Business Traveller

Toxic air on flights

CNN Business Traveller's Ayesha Durgahee reports on the quality of the cabin air on flights.

How old is the plane you're flying on?

Few people expect luxury while flying, but these days, even the basics seem to be in bad shape.

updated Thu Mar 11 2010 12:03:18

Toxic air on flights

CNN Business Traveller's Ayesha Durgahee reports on the quality of the cabin air on flights.

updated Wed Mar 10 2010 06:19:14

In flight fashion

On this month's Business Traveller; in flight fashion, a layover with Lufthansa in Moscow and the flight attendant challenge.

updated Wed Feb 10 2010 11:20:40

Cooking with Alain Ducasse

Paris' George V Hotel lets CNN's Richard Quest loose in its kitchen. Ayesha Durgahee takes a look at hotel food trends.

updated Wed Feb 10 2010 11:07:13

Quest's hotel training

CNN's Richard Quest takes a crash course in running a hotel and takes a look at The Savoy's restoration.

updated Wed Feb 10 2010 10:41:12

The Concierge in Madrid

Top concierge Angel Masa shows CNN's Richard Quest the best places to go in Madrid.

updated Wed Feb 03 2010 05:59:29

How old is the plane you're flying on?

Few people expect luxury while flying, but these days, even the basics seem to be in bad shape.

updated Thu Jan 21 2010 11:35:14

The fabulous lives of air miles millionaires

Some people collect rubber bands. Some people collect paper clips. And then some people are like Randy Petersen, founder of FlyerTalk.com, an elite group of people obsessed with plane loyalty schemes. "We collect frequent flier miles," he explains. "And in the process we collect our dreams."

updated Fri Jan 15 2010 07:14:50

Hudson landing one year on

CNN's Don Riddell looks back at the Hudson River landing commonly called "Miracle on the Hudson."

updated Thu Jan 14 2010 08:11:39

'Up in the Air'

CNN's Richard Quest on "Up in the Air," the new George Clooney film about a frequent flyer collecting as many miles as possible.

updated Mon Jan 11 2010 15:57:16

Mad about miles

CNN's Morgan Neill goes on a mileage run around Europe with frequent flyers from the online forum FlyerTalk.

updated Wed Dec 30 2009 07:48:47

Recycling or contaminating?

Recycled electrical goods that end up in Nigerian landfill sites and how one company is making bespoke furniture from old planes.

updated Wed Dec 30 2009 07:47:36

Travel and the environment

As world leaders meet in Copenhagen, Business Traveller explores the environmental measures being undertaken in the travel industry.

updated Wed Nov 18 2009 07:35:12

Etihad pilot's challenges

CNN's Richard Quest asks Ethihad pilots the challenges they face in thier job and what aircraft they hope top fly in the future.

updated Mon Nov 16 2009 09:16:57

Etihad CEO on training pilots

Etihad Airways CEO, James Hogan talks to CNN's Richard Quest about training pilots for the future.

updated Fri Nov 13 2009 11:42:42

Cadet Challenge

CNN's Richard Quest and Ayesha Durgahee go head-to-head to see who has the makings of a future pilot.

updated Fri Nov 13 2009 11:42:29

Pilot Issues

CNN's Richard Quest finds out what it takes to earn your stripes from cadet to airliner captain.

updated Fri Nov 13 2009 11:41:56

Flight Training Academy

Richard Quest continues his pilot training at the Etihad Flight Training Program.

updated Fri Nov 13 2009 10:27:58

Walsh on BA-Iberia merger

British Airways CEO discusses the merger with Iberia, including BA's deficit, merging personnel and lessons learned.

updated Wed Nov 11 2009 06:40:35

Quest from cadet to captain

On this month's Business Traveller, Richard Quest finds out what it takes to earn his stripes.

updated Wed Oct 14 2009 10:14:11

The all business class flight

CNN's Richard Quest boards the new BA001 all-business class flight from City airport in London to New York.

updated Wed Oct 14 2009 09:17:01

Wi-Fi above the world

CNN's Richard Quest puts the new internet feature on the new BA001 all business class flight to the test.

updated Wed Oct 14 2009 09:13:26

U.S. border control in Ireland

CNN's Richard Quest continues his BA001 flight to New York with a stop over in Shannon, Ireland to refuel and clear U.S. immigration.

updated Wed Oct 07 2009 07:02:33

All Business Class flight

CNN's Richard Quest previews October's edition of CNN Business traveller.

updated Fri Sep 04 2009 06:55:14

London on a budget

CNN's Ayesha Durgahee is given the task of a day out in London on a budget of £50.

updated Fri Sep 04 2009 06:49:56

Best of Hong Kong

The editor of Time Out Hong Kong shows CNN the best the city has to offer.

