C ONTENTS J UNE 2018 REGULARS
12 UP FR O N T Airline and hotel news from around the world
22 INBO X Your letters and online comments
60 4 HOUR S IN... TORONT O Tis buzzing Canadian city is splendid in summer
68 OP INION Letting a property while working overseas and ensuring bedbugs don’t bite
74 WAT C H E S Why Rolex is on to a winning formula
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90 BT ARC HIVE A look back at business travel in 1999
THE REPORT
82 TRIED AN D TE STED FL IGHT S Joon A340-300 business class CDG-Cape Town; SAA A330-300 business class LHR-Johannesburg
86 TRIED AN D TE STED A IRP OR T LOUNGE Qantas lounge LHR Terminal 3
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LONDON RES T A UR A NT S Hide; plus the best places for a business breakfast
88 SMA R T TR AVEL L ER TA X I OR U B E R ? Weighing up which is best for you – a classic cab or hitching a liſt via the ride-sharing platform
F EATURES
28 F ROM DEUT SC HE B ANK TO RIVER BA NK Finding the fun side of Frankfurt, Germany’s financial powerhouse
38 IS L A ND HOP P ING Te British-made Britten-Norman Islander takes flight in some of the world’s most exotic locations
52 PUSHING BOUNDARIE S Te rise of Shenzhen in China
56 BULLET POINT S Te journaling craze that’s helping entrepreneurs to get organised, plus the finest stationery and accessories
62 PAYING THE PRICE Beware the trend for resort and destination fees
66 S AMPLING SUCCE S S Behind the scenes of our top-flight wine-tasting event
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THE PR A G U E F OOD RE V OL UTION
Te Czech capital’s culinary scene has been transformed
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F L A VOURS OF PR A GUE Te new wave of Czech
bars, restaurants and cafés D OMINIC AN R EPUBL IC
Santo Domingo’s stylish makeover
F R ANKFUR T
Another side of Germany’s economic powerhouse
HUB HO RI Z O N Te countdown to Istanbul’s new airport P LU S
Tried and Tested • Toronto SAA’s new business class
S I ZING UP I S TAN BUL
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Building Europe’s largest, most hi-tech hub airport
RE STORED TO GLOR Y Breathing new life into the Dominican Republic’s Santo Domingo
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