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Business class: 30 years in review

Send your male first class. Boac advert from 1969

The Times Archive gives an intriguing glimpse of the changing face of business class since the cabin was first introduced three decades ago

Time for a business trip crunch?

Some financial firms have issued travel bans or restricted the use of business class while others travel as if nothing had happened

Profile: Martin Dove, Merchants

"I’ll always watch half a film and can never remember what I’ve seen," says the boss of the call centre consultancy

Credit Crunch: one year on. How many Beckhams could you buy with the billions banks have lost?

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BA link up with American, Iberia would bring Executive Club benefits

Frequent flyers would be able to earn and burn miles on transatlantic services operated by alliance partners

American Airlines turns on in-flight wi-fi

Internet access now available on three US transcontinental services for US$12.95

Travellers' relief as airport strikes off

Gatwick and Manchester airports are in the clear, but the threat of separate strike action at Stansted remains

The rise and rise of Manchester Airport

Airport handles more than 22.7 million passengers flying to 225 destinations with 95 airlines

BUSINESS TRAVEL PROFILES

Simon Ainslie, managing director Nokia UK

Profile: Simon Ainslie, Nokia UK

Phone boss talks about mobiles on planes, big hotel beds and clients stripping down to their boxers

Paul Philpott, UK managing director of Kia Cars

Profile: Paul Philpott, Kia Cars

The car firm's UK managing director talks about Kylie, karaoke and Korea

Profile: property guru Scott Huggins

The presenter of Get a New Life travels regularly as he scours the world for property investments for his 2,500 clients

Profile: T-Mobile's UK boss Jim Hyde

The mobile phone network's UK boss, a former US weightlifter, talks about his eventful business trips

The Rich List 2008

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Why your airfare is different from your neighbours

Times Online's business travel editor meets the man at the head of a company that is the technological glue behind travel

The end of laptop rage at security

America's security bosses have said travellers can now leave their laptops inside their bags for scannning, as long as the design is right

Review: Asus Eee PC 900

Asus has captured the world's imagination with its ultra-small laptop but is it any good for business travellers?

Delta to install wi-fi on entire domestic fleet

American carrier to bring internet access to US domestic passengers for $9.95

The Business Interview: Andy Cosslett

The world's biggest hotelier, Intercontinental, can beat the downturn

A first look inside Emirates' A380s

Showers, a spa, minibars and a waterfall feature greet Simon Warburton on his tour inside the Emirates' super jumbo

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Traders on the dealing floor at London's International Petroleum Exchange

Marketwatch

What's happening with money and shares around the globe

Money Online

Tried and trusted personal finance and money advice

Gadgets on the go

The revolutionary Asus Eee

The latest review: Asus Eee PC 900

Rugged, fast, connectable, light - oh, and a good battery. Plus, 10 more gizmos

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Matthew, Epping

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Chef Marco Pierre White

High flier profiles

Tips and tales from Marco Pierre White, Pete Waterman and more stars and CEOs

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Mark Frary, Business Travel Editor

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Wyndham Grand Chelsea Harbour exterior

Business hotel check

The latest review: Wyndham Grand, Chelsea Harbour, London plus 11 more reviews