transport shows that use of the National Rail network in Great Britain is back up to 55 per cent of pre-Covid levels, with use of London Underground at around 50 per cent of the equivalent week in 2019. W

While focusing on aviation, it is important, and instructive, to remember that it is part of a larger strategy for overall transport. The EU regulated the use of SAF in road transport as long ago as 2009, when the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) set

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I am sure that many of you, at some point, will have read media articles about how well paid pilots are. I can neither confirm nor deny this as it depends on who you fly for, what you fly and where you are based. However, as background, I thought you

BACKGROUND This property originally opened in 1908 as the Piccadilly Hotel, featuring a Neo-Baroque style edifice inspired by 17th-century Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Norman Shaw. In recent years it became part of the Forte Group, the

BACKGROUND This new-build hotel is part of Preferred Hotels’ upscale luxury LVX collection and is owned and operated by Shiva Hotels. The Guardsman opened in May following a soft launch in October, and has 53 rooms and six residences that range from

BACKGROUND The opening marks the 13th hotel from Nobu Hospitality, the luxurious brand founded by chef Nobu Matsuhisa, actor Robert De Niro and director Meir Teper, and the third collaboration with L+R Hotels. Previously the Radisson Blu Portman, the

BACKGROUND This new-build opened in July 2021 as one of Hilton’s Curio Collection. It is Hilton’s second hotel in Cambridge (after the Hilton Cambridge City Centre) and is an apartment-style property, appealing to those wanting to stay longer than in

BACKGROUND The Cheval Collection of serviced apartments includes both the Cheval Residences and Cheval Maison brands. In London, it has nine apartment locations and another three in Edinburgh. Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison opened in June this year

BACKGROUND Frasers Hospitality is part of Frasers Property Group, a global hospitality operator of serviced apartments and hotels with around 25,000 rooms worldwide. In the UK, it has apartments across London, Edinburgh and Glasgow with living space,

Hand baggage has always gone hand-in-hand (pun intended) with short business trips, saving you time at the destination and ensuring you’re free from the burden of lost luggage. It’s no longer as efficient and cheap as it once was, however, with a raf