updated Fri Sep 04 2009 06:49:15

Recession busting New York deals

The editor of Time Out New York shows CNN the best recession busting deals New York has to offer.

updated Wed Sep 02 2009 11:43:07

Cities on a budget promo

CNN's Richard Quest reports on how New York, London and Hong Kong are adapting during the recession.

updated Wed Aug 12 2009 07:42:31

Part 1: Surfing in Venice

CNN's Richard Quest reports from Europe's most wi-fi connected city while Phil Black investigates the dangers posed to unwary users by hackers.

updated Wed Aug 12 2009 07:36:12

Part 3: Looking to the future

CNN's Jim Boulden tests out a hi-tech hotel room, and we put potential back-saver Live Luggage to the test.

updated Wed Aug 12 2009 07:35:09

Part 2: Testing the technology

CNN's Richard Quest tests the Goosync, while Ayesha Durgahee sees how business women are meeting up online and on the road.

updated Tue Aug 11 2009 13:33:05

Security experts warn of dangers of rogue Wi-Fi hotspots

You're sitting in an airport lounge and seize the chance to check your e-mails before your flight departs. You log on and are tempted by a wireless Internet provider offering free Internet access. So, do you take it?

updated Tue Aug 11 2009 11:06:51

Rogue hotspot warning

CNN's Phil Black sees just how easy it is for hackers to dupe unwary Wi-Fi users into logging onto rogue access points.

updated Tue Aug 11 2009 01:27:57

Social networking for women

CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports on social networking sites specifically for women traveling alone.

updated Mon Aug 10 2009 06:22:39

Hotels' future foretold?

CNN's Jim Boulden visits a hotel of the future in Germany designed to make life easy for travelers.

updated Mon Jul 27 2009 07:03:37

Ryanair gloomy despite huge profits

Budget airline Ryanair, which says it is considering charging passengers to use the toilet, announced a huge increase in profits Monday, revealing recession-busting results in sharp contrast to other carriers grounded by financial trouble.

updated Tue Jul 21 2009 11:23:38

Ryanair trims UK flight schedule

Budget airline Ryanair announced plans Tuesday to cut its winter flights schedule from its main UK hub, blaming a collapse in the British tourism industry, rising airport costs and "insane" aviation taxes.

updated Fri Jul 17 2009 06:52:32

Tightening hotel security

CNN's Mallika Kapur reports on the security measures implemented at Mumbai's Oberoi hotels after the bomb attacks in November 2008.

updated Fri Jul 17 2009 06:49:25

Staying safe in hotels

CNN's Richard Quest tells travelers what to do in a hotel emergency including the one thing you won't want to leave your room without.

updated Wed Jul 08 2009 10:43:26

Food and drink

How important is a hotel's restaurant and bar to its fortunes? CNN's Ayesha Durgahee asks chef and restauranteur Alain Ducasse.

updated Wed Jul 08 2009 10:42:06

The concierge

Top concierge Angel Masa shows us the best places to go in Madrid.

updated Mon Jul 06 2009 06:58:32

Inside the Savoy

CNN's Richard Quest gets a rare look at restoration project under way at London's glamorous Savoy hotel.

updated Fri Jun 19 2009 16:24:07

Impact of e-waste in Nigeria

Old electronics can pollute the environment if not disposed of correctly. Christian Purefoy reports from Nigeria.

updated Fri Jun 19 2009 10:19:21

Could your laptop hold the key to beating jet lag?

Jet lag is the bane of the global traveler, but could your laptop hold the cure?

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:57:17

Danny Jordaan confident

CNN's Richard Quest speaks with Danny Jordaan, the man overseeing preparations for the 2010 World Cup.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:55:08

South Africa here we come

How ready are you for the 2010 World Cup? CNN's Business Traveller makes sure you've got all bases covered.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:49:54

Part 2: Hotel squeeze?

10 million fans are expected in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. CNN's Ayesha Durghaa looks at where they'll all stay.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:49:33

Part 1: 2010 World Cup

CNN's Richard Quest travels to South Africa for Business Traveller and asks whether country will be ready for the 2010 World Cup.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:47:21

World Cup Hotels

CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports on the shortfall in accommodation at the 2010 World Cup and efforts by authorities to find rooms.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:46:38

Undiscovered Africa

CNN's Nkepile Mabuse gives her feet a rest with a ride on one of South Africa's old dames of the rails.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 10:44:33

Part 3: Tourism in South Africa

What will the 2010 World Cup mean for tourism in South Africa? CNN's Business Traveller veers off the typical tourist trail.

