C ONT E NT S NO V EMBER 2019 REGULARS
14 UP FR O N T Te latest travel news from around the globe
28 INBO X Your letters and online forum posts
72 4 HOUR S IN ... NEW YORK A whistle-stop tour of the city’s Seaport District
82 OP INION Te challenges of ultra long-haul; memorable hotel experiences; investing in gold
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106 FROM THE ARCHIVE We celebrate the 25th anniversary of Eurostar
FEATURES
40 ISLANDS OF PLENTY Our guide to luxury resorts in the Maldives
48 THE CLASS OF 2019 Te winners of this year’s Business Traveller Awards
60 START-UP CAPITAL Paris plans to become an innovation nation
78 THE CAPACI T Y CHAL LENGE How ten UK airports are planning to expand
88 FUN AND GAME A report from our readers’ dinner at the Game Bird
91 A MILESTONE YEAR Te finest watches of 2019
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100 TRIED AND TESTED FL IGHT Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 Upper Class, London Heathrow-New York JFK
102 TRIED AND TESTED H OT E L S Boulevard Hotel, Blackpool; Residence Inn Calgary Downtown/ Beltline District
104 SMA R T TR AVELLER How to minimise jet lag
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COURSE OF HISTORY
Discovering Zagreb’s
atmospheric city centre
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TAKING
THE FIF TH Te benefits
and drawbacks of flying fiſth- freedom routes
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ON THE COVER GEORGIA’S GROWTH
Fragile geopolitical relationships, distinctive amber wines and new hotels in the Caucasus country
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WOR THY WINNER S Te results of this year’s
Business Traveller Awards R E AD Y, TE CH , G O
How Paris is nurturing its start-up scene
UP P ER CL A S S UNV EIL ED
We review Virgin Atlantic’s new A350 suite
P LU S
Maldives • Ultra long-haul Te best watches of 2019
Georgia’s regional ascent
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