Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

Welcome to the July/August 2019 issue of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific. It’s coming up to the summer holiday season, and what better time to reflect on how the stresses of all our business travel can impact on our mental and physical health. For ma

John Strickland has held senior positions in areas including network planning and revenue management with airlines such as British Caledonian, British Airways, KLM and Buzz. His 35 years of experience has exposed him to the business models of regiona

FINNAIR rolled out a new series of business class in-flight meals on its Helsinki-Singapore route in conjunction with the celebration of the eighth anniversary of its flights to Singapore. The new summer menu has been developed with the airline’s Swe

How many flights do you typically take per year? Ten to 12 flights a year. I mostly fly to Korea, Shanghai, New Zealand, India and Europe. The last four are nearly always coffee-related trips! Most unusual place you have been? The most unusual pla

The MIST Hot Spring Hotel is located near Xuchang city in China’s Henan province. This region of China has been considered the nation’s most famous hot spring destination for over a thousand years. The hotel is designed by a renowned Thai architect a

I love Business Traveller magazine, and I always read the letters where people have complaints about airlines and the magazine helps to get an answer. I never realised this same thing would happen to me. Once a year, we take a trip to Europe for a sk

Imagine a first-timer (one of two travellers anyway) in Tokyo. Limited to four/five days (not including a plan for Kyoto after). Everyone tends to suggest Ginza for the easy access to everywhere. Would you go for the large chains like Hiltons, Marrio

Feedback, I am told, is the ambrosia of the gods for service providers. That’s all very well for those that receive it, but where is the reward for those that give it? I’m pretty tired of getting back from a business trip and finding my inbox clutter

One of the many memorable comments by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary over the years was this, back in 2002: “Are we going to say sorry for our lack of customer service? Absolutely not. If a plane is cancelled will we put you up in a hotel overnight? Ab

BACKGROUND Tumi’s Alpha 3 Collection follows the brand’s Alpha 2 Collection. Updates include an integrated USB power port added to each of the carry-on sizes, dual-access entry, a “modernised” front face with protective rails, a full access front poc

BACKGROUND This is the 29th property in the Pentahotels portfolio, a neighbourhood lifestyle brand under the Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group. The hotel had its soft opening in December 2018 and officially opened on February 28, 2019. It’s situat

BACKGROUND The Intercontinental Grand Stanford completed a US$43 million renovation of its 572 guestrooms in November 2017. The redesign, led by John Chan Design, aimed to introduce a “brand-new, sleek design combined with efficient technology, ensur

Back pain can be the bane of business travel: long hours spent sitting down in airplane seats, in the back of taxis and then in meetings at your destination. Common problems include sciatica, often caused by a disc hernia or “slipped disc”. Low back