Business Traveler magazine awards
Business Traveler magazine asked 60,000 of its subscribers to choose the best in the business travel industry, as part of its 17th annual Business Traveler Awards, including their favorite airlines, airports and hotels around the world. Among the winners are Singapore Airlines (Airline with
Yotel coming to London airports
Yotel, the radical hotel concept unveiled at last year’s World Travel Market, confirmed in December that it will open its first two hotels at London Heathrow and London Gatwick in mid-2006. The move follows a major investment by Kuwaiti-based IFA Hotels & Resorts, a subsidiary of
Bangkok luxury hotel news
The luxury Bangkok Siam Intercontinental, once a top hotel in the heart of the city at Siam Square, has been torn down, and is being replaced by the Paragon (currently under construction). Bangkok’s Inter-Continental hotel replaces a building that once housed Le Meridien. Also near the
Hilton San Francisco Financial District hotel
The 549-room Hilton San Francisco Financial District hotel reopened Thursday after closing in June for a $40 million renovation, becoming the city’s third Hilton. The hotel was formerly a business-oriented Holiday Inn Select. The renovations included an entryway water sculpture and roo
Best Hotel Chain in Asia
Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, was named Best Hotel Chain in Asia in the annual FinanceAsia Business Travel Poll Awards 2005. The poll invited FinanceAsia readers to rate the best and worst elements of Asian travel. Of 768 responses, 25% of r
New business class seat designs
Business class air travel is poised to move into a new era of supreme comfort as the major airlines gear up to install more luxurious seats. UK airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have already launched fully flat business class beds, with the major US airlines set to follow. Such ch
Food fight in the sky
There’s a food fight going on in the sky. Competing for premium customers who pay $5,000 and up for trans-Atlantic and Asian round trips, airlines are employing celebrity chefs and offering multicourse meals, long wine lists, caviar, crème brulée and goats’ cheese. Lufthan
Top 10 business hotels opened in 2005
According to Forbes, the top 10 business hotels to open last year were:
Intercontinental Financial Street, Beijing
Sofitel on Renmin Square, Xian
Hotel Fox, Copenhagen
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Shangri-La Hotel, New Delhi
Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
Park Hyatt, Seoul
The Setai, Miami
The Sh
Canada leading the way in high
High-tech hotels are getting more and more sophisticated in Canada, in order to secure the loyalty of their visitors — especially the large percentage who travel on business. Each room in the SoHo Metropolitan in Toronto, for instance, features state-of-the-art entertainment, heated marble
Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has recognized the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers as the Best Hotel for the Sheraton Brand 2005 in the Asia-Pacific region. This is the second consecutive year the Sheraton Saigon has won the award from the Starwood chain, which manages the fiv
Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin, China
Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific has announced the development of the Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin, to be located in the Hedong District of Tianjin, one of China`s largest industrial cities located approximately 90 minutes south-east of Beijing. Due to open in July 2007, the Radisson Plaza Hotel
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
For such a small device, the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is loaded with some great features. The system software is packaged with items such as a WWW browser, an e-mail manager and a news reader. It is truly portable and can be used with broadband access over Wi-Fi. It also comes with a built-
Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel
Looking for quality in Montevideo? Then look no further than the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel. As well as being home to Montevideo’s only luxury spa, the hotel offers the kind of warm hospitality, inviting atmosphere and topnotch services sure to please business and leisur
Colombia's Hilton Cartagena 25th anniversary
Celebrating its 25th anniversary with a $2 million makeover, the Hilton Cartagena in Colombia is offering special discounts to guests. The silver anniversary offer includes a 25% (25, get it?) discount on room rates, as well as 25% discount on hotel dining, not to mention a commemorative sou
Fujitsu HandyDrive
Are you a business traveller who needs portable data storage whilst on your travels? Then maybe Fujitsu’s latest offering is for you. They are getting ready to ship their newest 120GB HandyDrive (20GB more than its predecessor). At five inches long and half an inch thick, it’s t
NEC Versa E3100 laptop
The new NEC Versa E3100 is a very sleek laptop. In fact, it’s apparently the lightest 14″ widescreen unit in its class. It comes with a variety of specifications: your choice of Pentium M processor, 256MB RAM standard (upgradeable to 2GB), and a 40, 60 or 80 GB hard drive. Some m
Four Seasons Silicon Valley Hotel
The Four Seasons Silicon Valley Hotel began welcoming its first guests this month. Located in up and coming East Palo Alto, it is located approximately 5 minutes from Stanford University and close to a number of Silicon Valley technology companies such as Sun Microsystems, making it a likel
Fitness Phaeton rental car
Who’d have thought it… a fitness car designed for corporate travellers. Allino Rent-a-car, have teamed up with DaimlerChrysler to develop the Fitness Phaeton. Built of the same components as the company’s popular stretch limousines, these specially-equipped vehicles will in
Loews Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles
Voted #1 Upper Upscale Hotel Chain by readers of Business Travel News, Loews Hotels is a collection of unique hotels with distinct personalities. Each is high in quality, fun, and is unpretentious. For instance, Loews Beverly Hills Hotel in the high-powered Los Angeles neighbourhood, offers
Luxury jet charter services from Island Air
Island Air is spreading its wings beyond the Hawaiian skies with a new luxury jet charter service allowing Hawaii travelers to book their own private intercontinental corporate jet to any destination worldwide. Service begins with a limousine pick-up followed by a Bombardier Challenger jet a
