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BTN Issue.21

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•TMCs in firing line as airlines, GDS lower the boom on downstream fee-split benefits

•Penfolds releases ‘golden’ Grange plus whites from Adelaide Hills

•Bagless in Brisbane? Some tips to ensure your bags go where you do

•Everything but the kitchen sink on sale — airports cashing in on the 'new' traveller

•Cover: New business class, improved results as Austrian takes advantage of ‘expanded’ Eastern Europe

•Dubai: Emirates seeks more flight rights to capitalise on Dubai's growth

BTN Issue.21

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•Frequent Flyer programs — 25 years old and still growing

•Push email just the start as the Microsoft mobile wave catches

•Wine on the road

•Who’s good in bed? Our special report gives you the low-down

•Royal Brunei Airlines to begin Vietnam flights from May

•SURVEY OF SURVEYS: Airport security bugs business travelers

•InterContinental Resort Bali forges ahead

BTN Issue.20

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•LEAD STORY: ANY PORTAL IN A STORM — SPIN DOCTORS MOVE IN TO MAXIMISE TRAVEL REVENUES

•COVER STORY: ‘ALL-ABOUT-YOU ’ AS MARINA MANDARIN COMPLETES UPGRADE FOR BUSINESS GUESTS

•BIRD FLU — SARS LESSONS REMEMBERED BY SOME, BUT NOT ALL AS THE RISK GROWS

•NICKELED AND DIMED IN THE AIR, BUT HEY,THE WEB SITES ARE REALLY GOOD

•DHL OPENS STATE-OF-THE - ART FACILITY TO ASSIST EXPORTERS

•INTERVIEW- ROHIT TALWAR, UK BASED GLOBAL FUTURIST: HOLOGRAPHIC BUSINESS CALLS ARE A BIT FAR-FETCHED,BUT HOW ABOUT A ‘VIRTUAL PREVIEW ’ TO PLAN YOUR BREAK?

•AIRPORT REVIEW: A BETTER PASSENGER EXPERIENCE IS AT THE HEART OF PERTH AIRPORT UPGRADE

•PAPERLESS TRADING: E-COMMERCE-BASED TRADE NOW SOME 350 MILLION INTERNET USERS AND EQUALS THE SIZE OF MANY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES’ ECONOMIES

•DOING BUSINESS: RUSSIA DESERVES CAREFUL PLANNING BY THE TIME-STRAPPED VISITOR

•KELVIN KING REPORTS ON SOME WINES TO WATCH OUT FOR

BTN Issue.19

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•Cover Story: Air France adds 2-metre bed and enhances business class

•Apartment Hotels: Kelvin King looks at the joys of using serviced apartments

•HOTEL REVIEWS: Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur is just the job when you need a quiet, restful and pampered night

•Forget the mini-bar, Grand Hyatt Dubai passes the test

•INTERNET TRAVEL: Everything stopped when just one invoice dropped into a black hole

•Skype hype unravels travel’s costs

•It’s virtually a woman’s world on the web

•INFLIGHT: Partners provide passengers aplenty for ‘new ’ Lufthansa

BTN Issue.18

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•Lead: Hotel deals are hotting up – so get wired to a company that guarantees the best price

•Air New Zealand revamps long haul fleet with all-new three-class configuration

•Frequent flyers: Million miler perks not quite as obvious outside the US market

•Bumped or dumped, business travellers can benefit from the new EU regulations

•Travel buyers give thumbs down to reservations alternatives

•Doing Business in… Manila: finding its place as a great regional city.

•Hotel review: No lost property at the Caravelle.

•A380 is big enough to host an Olypmic event, but would you want your sister to marry (in) one?

•Landham Hotels: Langham puts big money into developing the brand – and then some

BTN Issue.17

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•Lead: Business travellers put comfort before security

•Destination – Dubai: Billions pour in to Dubai to make it the place for biz development

•Hotel Review: Service and views are tops at the Hilton Auckland

•24-Hours-In: Style, sizzling Shanghai has everything up front and easy to find, taste and enjoy

•Sleeping in Airports - Jon Watson looks at alternative accommodation.

•Wine Review: Age, value and structure – Kelvin King looks at the wines of Rymill Coonawarra in South Australia’s Limestone Coast region.

•Airport: Brisbane airport okayed for new retail, leisure and tourism facilities