updated Thu Jun 04 2009 07:49:34

Sun, sand and soccer

CNN's Richard Quest previews June's Business Traveller, on South Africa's preperations for the 2010 World Cup.

updated Thu May 28 2009 09:59:56

Nominations open for world's worst in travel

Tired of the tripe being dished up by some of his contemporaries, one travel writer has launched his own bid to find the worst of the worst in the tourism industry.

updated Tue May 26 2009 08:24:14

Virgin Atlantic bucks trend with profit jump

Virgin Atlantic reported a sharp rise in profits Tuesday, bucking the trend seen by other airlines.

updated Tue May 26 2009 05:37:50

Virgin Atlantic makes profit

Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway tells CNN's Andrew Stevens how the airline managed to make an annual profit.

updated Thu May 14 2009 12:11:41

Quest's healthy travel tips

CNN's Richard Quest offers practical advice for avoiding bugs and bacteria while on the road.

updated Wed May 13 2009 12:23:20

Part 2: Safe travels

CNN Business Traveller asks whether cabin air is really safe and goes behind the scenes at a medical call center.

updated Wed May 13 2009 07:50:36

Medaire call center

CNN's Business Traveller goes behind the scenes to see how an international medical emergency service fields calls.

updated Wed May 13 2009 07:22:43

Tourism in Mexico

The sudden spread of swine flu in Mexico prompted travelers to cancel planned trips. We assess the impact.

updated Wed May 13 2009 07:01:44

Lessons from SARS

CNN's Eunice Yoon returns to Hong Kong International Airport to see what lessons it learnt from SARS.

updated Wed May 13 2009 06:52:59

Part 1: Swine flu impact

CNN Business Traveller looks at the impact of swine flu on Mexico's tourism industry. What lessons has the industry learnt from SARS?

updated Wed May 13 2009 06:48:22

Part 3: Travel tips

CNN's Richard Quest gives tips to help frequent fliers and holidaymakers stay safe when they're traveling abroad.

updated Wed May 13 2009 06:32:42

Beating bugs and bacteria

CNN's Richard Quest gives tips to help frequent fliers during the circulation of swine flu.

updated Tue May 12 2009 05:33:58

Is this your lost luggage?

When one traveler packed a kinky nurse's uniform in her luggage, she had no reason to suspect a photo of it would end up on the Internet.

updated Mon May 11 2009 11:36:15

Is cabin air safe?

How clean is the air we breathe on planes? CNN's Ayesha Durgahee investigates the risks to our health while flying.

updated Sun Apr 26 2009 22:41:36

Forget the recession, live like a rock star in new hotel

London's newest hotelier Mark Fuller is showing commendable bravado for someone about to open a luxury hotel during a global recession.

updated Tue Apr 14 2009 13:57:13

Green travel

CNN Business Traveller confronts airline and airport executives to see what they?re doing to go 'green.'

updated Tue Apr 14 2009 13:57:05

Plane art

Meet the artists at Moto Art who are dismantling old planes and turning junk metal into furniture.

updated Tue Apr 14 2009 13:56:59

Reduce, reuse, recycle

CNN's Richard Quest previews the environment special Business Traveller show.

updated Fri Apr 10 2009 11:51:01

Aviation's green ambitions

CNN's Adrian Finighan is in Geneva to find out what airlines are doing to lower their emissions.

updated Fri Apr 10 2009 11:18:42

Turning trash into treasure

An art studio in California is recycling scrap plane pieces into functional art.

updated Fri Apr 10 2009 05:39:27

Fancy an ejection seat? Meet the men turning old planes into art

The Mojave boneyard in the California desert is where old airplanes go to die -- a wasteland of decrepit planes, titanic heaps of titanium and aluminum waiting to be scrapped for metal in India or China.

updated Thu Apr 09 2009 03:33:30

'Serious contamination' threat from Africa's mounting e-waste

The truck driver kept his hand on the horn, but resorted to shifting into first gear and used the full weight of his container truck to force his way through the over-crowded and narrow market street.

updated Wed Apr 08 2009 21:40:30

Supersonic Concorde, 40 years on

updated Wed Apr 08 2009 06:39:19

On Business Traveller in April...

In April, CNN Business Traveller examines the impact of the global economic downturn on the travel industry's efforts to go green.

updated Wed Apr 08 2009 06:21:22

Part 2: Hotel revolution

Plastic pillows? Potato cutlery? CNN's Ayesha Durgahee takes a look at what hotels are doing to reduce their impact on the environment.

updated Wed Apr 08 2009 06:05:34

Part 3: Aviation Art

Waste not, want not. Artists in the U.S. are recycling old plane parts into decorative pieces for your home.

updated Wed Apr 08 2009 06:01:25

Part 1: Green airlines

CNN Business Traveller investigates efforts by the airline industry to reduce its carbon footprint and create cleaner, 'greener' fuel

updated Wed Apr 08 2009 01:57:31

How green are green hotels?

