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Hungary’s capital has invested in art, music and, surprisingly, film sets to attract discerning visitors (Page 32) A round-up of new upmarket hotels and future openings in Spain’s most exciting city (Page 38) The latest luxury timepieces pay ho

Welcome to the June issue of Business Traveller. I hope your return to travel has been trouble-free and you have not been caught out by flight cancellations and delays at airport security or border control. There have also been problems with flights

Valentina is an American freelance journalist and writer based in London. She has written for publications including the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Travel and Leisure and Variety among others. On page 26 she explores new developments in the city o

Managing director Julian Gregory Group publisher Rania Apthorpe Editorial director Tom Otley Online editor Mark Caswell Art director Annie Harris Consumer editor Alex McWhirter Features editor Hannah Brandler Contributing editor Mary Cooch Contributo

Virgin Hotels has opened its first UK property in Edinburgh. Located in the city’s India Buildings on Victoria Street, the hotel has been designed in collaboration with Scottish design and architecture practice ICA Studio, Four-by-Two and Joelle Reid

RICH MCCOR, otherwise known as Paperboyo, is a photographer who travels the world with paper cut-outs. See the Big Picture on page 82. WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO PHOTOGRAPHY? The film The Science of Sleep has dream sequences with stop-motion animation.

Global tech company Travelport has revealed that people are prioritising travel over entertainment, shopping and self-care. Respondents said they would give up the following activities for six months or more in order to travel. 71% CONCERTS 64% NE

READ: A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City, Edward Chisholm Chisholm’s memoir explores the world of kitchens in the City of Light, based on the English writer’s experiences as a Parisian waiter. He takes us behind the scene

Summer starts early at this theatrical festival popping up at Cavendish Square (until July 31) and Earl’s Court (until July 17). The former will feature cabaret show La Clique while the latter will offer various shows – from comedy to circus and caba

BUSINESSTRAVELLER.COM/FORUM These features of air travel have been taken away by bean-counters and high fuel prices – I know you all can add to this… A380 and B747 US Airways’ A330 business class 1-2-1 configuration Delta MD-11 first class –

• Thailand-based luxury hotel group Anantara has just taken over the fabulous New York Palace hotel in downtown Pest, with its gloriously Belle Epoque café, all pastel frescos and gilded balustrades. That makes it popular with film industry executive

Imagine how surprised some Manchester-bound travellers were earlier this year when they arrived at London Euston. The time was just after lunch. Normally this is a period for off-peak fares on the rail network. Savvy travellers would expect the peak

If I asked you what critical functions drive company culture, most of you would perhaps mention leadership, an inspiring vision, recruitment of relevant and diverse talent and the promotion of inclusivity and equity. Dare I say it, very few of you wo

British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at 5-star The Ritz-Carlton, Abama from £1,649pp*, travelling on selected dates between November 1 and November 30, 2022 inclusive. Includes business class (Club Europe) return flights from London Heathrow

BACKGROUND Avianca has a large fleet of Airbus aircraft (A319, A320 and A321) as well as long haul A330 and B787. CHECK-IN We arrived at the airport at 0835 for the 1015 departure on AV649. The check-in desk was close to the taxi drop-off bays, and

BACKGROUND Avanti West Coast replaced Virgin Trains on the West Coast Mainline (WCML) in 2019. Avanti offers a three-class configuration: first class, standard premier and standard. I travelled in first class from London Euston to Manchester Piccadil

BACKGROUND The new-build Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites property was rebranded as a Hyatt Regency and Hyatt House in 2020. This marked the debut of the extended-stay Hyatt House brand in the UK. It offers studio or one-bedroom suites with fully e

BACKGROUND St James’s Hotel and Club is both a hotel and a club, which originally opened as a gentlemen’s club in 1892. St James’s is operated by Althoff Collection, which has 18 hotels under its Althoff (5-star) and Ameron Collection brands (4-star)

BACKGROUND The hotel opened in 2005 before rebranding as a Ritz-Carlton in 2007. The area was once all banana plantations and you still see these on either side of the resort, reaching right to the edge of the cliffs. WHERE IS IT? On the south-west