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'Living room' cabin plan for new Lufthansa jumbo jet
Lufthansa will offer flat-bed seats in a brown and grey-themed business-class cabin designed to feel less clinical than the current version when it takes delivery of Boeing new jumbo jet in coming...
Italy unveils new 'Ferrari' high-speed trains
Passengers boarding the new bullet trains ready to whiz across Italy at 300km/h next year might be forgiven for thinking of Ferrari cars at the sight of the low nose, the deep-red livery and the...
Middle-East airlines plan to take over the world
Gulf carriers have underlined their ambition to redraw world travel maps and turn the region into a global hub by placing record orders for new planes at the Dubai Airshow last week.
Plane truth behind trolley-dolly brand
Laura Powell TV drama Pan Am relives the sexist days of the '60s but has much changed?
Beached tycoon says I do, and I didn't
It is a boutique island in the shape of a footprint surrounded by pristine white beaches and the aquamarine waters of the South Pacific.
World's priciest and cheapest cities named
Craig Platt The world's most expensive and best value cities revealed.
Attention-seeking airlines: they want your business
'Cuddle class', saunas in lounges, on board showers - airlines will go to great lengths to get noticed.
Scots make the most of Europe's winter woes
PATRICK COLLINSON Temperatures have plunged to minus 17 degrees but in the Scottish Highlands, they couldn't be happier as ski resorts revel in perfect powdery snow.
Inside the Eiffel Tower's restaurant
Sue Wallace The views are grand, the service outstanding and the food worth the two-month wait
The best countries for business
Jack Gage, forbes.com Dank u! Denmark tops an annual list of the best (and worst) places in the world for business.
Travelling Europe's stylish rail network
Forget crowded airports and delays - Kristie Kellahn finds Europe's rail network is speedy, stylish and stress-free.
Night among giants
California's French Laundry is an eating adventure that's among the world's best, writes Penny Watson.
Beer, oysters and craic
Christina Pfeiffer Galway's annual festival is a feast of bivalves and Guinness.
Oasis of the arts
The United Arab Emirates is pouring billions into museums to house Western culture, writes Robert Booth.
Salmon fishing in the Seine
After an absence of nearly a century, Atlantic salmon have returned to France's Seine River, with hundreds swimming past the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame cathedral this year alone, according to...
Flight test: Emirates A380 business class
With its built-in minibar, we put business class to the test on the Emirates super jumbo.
Beer, oysters and craic
Christina Pfeiffer Galway's annual festival is a feast of bivalves and Guinness.
World's best ski resort restaurants
Terry Ward There's a foodie revolution happening at some of the world's top ski resorts.