Are hotels as green as they say they are? CNN's Ayesha Durgahee looks into efforts to snag green travelers.

updated Mon Apr 06 2009 09:34:07

Aer Lingus chief executive resigns

Irish carrier Aer Lingus announced Monday that its chief executive, Dermot Mannion, has stepped down with immediate effect.

updated Fri Apr 03 2009 07:08:10

'Mr. Poopy Pants' and fees frustrate flyers

There was a time when airline travel was a special treat, the kind of occasion that inspired passengers to dress up.

updated Fri Mar 27 2009 05:18:00

An airport nightmare

CNN's Richard Quest recalls the disastrous start to London Heathrow airport's flagship terminal.

updated Thu Mar 26 2009 10:53:21

The austere traveler

As businesses look to make less go further, CNN's Ayesha Durgahee shows us a new generation of austere travelers.

updated Fri Mar 20 2009 12:31:59

How to survive a plane crash

We tend to assume that if an airplane crashes our time is up. But recent experience and statistics tell a different story.

updated Thu Mar 19 2009 18:28:54

Hong Kong voted best airport

Hong Kong International is voted the best airport in the world. CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports.

updated Thu Mar 19 2009 06:58:02

Operator ordered to sell British airports

Britain's competition watchdog has ordered airport operator BAA to sell three of its seven airports, including two in London.

updated Tue Mar 17 2009 09:30:51

Report: Air passengers 'out of pocket' over missing bags

Airlines are failing to adequately compensate passengers for lost and missing bags, according to industry rights group the Air Transport Users Council (AUC).

updated Mon Mar 16 2009 14:27:27

The Armani of Bullet-proof

We take a look at a range of high-security fashion by the "Armani of Bullet-proof Apparel," Colombian designer Miguel Caballero.

updated Fri Mar 13 2009 13:15:24

On Business Traveller in March...

Images of the mangled remains of crashed passenger planes are enough to strike fear into the hardiest of business travelers.

updated Thu Mar 12 2009 06:38:53

In an emergency, who do you call?

You're overseas. It's late. You're driving alone when disaster strikes. You've crashed your car and you need help. Who do you call?

updated Wed Mar 11 2009 11:07:58

Part 4: Hotel safety

After a string of terrorist attacks on hotels in Mumbai, CNN's Richard Quest and Mallika Kapur investigate the best way to stay safe during your stay.

updated Wed Mar 11 2009 08:27:52

Part 1: Airline safety

CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports on how airline safety cards and demonstrations can save your life in an emergency.

updated Wed Mar 11 2009 08:27:13

Part 2: Emergency landing

CNN's Richard Quest visits the BA Flight Training Centre in London to experience a simulated emergency landing.

updated Wed Mar 11 2009 08:26:46

Part 3: Be prepared

CNN's Richard Quest gets expert tips on staying safe in the air at the BA Flight Training Centre.

updated Wed Mar 11 2009 08:23:52

Part 5: Evacuation slide

CNN's Richard Quest continues his flight training by escaping a smoke-filled room and exiting down the evacuation slide.

updated Wed Mar 11 2009 05:32:41

Plane crash fatalities fall

Despite recent incidents, the rate of airline crash fatalities is actually falling. CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports.

updated Tue Mar 10 2009 07:27:40

EADS profits take off despite downturn

European aerospace group EADS has announced "satisfying" results for 2008, posting a net profit of €1.572 billion ($1.987 billion), despite the economic downturn.

updated Thu Mar 05 2009 12:04:22

Airline security

CNN's Richard Quest previews security issues and guidance in this months CNN Business traveller.

updated Tue Mar 03 2009 08:29:41

Climate protesters blame Donald Trump for airport expansion

Climate protesters demonstrating against Donald Trump's plans for a sports resort broke into a Scottish airport Tuesday, setting up a small golf course and scaling the roof of a terminal building.

updated Mon Mar 02 2009 04:35:51

Ryanair considers charging passengers to pee

The ever budget-conscious boss of Ryanair has suggested the discount airline may start charging passengers for using the toilet on board its flights.

updated Fri Feb 27 2009 09:11:14

Airline safety flying high

Despite recent air accidents, flying is still among the safest ways to travel. CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports.

updated Thu Feb 12 2009 08:21:59

In-flight food: Heaven or hell on a tray?

The "crime scene cookies", "baaji custard" and "sponge shafts" depicted in Oliver Beale's letter of complaint to Virgin Atlantic struck a chord worldwide.

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