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Best seats: business class, SQ's refit 777-300

Flying on one of Singapore Airlines' refitted Boeing 777-300 planes? Here's how to pick the very best seats in business class f...

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Now businesses can earn frequent flyer points too

Businesses, as well as their travelling staff, can now 'double dip' to earn frequent flyer points on Emirates' Skywards re...

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Eurostar: faster, more flexible than flying

Eurostar -- the high speed railway between London and Paris -- has launched a new guarantee for business travellers that they c...

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CX plans new lounges for HK

Cathay Pacific is planning new lounges for Hong Kong International Airport to match its forecasts for an increase in business ...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia opens lounges to Qantas Frequent

In a canny move to tempt Qantas' most coveted customers, Virgin Australia is giving Qantas Frequent Flyer gold and platinum mem...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia's new Brisbane Airport lounge

Virgin Australia's new Brisbane Airport lounge opens today, and Australian Business Traveller attended a media preview to bring...

David Flynn |

Best seats: business class, Qantas 4-class 747

If you're travelling on Qantas flights to Johannesburg, Hong Kong, London Heathrow via Hong Kong and Bangkok, or Melbourne-Sing...

John Walton |

CX working on new economy seats

 Cathay Pacific’s new business class is a winner, and its premium economy seats are taking shape… but what ab...

David Flynn |

DJ and NZ Trans-Tasman alliance starts today

Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand take another step down the alliance aisle today with their new trans-Tasman partnership co...

David Flynn |

First Dreamliner 787 flight scheduled: October

If you've been on tenterhooks waiting to see what Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner looks like first-hand, your opportunity is just a...

danwarne |

Virgin Australia to open new Brisbane lounge

Update: Virgin Australia's new Brisbane lounge is now open – check out our photo gallery!  Previous: Virgin Au...

David Flynn |

The best in-flight bars in business class

Business class passengers enjoy a wider range of things to do in the air than ever before, from widescreen entertainment to pow...

John Walton |

Review: Agoda hotel booking app for iOS

There's a new iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch hotel booking app out for business travellers, which will be especially useful if you...

John Walton |

Etihad to start Dusseldorf flights in December

Virgin Australia passengers will be able to make single-change connections to Dusseldorf via Abu Dhabi once Middle Eastern part...

John Walton |

Korean Air adds Sydney-Seoul flights

In brief: Korean Air will introduce three additional weekly flights from Sydney to Seoul at years' end. From 12 December ...

David Flynn |

Cathay Pacific gives premium economy hints

Cathay Pacific Airways CEO John Slosar confirmed CX’s premium economy plans to a National Aviation Press Club lunch in Sydney ...

David Flynn |

American Airlines mulls direct AU flights?

Analysis: Frequent travellers to the USA will be interested to hear what American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey has to say about hi...

John Walton |

Qantas pilots start protest announcements

UPDATE: this is the text of what Qantas pilots are saying over the P.A. Tip of the hat to the always excellent Ben Sandilands a...

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