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Hong Kong tops the world’s most expensive cities for expats
High rents and a US$5 cup of coffee helped Hong Kong retain its spot on the leaderboard.
Making corporate travel easier with Uber for Business
It’s all about saving you time and creating a seamless experience from start to finish.
London’s best new restaurants for a power lunch in the City
If you want to close a deal, don’t try to do it over Zoom – do it over a good meal.
Business travel rebounds as execs connect
Companies are reporting more trips, proving doomsayers from the pandemic’s darkest days wrong.
HK eases travel restrictions, but businesses say not enough
Mandatory hotel quarantines remain a key sticking point, while airlines are anxious rules may be tightened again if cases return.
Milan’s old fairgrounds get Silicon Valley-style reboot
Six years after visitors left, an ambitious makeover of the sprawling site is just getting started.
Business conferences return: here’s how to make them better
The time-honoured corporate tradition is due for a radical reassessment.
Hong Kong ends Australian flight ban, transit welcomed
The Asian metropolis has finally restarted foreign travel, with international transit now permitted.
Sixt car hire launches in Australia
The German giant puts pedal to the metal in Australia and is eager to make tracks on its competition.
Working from home will permanently change the way we travel
Some say it’s the most transformative thing to happen to the travel industry since commercial flights took off.
Business/leisure trips boom as travellers mix work, play
With more employees working remotely, there’s also more opportunity to blur the lines between business and leisure.
Once “Asia’s world city”, can Hong Kong survive?
The city’s strategy to eradicate Covid could also undermine its own future as Asia’s financial hub and a teeming tourist centre.
UAE switches weekend to Saturday-Sunday
Weekends in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will move from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday as of January 1, 2022.
ATO: Covid testing is tax deductible for business travellers
Covid tests are the new norm for travel, but their cost can now be written off against your annual income tax.
How celebrities and billionaires skipped hotel quarantine
Over the past 18 months, the rich and famous enjoyed an A-list alternative to Australia’s quarantine system.
Banks step up pressure on Hong Kong to ease restrictions
“The world is moving on,” warn the world’s biggest financial players, with almost half of firms contemplate relocating staff.
Will Hong Kong ever fully reopen to travellers?
Hong Kong is intent on maintaining a ‘Covid Zero’ approach which continues to lock out business travellers.
Singapore, Australia in talks on restarting business travel
A handful of countries could be the first to resume business travel links with the isolated city-state.