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5Apr

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Japan Offers Luxury Train Travel

Japan’s public transportation is known for its punctuality, efficiency and high-quality service, which means train travel is a great way to see the countryside and to experience Japanese culture — even if you’re squeezed into Tokyo’s crowded Yamanote line at rush hour or experiencing the popular high-speed Shinkansen bullet train.But many savvy visitors crisscross the country in another way, using luxury trains that resemble five-star hotels on rails.Luxury rail travel appeals to “someone who wants slow travel, the experience of excellent service in a contained environment, the finest dining, the most exquisite accommodation with private bathrooms,” Simon Pielow, co-founder of the Luxury Train Club, said by phone from Wiltshire County, England. “Things that many people have no idea is pos...

The Bahamian Island of Eleuthera Offers Beauty and the Sea, Crowd-Free

25Dec

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The Bahamian Island of Eleuthera Offers Beauty and the Sea, Crowd-Free

Twin Coves, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the narrow, finger-shaped Bahamian island of Eleuthera, is a gorgeous spot: Two crescent-shaped, pink-sand beaches free of crowds, with calm waters protected from heavy waves by offshore sandbars.But the real magic emerges when you walk into the crystal-clear sea.Just beneath the surface, a large outcropping of coral reef hosts an insane array of tropical fish — tens of thousands of them, darting back and forth, some going solo, others in giant schools swimming in unison, all wary but accepting of snorkeling newcomers.Floating over this aquatic wonder, with two daughters sloshing excitedly nearby, I was reminded again of the extraordinariness of Eleuthera — an island unknown to most travelers who head to the region, even though it is only 70 miles...

New Hilton Honors promotion offers up to 2,500 bonus points per stay – Business Traveller

17Dec

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New Hilton Honors promotion offers up to 2,500 bonus points per stay – Business Traveller

Hilton Honors has launched a new bonus points promotion for members staying in early 2024. The Points Plus promotion is offering a bonus of 2,000 points per stay, and an additional 500 bonus points when using the group’s Digital Key service. To be eligible for the bonus points members must register at hiltonhonors.com/PointsPlus before completing a stay within the promotional period. The offer is valid at any hotel or resort within the Hilton portfolio, and there is no limit to the number of bonus points which can be earned during the promotion (the 500 points for using the Digital Key can only be earned once per stay). Hilton Honors launched the Digital Key service in 2015, allowing members to bypass the hotel check-in desk and access their room and any other part of the property that r...

Changi airport offers free bike hire to passengers with a layover – Business Traveller

23Nov

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Changi airport offers free bike hire to passengers with a layover – Business Traveller

Singapore Changi airport is offering free bike hire to passengers with a layover in Singapore. Travellers are free to use the bikes for two hours to explore attractions in the vicinity, including the Jurassic Mile and nearby beaches along Singapore’s East Coast. Note that passengers must have at least 5.5 hours but less than 24 hours till their connecting flights. They will also need to clear immigration and have an entry visa for Singapore, if required. The Changi Airport Connector is a 3.5km cycling and jogging path which links to Singapore’s wider park connector network, allowing visitors to experience sights such as the Bedok Jetty, the East Coast Lagoon Hawker Centre and residential neighbourhoods such as Bedok and Siglap. Changi airport has provided four different routes, lasting ...

Emirates now offers meal pre-ordering service on 92 routes – Business Traveller

20Oct

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Emirates now offers meal pre-ordering service on 92 routes – Business Traveller

Emirates has further extended its meal pre-ordering service for business class customers. The service was piloted on all flights between Dubai and London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports this summer, and subsequently extended to European routes including Warsaw, Venice, Rome, Bologna, Prague, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul, Dublin, Hamburg, St Petersburg, Brussels and Madrid. It has now been rolled out to 92 routes globally, with 30 new destinations added including Riyadh, Jeddah, Delhi, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur. Emirates said that more than 10,000 pre-orders had been made on 3,000 flights since since the service went live, with more than 600 being made each day. The most popular dishes for pre-ordering so far have been: pan-fried beef tenderloin with thyme jus, roasted new potato wed...

Virgin offers 25 per cent off all reward seat redemptions – Business Traveller

30Sep

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Virgin offers 25 per cent off all reward seat redemptions – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red have launched a flash offer for members looking to make reward seat redemptions in the coming days. Members can get 25 per cent off the number of points needed to book reward seats, with the offer valid across all routes and in all cabins. The promotion runs for reward seat redemptions made by 3 October, for travel until 31 December, 2023. Examples given include 15,000 Virgin Points for a return economy redemption between Heathrow and New York (usually 20,000), and 22,500 for a return economy redemption between Heathrow and Los Angeles (usually 30,000). Note that customers will still need to pay the full taxes, fees and carrier-imposed surcharges on any redemptions. The promotion coincides with the current offer of up to 70 per cent bonus points when Flying...

25Aug

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Gatwick bank holiday strike called off after improved pay offers – Business Traveller

Gatwick airport will not be subject to strike disruption this bank holiday weekend, after members of the Unite union called off planned industrial action. Earlier this month it was announced that over 230 employees from ground handling company Red Handling and passenger assistance firm Wilson James would take part in strike action in a dispute over pay. The employees had been due to walk out for four days between Friday 25 and Monday 28 August, potentially affecting 45,000 passengers. But Unite has confirmed that the strike action has been called off “after workers accepted dramatically improved pay offers”. Staff at Red Handling will benefit from a 14 per cent pay increase as well as improved overtime rates and better sick pay, while those at Wilson James have accepted a 16 per cent pay...

Virgin Atlantic launches sale and bonus points offers – Business Traveller

25Aug

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Virgin Atlantic launches sale and bonus points offers – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red have launched a new offer of bonus Virgin Points for flights booked in the coming days. Flying Club members can earn up to 20,000 bonus points when booking flights up until 4 September, for travel between 1 September, 2023, and 31 May, 2024. Members booking return flights in economy (including Economy Classic and Economy Delight but excluding Economy Light) will earn 5,000 bonus points, while those booking Premium (premium economy) flights will earn 10,000 bonus points. Finally customers booking Upper Class flights will earn 20,000 bonus points. Members booking one-way flights will receive half the bonus points on offer. Note that the terms and conditions for the offer state that bookings on codeshare and partner airline flights are not eligible for the bon...

In County Donegal, Ireland, a Tiny Inn Offers a Hyper-Local Travel Experience

8Aug

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In County Donegal, Ireland, a Tiny Inn Offers a Hyper-Local Travel Experience

The back story of Breac House, a tiny hotel in northwest Ireland’s County Donegal, sounds like a cautionary tale: Two city-slickers, accountants from Dublin, who’d never worked at a hotel or served a scone, decide to open a custom-built, designer property on a remote, windswept peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Cue the wizened locals ready to fleece them, the natural and man-made catastrophes, and you have all the makings of a bad sitcom, with Monocle meets Fawlty Towers as the log line.The reality is different: Cathrine Burke, 51, and Niall Campbell, 51, have managed to create a remarkable hotel, not by flying in a starchitect from London, stocking the place with fancy products and serving globalized cuisine, but by staying resolutely Donegal. Their guiding principle in se...