What does Ho Chi Minh City mean to you? Do not be muddled up with Hanoi, 1,000 miles to the north and the capital of the People's...
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published 2010-09-05 17:54:46
What does the name Okinawa mean to the average Brit or European? Probably very little except it is something to do with Japan. For an...
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published 2010-08-27 07:20:15
If you are on a visit to Hong Kong for business and/or pleasure, Macau, one hour away across the Pearl River Delta to the south west,...
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published 2010-08-21 14:01:25
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) claimed to be the world's premiere resource for corporate travel professionals...
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published 2010-08-14 08:45:28
Those in the airline business are always worried by what is called ‘range and performance', meaning how far will the aircraft...
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published 2010-08-07 17:19:12
With the holiday season in full swing, Samsonite in the UK have put their 100 years of travel knowledge into a handy packing guide... (more)
published 2010-07-30 22:07:00
£31bn of orders and 120,000 trade attendance It is impossible to compare one air show with another. In truth it is a...
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published 2010-07-25 14:46:17
Whether Farnborough, or its Paris equivalent at Le Bourget, is the world's number one Airshow is really neither here nor there. They...
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published 2010-07-12 09:37:47
What does the term Shangri-La mean to the average business traveller? It probably equates to a top grade 5-star hotel group mostly to be...
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published 2010-07-10 17:37:01
Air Asia X is probably the world's first long haul ‘low cost' airline. In a practical sense it is a development of the...
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published 2010-07-02 08:02:28
A PREVIEW OF THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED Thursday 1 July until Sunday 4 July In the 1930s...
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published 2010-06-25 10:45:39
Last week's second Business Travel Market has established the June date as a must for European corporate transport buyers. The location...
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published 2010-06-19 17:52:01
The presence of one individual dominated the annual gathering of world air transport leaders in Berlin last week at IATA, a surprise...
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published 2010-06-11 18:50:48
The Sultanate of Oman is situated on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the...
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published 2010-06-04 18:18:01
Alison Chambers has visited the World's most important aircraft cabin services exhibition. This is what you may experience in... (more)
published 2010-05-28 22:10:21
Terry Spruce reportsAlmaty (previously Alma Ata) is 7.5 flying hours from London, about the same as New York, but to the east....
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published 2010-05-23 08:56:09
"Optimism" was the key word at EBACE, Europe's premier business aviation show, as industry players gathered to celebrate its...
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published 2010-05-15 21:07:28
Vernon Murphy reports The railway folk seem to be infiltrating into air transport with Andrew Adonis (as we... (more)
published 2010-05-07 17:15:25
Rizon Jet are a Qatari executive jet company that are currently building a new executive jet complex at Biggin Hill Airport. Rizon Jet...
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published 2010-04-27 10:21:14
This four star hotel is situated in 200 acres of tranquil Manx countryside. The hotel is located between the Ronaldsway Airport and...
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published 2010-04-20 21:52:19
On Friday 16th April an invite was accepted from London Oxford Airport for a pre-EBACE briefing from the airport management and the other...
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published 2010-04-12 10:54:01
Your Editor-in-Chief is on his way to Bangkok even as this issue of AERBT hits cyberspace and therefore if Thailand gains exceptional... (more)
published 2010-04-07 22:43:52
Behind France, Germany, Korea, China and possibly the US, it seems a decade late, the UK is joining the 21st Century's railways. With...
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published 2010-04-02 16:20:30
RAF Northolt is London's oldest airport with Croydon and Hendon gone and Gatwick somewhat moved and upgraded. Its use for the second...
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published 2010-03-26 09:10:14
MSC launched their latest mid-size cruise liner, Magnifica, with an extravagant two-night party at Southampton in late...
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published 2010-03-20 22:08:56
Is the name of an airline (or indeed any other product) that important? One of the most successful British carriers in the nineteen...
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published 2010-03-12 08:35:24
Jeremy Clarkson eat your heart out. I've been trying out a means of executive travel that is quicker, maybe in the long run cheaper and...
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published 2010-03-05 22:20:27
Our roving reporter Jane Stanbury has been east to a wonderful island now returning to peace. Sri Lanka...
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published 2010-02-22 13:19:12
Through the good offices of Boeing we are able to reproduce the following article from the distinguished American publication Aviation... (more)
published 2010-02-16 08:16:51
It was bound to happen considering the global economic outlook but the 2010 Singapore Air Show must be recorded as one of the quietest on...
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published 2010-02-13 16:08:33
Tony Harrington runs Asia Pacific Public Relations Pty Ltd based in Brisbane Australia. A former journalist he reports on the Low Cost... (more)
published 2010-02-05 16:33:57
Following initial scepticism the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow, held at the Sakhir air base, has proved to be a resounding...
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published 2010-01-29 16:07:28
Florence is one of those places that ought to be a requirement to visit at least once in a lifetime. Many go back numerous times. It is...
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published 2010-01-23 09:33:18
2009 was a record year for travel between Israel and the United Kingdom. Whether this high record of tourism will continue in 2010...
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published 2010-01-16 12:00:47
Just before the holiday break there were two significant announcements regarding what many agree is the major transport project of the next...
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published 2010-01-08 10:46:50
The Middle East region has witnessed unprecedented growth within the commercial and private aviation sectors over the past decade and this...
