Air travel
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Hotel reviews
Freshly revamped, Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle
Here’s an excellent place to stay before or after a flight, or during a long stopover at Melbourne Airport.Â
- by Jim Darby
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Airport reviews
South-East Asia’s newest airport is sleek, shiny and cavernously empty
The airport was built to sustain 7 million passengers a year, but is running at about 50,000. Hopefully, it will be a case of build it and they will come.
- by Christine Retschlag
Ten essential travel skills worthy of their own gold medals
From beating the carry-on luggage limit to the perfect travelator dismount, if travel was an Olympic sport, these would be the events.
- by Riley Wilson
Not everyone loves British Airways’ buzzy Bridgerton take
Experts are divided on the trend for airlines to use cinematic safety briefings.
- by Kelsey Ables
Ten airport hotels so good you’ll be praying for a layover
From JFK’s retro dream TWA to sleeping in the cockpit of a vintage plane in Stockholm, here are 10 of the best ways to spend the night at an airport.
- by Flip Byrnes
The six coolest new business class seats set for take off
These are the best new premium plane seats to look out for in the months ahead – and details on how to find them.
- by Ramsey Qubein
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Airport reviews
Airport review: Forget the rankings, this is truly the world’s best airport
Doha is slick and modern and very pretty, but Changi is streets ahead in terms of its dining, shopping and entertainment options.
- by Ben Groundwater
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Airline reviews
Airline review: New Qantas plane raises the standard for short flights
Qantas is bringing in new Airbus A220s as part of its fleet renewal. They are spacious and well designed – even in the toilets.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Tripologist
The airlines offering cheaper versions of business class
You can save on a business-class fare if you’re willing to forgo some of the perks you’d usually expect.
- by Michael Gebicki
The spectacular rise and fall of the ‘Communist Concorde’
Where Britain and France conjured Concorde, Russia forged the Tupolev Tu-144 – a jet so loud passengers could barely hear each other.
- by Chris Leadbeater