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Highlights of the past week's postings on our business-travel blog
Tuesday February 16th 2010
Vancouver's gold medal
Don't expect a hardship allowance if you're posted to Vancouver. The Olympic host has again been named the most liveable city in the world, followed as usual by various Australian and other Canadian cities. More surprising are the continuing lowly positions of New York and London, kept below the likes of Detroit by poor "stability" scores. read more»
It looks like immunity
America's Department of Transportation tentatively approves a grant of antitrust immunity to the oneworld alliance. read more»
Trains vs planes
Chinese airlines struggle in the face of high-speed competition. read more»
Driving to fly
Ever more Canadians are saving money by using American airports. read more»
Plonk on a plane
Qantas, apparently, serves the finest in-flight wine. read more»
And also…
We've written about business travellers returning to hotels, the closure of the Burj Khalifa's viewing platform and how car-rental companies are dealing with the Toyota recall.
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