Business Traveller

Welcome to this double issue of Business Traveller which is coming at a happier time for travel now that the US has opened up to European travellers. Of course, we aren’t taking anything for granted after the reversals of the last 18 months, but as m

The meetings and events sector is experiencing a revival as demand for in-person gatherings grows The best airlines, hotels, airports and services as voted for by you, our Business Traveller readers (Page 30) Choose a device that suits your needs

Alex has more than 50 years’ experience in the business travel industry, including over 40 years as Business Traveller’s consumer champion. In this issue, he explores the competition facing France’s national railway company SNCF from Italy’s Trenital

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 editor Mary Cooch Contributors

DUTCH BRAND Anna and Nina creates jewellery, clothing and homeware inspired by the duo’s travels around the world. This cotton wash bag is a beautiful companion for your travel essentials. It measures 30 x 20 x 10cm and is part of the brand’s Flower

NATHANIEL PARKER is a screen and stage actor. He recently portrayed Sir Robert de Thibouville in Ridley Scott’s film The Last Duel, soon to be released on DVD and on-demand. WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THE PROFESSION? Until the age of nine I wanted to b

Ibis Hotels conducted a pan-European survey of 6,000 people to discover the emotional power of music during the pandemic 23% say music has been more important than ever 26% look forward to seeing live music 27% say songs helped them through the p

The first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the US is releasing a collection of 70 poems on December 7, including the powerful The Hill We Climb, which many people will remember from Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in 2021. The poems explore

Phrase: Praviti od muve slona Literally: To make an elephant out of a fly/mosquito Meaning: To make a mountain out of a molehill Origin: Supposedly comes from the Ancient Greek writer Lucian of Samosata who used the phrase in his work to mean ‘exa

BUSINESS TRAVELLER has teamed up with citizenM to offer one reader a two-night stay in one of its hotels. And because travelling solo only looks good in movies, you get to bring one lucky person with you (to share that XL king-size bed). For the fu

The Design Museum is celebrating beloved musician Amy Winehouse with a major retrospective exhibition for the ten-year anniversary of her death. Organised in collaboration with The Estate of Amy Winehouse, the show features her memorable stage outfit

I am dismayed at how Lufthansa’s service level has crumbled over the past several years. Cost-cutting is severely damaging the airline’s prestige and attractiveness. Recently, over two days, I flew from Athens to Edinburgh thence to Bucharest, via Fr

BUSINESSTRAVELLER.COM/FORUM I’m a huge fan of business lounges before departure, but I confess to never having even tried to seek out a lounge upon arrival at my destination. I am genuinely curious as to whether they still exist? Personally, I w

The natural place to start your biography is at the very beginning – when you were born – but it’s often far more interesting to start at an important or pivotal moment to draw the reader in and create a sense of drama and suspense. Explain how that

Packages for a memoir from Master Storytellers start from £2,800 and include up to 10,000 words (around 65 pages); four hours of interviews, ten images and five copies in paperback of a book professionally ghost-written, designed and printed. Busine

As someone who has only recently taken to the skies again for the purpose of business travel after a grounding of 18 months, I have to ask the question: will business travel ever be the same again? While suppliers in the industry hope for the return

The collision of Brexit and the pandemic in early 2020 has led to a fundamental re-think for many businesses as to how they will meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s vision of the UK as a country with higher wages, increased productivity and growing g

Until now France’s SNCF had seemed to be immune from domestic and international competition. Services such as Thalys, TGV Lyria or those operating between Paris and Germany are either with companies majority-owned by SNCF or else they are joint ventu

Because of the pandemic, many pilots will not have flown a real aircraft for a considerable time. When they do, they will rely both on their initial training, and subsequent flight simulator hours. The sophistication and realism of these simulators i

If you have an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13, you’ll know there’s a ring of magnets in the back to ensure the perfect fit to the MagSafe wireless charging pad. The same magnets are built into this battery pack so it snaps on to the phone to charge it. Perfe

MALDIVES: negative PCR test issued no more than 96 hours prior to departure; traveller health declaration form 24 hours before departure; temperature checks and screening procedures in place on arrival MAURITIUS: negative PCR test taken within 72 ho

BACKGROUND Eurostar has double daily departures to Amsterdam at 1104 and 1804. The total journey time is 3 hours 52 minutes. Stops include Lille, Brussels, where the attendants change, and Rotterdam. FIRST IMPRESSIONS I arrived at the Eurostar check

BACKGROUND I had travelled out to Amsterdam in Business Premier (see opposite) but wanted to compare this with the less expensive Standard Premier. At the time of writing (in October), Eurostar’s departures from Amsterdam to London are either 1347 or

BACKGROUND Movenpick was originally a Swiss hotel brand dating back to the 1940s, well known for its restaurants. It expanded to 85 hotels worldwide and was bought by Accor in 2018, and so is now a member of the Accor Live Limitless (ALL) loyalty pro

BACKGROUND This is the fifth Pendry Hotel from management company Montage International, joining properties in San Diego, Baltimore, West Hollywood and Chicago, with new ones for 2022, including Pendry Washington DC – The Wharf. It has a sister brand

BACKGROUND Pan Pacific Hotels Group is a member of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, a hotel and property company which owns and/or manages more than 50 hotels, resorts and serviced suites (including those under development) under three brands: Pan

BACKGROUND The hotel is situated in the Cambridge suburb of Chesterton, within the Cambridge North development, described as “a sustainable urban gateway”. The Novotel Cambridge North opened in May. Opposite the hotel, One Cambridge Square will event