As long as I have been going to Japan, I have been enamored by its business hotel brands. Hotel chains such as Super Hotel and Dormy Inn are where I always prefer to stay in Tokyo. Although the rooms are generally small, those hotels are clean, utilitarian and comfortable and I have grown to love […]
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I have been going to Turkey for years to discover and rediscover the charms of Istanbul. However, given how much there is to see in one of the world’s most famous and fought over cities, before this year, I had never explored any other parts of Turkey with the exception of Cappadocia. In April, I
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When Honolulu is brought up, quite often it is glitzy Waikiki Beach that comes to mind. And for many, staying amid all that hustle and bustle does not sound like a very relaxing prospect for a beach vacation. But about a mile south of Waikiki, on the way to Diamond Head, there is a sleepy
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I was admittedly a little bit late to the Portugal party. My first trip to the country was for work to Lisbon in 2022 and since then, I’ve been back once or sometimes twice every year. Everything that people say about it is true. It’s cheap, the food is outstanding and although there are plenty
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I should start by saying that I have both very fond and very furious memories of my past stays at CitizenM hotels. And very little of it has to do with the actual rooms. During the Covid pandemic, after months of lockdown, my first flight in over a year left out of Amsterdam Schiphol. It
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On a recent work trip, I had a weekend to kill in Phnom Penh. Now, Phnom Penh is not typically a city which many people hit on their visits to Southeast Asia. If they visit Cambodia at all, it is to go to see the temples at Angkor Wat or to the islands. But on
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While everyone would prefer to fly in first or business class, or barring that, premium economy, employers often don’t spring for that, so sometimes a work trip has to be flown in economy class. Even so, there are some airlines where I don’t mind a trip in the back of the bus so much. Asian
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One of my favorite things about Southeast Asia is the wealth of grand dame hotels in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. I’ve had the pleasure to stay at hotels like the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and there plenty more to discover in cities like Siem Riep and Luang Prabang.
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After trying out Virgin Atlantic’s premium economy product a couple of times over the last year or so, when it came time to fly home on the redeye, I booked myself an Upper Class seat so that I could sleep for a few hours on the short 7 hour 50 minute flight once we were
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I am getting to be an old man and although I am reaching the point where a premium economy or business class seat for a six-hour-flight becomes a necessity for my aching butt, there are occasions where I will make an exception. Naturally, an airline with one of the biggest legrooms in the industry is
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