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Letting the train take the strain
With Britain at last joining the high-speed rail club with its 186-mile-an-hour link from the Channel Tunnel to St. Pancras, CNN's Richard Quest takes a look at whether rail travel is a real alterna
Smart Traveller
This section of CNN Business Traveller aims to keep you up to date with the latest developments in the high flying world of the road warrior.
Executives pilot their own planes, avert airline delays
When a meeting with clients runs late, Andy Davidson doesn't have to worry that his plane will leave without him.
First passengers celebrate A380
It was two years late and billions of dollars over budget, but this week the Singapore Airline-owned A380 completed its maiden passenger journey between Singapore and Sydney.
Luxury jetliner features beds, flatscreen TVs, lobster
The world's largest jetliner made aviation history Thursday, completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers, some of them ensconced in luxury suites and double
Luxury jetliner features beds, flatscreen TVs, lobster
The world's largest jetliner made aviation history Thursday, completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers, some of them ensconced in luxury suites and double
Airline grounds mile-high passions
Applicants to the Mile-High Club, whose members claim amorous encounters at altitude, could be forgiven for having their excitement aroused by the prospect of a ride on the first A380 superjumbo pas
Savvy travelers find ways to avoid airport delays
At wit's end, Jay Lenstrom, chief executive of Chicago-based Radiate Group, decided to hit the road.
The long journey to delivery
Singapore Airlines received its first A380 superjumbo on 15 October Monday, ready for the first commercial flight between Singapore and Sydney on Thursday 25 October. The wait is over. But getting t
First to fly on the Superjumbo
Two years overdue and billions of dollars over budget, this is the moment the aviation industry has been waiting for - the world's largest passenger aircraft's first commercial flight, from Singapor
On Sydney's waterfront
This month, CNN Business Traveller hunts out the attractions on Sydney's greatest feature: its harbor. Admire the Sydney Opera House, take a ferry across the waters, fly up the coast by seaplane or
Grand airline designs
The A380 superjumbo can cram 800 passengers in an all-economy layout. On Singapore Airline's version, 471 people sit comfortably in its three classes. But when Saudi billionaire Prince Walid bin Tal
Smart Traveller
This section of CNN Business Traveller aims to keep you up to date with the latest developments in the high flying world of the road warrior.
Best quality U.S. airlines?
Midwest Airlines and Virgin America ranked highest in overall quality among U.S. airlines in a Zagat Survey of frequent fliers released Tuesday -- but the results also showed Americans are unhappy w
Heathrow's third runway: the battle begins
On the one side is business, the economy and growth. On the other is the environment, a village and thousands of local residents. Now that the British government has published consultation this week
Any room in first class?
For years it seemed as though first-class air travel was dying a slow death. As perks such as flat beds migrated from the front of the plane backwards, few were willing to pay the 20 percent premium
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Perking up business travel
How do you make a good travel experience out of a business trip? There may be times when quick and efficient transfers and check-ins are what is most important from a excursion, but with the holiday
In-flight Internet too tempting for some
Warren Adelman's colleagues know him as "Thumbs": Like many executives, he is adept at checking e-mail on his BlackBerry and does it almost constantly. Unable to do so during flights, Adel
Boeing: 787 Dreamliner on track
Boeing said Tuesday that its schedule for the 787 Dreamliner remains on track and it does not currently envision further delays in the much-ballyhooed airplane.
Last month's show
Two years overdue and billions of dollars over budget, this is the moment the aviation industry has been waiting for - the world's largest passenger aircraft's first commercial flight, from Singapore
Tokyo's treats
This month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital.
Online on high
For some, in-flight Internet access is the missing piece of the perfect flight. For others, it's an invasion of the last e-mail-free zone. But dream of it or dread it, Internet at 35,000 ft could fi
NYC hotel boom could help ease room shortage
While planning her vacation to New York, Lisa Werness was so horrified by the prices in Manhattan that she opted for cheaper lodging in Brooklyn -- where she scored a room rate of just $400 a night.
Review of 2007: Business travel
It has been a year of promising news for the globe-trotting business traveler. Yes, there have been all the woes of increased airport security, packed planes, heaving hotels and bursting business-cl
