Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Lufthansa, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Hertz, LOT Polish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, and Transaero Airlines have been named best in class by readers of Frequent Business Traveler.
At the 2014 GlobeRunner Awards presentation in New York City on Tuesday, Jonathan Spira, Frequent Business Traveler’s editorial director, announced the winners. The awards honor the world’s top hotel groups, airlines, car rental agencies, travel websites, and more. …
Celebrated Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk describes Istanbul as “an archipelago of neighborhoods” and, from my personal experience, they all exhibit their own unique character. Nisantasi, part of the Sisli quarter on the European side of Istanbul, has always been an upscale neighborhood known for its cafés and exclusive shops. Here on Abdi İpekçi Street, Istanbul’s premier shopping street, is one of the four House Hotel locations.
The low-key entrance, one that doesn’t …
Winners and their guests were invited to take a short journey to Vienna, Austria for the 2014 GlobeRunner Awards gala luncheon on Tuesday, held at the Seäsonal Restaurant & Weinbar in New York City.
Amidst strains of Strauß waltzes performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, Frequent Business Traveler Editorial Director Jonathan Spira presented 26 awards to the world’s top travel companies.
The winners of the GlobeRunner Awards were determined by Frequent Business Traveler …
Usually, I am likely to be the last passenger on any flight to actually show up at the airport. It isn’t that I don’t like airports – I love them – but, given the time I spend traveling, I feel that I already commit enough time to them already.
However, that isn’t the case when flying Virgin Atlantic from New York to London
The airline, which is currently 49% owned by Delta …
As another weekend arrives, we bring to your attention once again the most important news and features of the past week. Here are five must-read stories that will capture your interest.
1.) Jonathan Spira stayed at Claridge’s in London, where he enjoyed an elegant Art Deco room, around-the-clock butler service, and a delicious dinner of truffled Cornish lobster risotto. He was very impressed by the hotel’s beautiful décor and attentive service.
2.) …
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Conspiracy theory #574. David Goldes drove the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E250 BluTec 3,500 miles over the past six months and has some stellar fuel economy figures to report. The Benz might have performed even better had it not been sabotaged by shreds of lumber, which suspiciously fell of the back of a gasoline-powered vehicle. Coincidence? I think …
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, also known as MH17, crashed over eastern Ukraine on Thursday carrying 283 passengers and 15 crew members. The flight was operated using a Boeing 777-200 with registration 9M-MRD, and the flight time was expected to be roughly 11 and 30 minutes, covering 6,368 miles (10,248 kilometers, 5,533 nautical miles).
The plane that operated MH17 had been in service for 17 years and had a clean maintenance record.
The …
Today, more so than ever before, there is an expectation that your circle of acquaintances will remain connected, regardless of what time zone one may be in. Connected to what, I hear some of you cry. Well, to the Internet, of course, the tangle of wires and cables and routers and switches that enables your reading these words right now.
The idea of ubiquitous connectivity is not new. Well before everyone …
The butler did it.
There, I said it, and I’m not even the writer of cheap pulp fiction or detective novels.
Come to think of it, the butler brought me ginger tea with honey each evening, created an ad hoc brunch when several friends stopped by one Sunday morning without warning, and turned my Wagamama’s takeout one evening into an elegant feast.
But I digress.
Claridge’s, located in the heart of Mayfair, just off …
If you’re reading this article, you probably fly a lot and being in the air is as much a part of your day as brushing your teeth. While you most likely know what to expect on the plane, there are still aspects of the flight experience that you may find truly annoying and vexatious. We want to know what those might be.
Once again, Frequent Business Traveler and FlyerTalk, the world’s …
