Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

The leading magazine for the corporate traveller. We aim to save you money and make your travelling life easier. Each edition has the latest news from airlines, airports, hotels and car hire companies, reviews of the latest gadgets, technology and accessories and destinations pieces - where to stay, what to eat, what to see, and how to behave, all delivered by our own writers and journalists around the world. In addition, loyalty programs are examined, deals and promotions collected and feature stories cover a wide range of issues such as health, security, technology, golf, automotive and finance. With editorial staff based in our offices around the globe we are uniquely placed to ensure that our different editions reflect the needs of our readers locally.

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

FLIGHTS TO CHINA SET TO RESTART

Accor launches midscale Handwritten Collection

Virgin Atlantic joins Skyteam alliance

REALLY COOL AIRLINES LAUNCHES IN THAILAND

Qantas unveils A350 business and first class seating prototypes

INNSIDE BY MELIÁ OPENS IN KUALA LUMPUR

New routes and resumptions for Qatar Airways

BOEING DELIVERS FINAL EVER B747 JUMBO

MONDRIAN ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE

INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT • Our tips to make time fly by

LOST IN TRANSLATION • Idioms from around the world that have us scratching our heads. This issue, it's a German expression.

TOP CONCERNS • UK business travellers reveal their top ten travel concerns in 2023.

JAPAN AIRLINES PLACES 737 MAX 8 ORDER

United sets up SAF fund

CSR IN CAMBODIA

SUSTAINABLE MALDIVES

LIFE'S AMENITIES

Recycle and reuse

NET ZERO

NEW MOXY OPENS IN NEW YORK

Home suite home

TIME OUT • Our pick of events taking place around the world

Vietnam Airlines builds Indian network

WIN • A STAY AT REETHI BEACH RESORT MALDIVES

PLAZA PREMIUM OPENS NEW LOUNGES AT KL INTERNATIONAL

Join the debate • READERS SHARE FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES AND IDEAS

Keeping up with Kyoto • One of Japan's most revered and storied cities is home to beautiful temples, unique sweets and drinks, and exquisite entertainers

SPEEDING TO KYOTO ON THE SHINKANSEN

Business class seat guide – Asia • In the second part of a series, Business Traveller has compiled a summary of business class seats on airlines flying long haul out of Asia-Pacific and Australasia

In the pipeline… • The production of SAF is well under way, but will the industry and its customers accept the financial cost of more environmentally friendly fuel?

The strange case of SAF prices

TOP OF THE CLASS • As travel restrictions eased across the world, the winners of our inflight wine awards impressed returning passengers

WINNING REDS

WINNING WHITES

WINNING SPARKLING

WINNING ROSÉS

WINNING FORTIFIED / DESSERT

WINNING CELLARS

OVERALL

WINNING WINE LIST

WINNING ALLIANCE

Are ultra longhaul flights viable? • They have plenty of appeal, but can airlines afford to keep them going amid rising fuel costs?

Who should run airport lounges? • If we want to see improvements, perhaps it's time for hoteliers rather than caterers to be in charge

HO CHI MINH CITY • Take a tour of Vietnamese history, from French Colonial architecture to modern monuments

All Nippon Airways B787-9 business class TOKYO–SINGAPORE

Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi

Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi

Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong

Meliá Chiang Mai

One&Only Cape Town

Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel

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