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published 2009-12-19 17:14:20
Hanging over the entrance to the 2009 International Luxury Travel Market swayed an enormous banner proclaiming "Definitely...
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published 2009-12-13 09:47:36
Thirty years ago Tenerife, and indeed all the Canary Islands, were the popular winter sunshine holiday destinations from the United Kingdom....
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published 2009-12-05 17:13:39
So you fancy a trip to Rome. From the UK it is very easy with a variety of airports linked to the "Eternal City". Once you...
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published 2009-11-28 12:41:52
Word and pictures by Eryl Crump:It is amazing to be reminded but last week's Dubai Airshow was the 11th in the biennial series...
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published 2009-11-20 20:27:16
In spite of the gloom enveloping the world's airlines, especially the less efficient ones, World Travel Market (WTM) has successfully...
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published 2009-11-14 09:07:42
"Is Mach 1.6 good enough," questioned Oscar Garcia, Chairman of US-based InterFlight Global speaking about supersonic business jet...
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published 2009-11-08 11:49:45
The Peak District, often called the Derbyshire Peaks, is a huge area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern... (more)
published 2009-11-01 20:34:16
If you think times are hard, think again. Life for the mining community was brutal 150 years ago. Until 1840, prior to a House of...
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published 2009-10-22 07:25:49
There was a blend of the old (tried and trusted) and the new at the recent European Regions Airline Association's annual meeting in...
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published 2009-10-16 21:42:50
Jane Stanbury reports:"We're at the beginning of the end," declared Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer....
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published 2009-10-09 17:23:07
Alison Chambers reports from Barcelona. The talk at last week's World Low Cost Airlines Congress in Barcelona was...
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published 2009-10-02 07:49:00
The entry level jets have arrived (ELJ). Forget the term VLJ (very light jets). This description does not go down well with banks and...
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published 2009-09-25 20:01:44
Since this is a cruise issue it did seem a good idea to also include an ON TOUR which highlighted a destination accessible from not only...
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published 2009-09-17 08:02:10
The international aerospace circus moved to Hong Kong last week in a clear demonstration that in spite of the most serious industry...
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published 2009-09-11 18:24:25
"'We certainly do get around. Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco bound." That was Bing Crosby singing in 1942....
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published 2009-09-04 23:23:27
Lockerbie burst back on to the headlines once again on the evening of Wednesday 12 August as the BBC broke an exclusive story of the...
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published 2009-08-27 17:49:00
The Brits have been going through Malaga for the last 40 years since the introduction of the airborne package holiday. Normally it is no...
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published 2009-08-23 22:44:21
The Peak District, often called the Derbyshire Peaks, is a huge area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire,...
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published 2009-08-11 14:15:25
St Petersburg to Moscow (and visa versa) on the inland waterways of Russia continues to be popular in spite of the difficulties placed in...
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published 2009-08-05 12:22:58
In just three years time the London Olympics will be opened. The winning of the 30th Olympiad is probably the best thing that has...
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published 2009-07-31 15:12:42
Moscow has been the capital of Russia on and off for one thousand years. For the last three centuries it has competed for the title with...
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published 2009-07-25 11:27:07
Marcelle Nethersole and Alan Peaford from the new Arabian Aerospace magazine (www.arabianaerospace.aero) visited Jordan last... (more)
published 2009-07-17 22:58:56
As a base for a weekend break, or longer, the Cotswolds and Gloucester could not be bettered. That is if you like glorious rolling...
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published 2009-07-11 09:38:14
There is one truly European city that is still not within the scope of the budget airlines and is poorly supported, by which I mean only...
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published 2009-07-03 16:00:06
Sharon Ross our editorial assistant reportsLet's face it when you take a 20-month old toddler on a holiday / work trip, it is...
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published 2009-06-27 17:20:29
Alison Chambers and Malcolm Ginsberg struggled through the rain and wind to bring you this report. The Monday was particularly gloomy in...
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published 2009-06-21 18:36:31
Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland, it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. The city has been a key part of the...
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published 2009-06-13 11:43:51
It seemed to be the standing joke about Luxembourg, because it was so small that if you did blink you would miss the country. However, the...
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published 2009-06-04 19:38:01
Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands with 350 miles of coastline and just over 1350 square miles of land. Originally it was a...
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published 2009-05-29 22:20:49
David Hurst is a aviation consultant and sometime journalist. Here he reports on Ghana the former British West African colony which... (more)
published 2009-05-22 20:55:40
Alison Chambers reportsThe perception of business aviation as a luxury form of transport must be quashed. That was the message that...
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published 2009-05-17 15:24:21
In spite of the gloom the annual EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition) opens today (Monday 11 May) in Geneva. Star...
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published 2009-05-10 09:49:18
Oxford Airport was established in 1935 at a time when enlightened municipalities were realising that the aeroplane was here to stay. In...
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published 2009-05-02 10:54:01
Chicago has a reputation. Whether it be "The Windy City", or the home of gangsters and their molls, it is noteworthy.Let us deal...
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published 2009-04-25 13:55:13
We live in a day and age where even the world's most far flung capitals are within 24 hours flying time and just one stop from...
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published 2009-04-13 21:39:28