Business travel

Gulliver

News and views to entertain and inform business travellers, and help them make the most of life on the road

Happy returns

Tourism is a surprisingly resilient industry—but only if governments want it to be

The architecture of dissent

The streets of 19th-century Paris and the postmodern architecture of Hong Kong’s main terminal have much in common

What a shame

The “flight-shame” movement encourages travellers to go by train instead of plane. But not all rail lines are environmentally friendly

Computer says no

Investors increasingly see the flag carrier’s sloppy management of its computer systems as a growing financial risk

Greenwashed

But what is good for marine wildlife is not necessarily helpful for preventing climate change

Recipe for success?

With its 737 MAX jets grounded, Ryanair is cooking up new sources of income

Take-off delayed

It is possible that the plane will not fly again this year

No longer the world’s favourite airline

Its response sums up everything that has gone wrong at the airline over the past decade

The squeezed middle

The launch of the A321XLR damages the already weak business case for Boeing’s new aircraft

No need to panic

But that is hardly a problem for Airbus and Boeing; both have huge orderbooks

Mutton dressed as lamb

The company’s newfound appetite for local subsidiaries may be a wise marketing decision

Is it a fish or is it a plane

There is good reason why they fell out of favour after the second world war