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Highlights of the past week’s postings on our business-travel blog
Tuesday May 20th 2008
Airports on the slide
After a year of flight delays, North Americans seem to be falling out of love with their airports. According to a recent passenger survey, 48 of the region’s 60 main airports are worse than they were a year ago. Bucking that trend, though, was top-ranked Philadelphia, ahead of Las Vegas and Orlando in joint second place.
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Hello, Mr President
Planning a business trip to Belgrade anytime soon? You might want to consider the charms of the city's Mr President Hotel, where guests can choose to spend the night with any one of 45 world leaders, living and dead.
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Getting off the p***
Recent surveys present differing views of the future demand for business travel. Will fliers really heed environmental considerations and reduce their carbon footprint?
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When in Frisco…
For years the etiquette tips on Economist.com’s Cities Guide helped travellers avoid pratfalls abroad. Gulliver is reproducing the tips and will use relevant readers’ comments to make them more dynamic in the future. This week we share our thoughts on San Francisco. Please give us yours.
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