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The world's oddest airport lounges

Finnair

Lounges for dogs and children sound bizarre but not as odd as Finnair's new facility

10 rules of business travel etiquette

Business travellers forced to fly in economy might need to be re-educated in acceptable on-board behaviour

Profile: Luxury car boss Clive Sutton

He has made a fortune buying fast cars for the stars but can't stand paying for wireless internet in hotels

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Heathrow Terminal 5 first day of passenger operations.

No green shoots for UK plc, say travel agents

Travel management company survey shows that business travel has yet to recover

Government takes control of East Coast rail

National Express faces a battle with the Department for Transport to keep its remaining franchises, C2C and East Anglia

Lufthansa pulls bmi sale after price fails to attract bidders

Airline confirms that it is no longer in talks with buyers after it failed to achieve an acceptable price

SkyTeam, Alitalia open new terminal facilities

Alliance gets common check-in at Heathrow while Italian carrier gets a dedicated terminal in Rome

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James Buckley of healthcare technology firm Tunstall

Profile: Telehealthcare boss James Buckley

Ever had to turn back because the back door of the plane was open? Tunstall's chief executive has

Green & Blacks founder Jo Fairley

Profile: Green & Black's Jo Fairley

A Marriott would never do for the co-founder of the organic chocolate empire

Profile: Channel 4 star Kavita Oberoi

The Secret Millionaire star and healthcare entrepreneur has a penchant for shoes, sometimes taking up to eight pairs on a trip

Profile: Liz Earle

Follow the beauty specialist from sourcing ingredients in Africa to the Los Angeles awards ceremonies

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Medion Akoya E1312

Review: Medion Akoya E1312 netbook

This netbook's tiny shift keys drives our technology editor mad

Justin Rose wants to rack up more luxury air miles

Air miles: use them or lose them

Thousands of travellers are having their air miles and frequent-flyer points cancelled, as new use-it-or-lose-it expiry regulations begin to bite

Cancelled flights at Terminal 5

TripIt Pro launched in the UK

Premium version of online travel planning system now available outside the US

Winners and losers in Continental's alliance switch

Bmi's Diamond Club members will start to earn miles from Tuesday after Star Alliance move

Business airfares to rise in 2010

Revival in passenger numbers and continuing capacity cuts will allow airilnes to raise their prices next year

Heathrow counts cost of fewer passengers

Fall in number of business travellers has affected airline revenues, though the number of leisure passengers rose

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Do we really want to tweet at 30,000 feet?  

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Mark Frary, Business Travel Editor

Business gadgets

Medion Akoya E1312

Medion Akoya 1312

The latest review: A minuscule shift key annoys our technology editor

Hollywood

George Clooney and Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air

George Clooney's take on business travel

Times review of Hollywood's look at the frequent flyer lifestyle

Business hotels

The Capability Brown gardens at Luton Hoo

Reviewed: Luton Hoo

A £60 million refurbishment has it emerge as a stunning venue for meetings

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Since so many business travellers are forced into economy, it would be helpful if airlines invested a bit more in service  

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Bob Stein