C ONTENTS NOVEMBER 2018 REGULARS
14 UPFRONT Airline and hotel news from around the world
24 INBO X Your letters and online comments
74 4 HOUR S IN ... BELFA S T A whistle-stop tour of this lively, small-scale city
93 OPINION Reminiscing about the £50 overseas spending limit; and new tax break rules for private lettings
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114 B T ARC HIVE Our autumn 1977 issue guided you through hiring a bodyguard in Bogota
FEATURES
46 BUILDING BLOCKCHAINS Te benefits of electronic currency for travellers
50 THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB Tis year’s best smartphones
56 LOOKING FOR NEW ENGLAND Te all-embracing appeal of Cape Cod
64 L AND OF PROMISE Realising Ethiopia’s potential
68 STARS OF BANGKOK Fine dining in the Tai capital
76 THE CL A SS OF 2018 Business Traveller Awards winners
82 ONLINE AUCTION Place your bids for a host of prizes
85 WHAT GOE S AROUND... Scents with a hint of nostalgia
THE REPORT
104 TRIED AND TE STED FLIGHTS American Airlines B777- 300ER premium economy Heathrow-Dallas; Turkish Airlines B777-300ER business class Hong Kong-Istanbul
109 TRIED AND TESTED AIRP OR T LOUNGE United Polaris lounge, San Francisco
110 TRIED AND TESTED HO T E L S Hotel Indigo, Durham; and Te Murray, Hong Kong
112 SMART TRAVELLER GE T TING FROM TO K Y O AIRP OR T TO T HE CIT Y Te best transport options
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WAT C H SPECIAL Best designs, trends and predictions for 2019
busine s s tr a v eller .com ON THE COVER NOVEMBER 201 8 £4.30 B T A W AR DS
Tis year’s worthy winners, as voted for by you
SMAR T BUYS Your guide to the
best phones available now FR ENCH R E VOL UTION
How redevelopment is changing Marseille
PLUS
Retro fagrances • Ethiopia • Charity auction
PARIS JE T’AIME Te French capital’s stylish new hotel options for both business and leisure
Stylish new hotel options for both business and leisure
THE PARIS REVIEW
GRIT & GR ANDEUR
Marseille’s renaissance brings new opportunities
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