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News and views to entertain and inform business travellers, and help them make the most of life on the road

Happy returns
How much will Hong Kong's protests damage visitor numbers?
Tourism is a surprisingly resilient industry—but only if governments want it to be

The architecture of dissent
Why Hong Kong’s airport was a good target for protesters
The streets of 19th-century Paris and the postmodern architecture of Hong Kong’s main terminal have much in common

What a shame
Why trains are not always as green as they seem
The “flight-shame” movement encourages travellers to go by train instead of plane. But not all rail lines are environmentally friendly

Computer says no
British Airways has yet another IT glitch
Investors increasingly see the flag carrier’s sloppy management of its computer systems as a growing financial risk

Greenwashed
The owner of Holiday Inn becomes the first hotel group to axe plastic bathroom miniatures
But what is good for marine wildlife is not necessarily helpful for preventing climate change

Recipe for success?
How ham-and-cheese panini are saving Ryanair’s dough
With its 737 MAX jets grounded, Ryanair is cooking up new sources of income

Take-off delayed
The end is not yet in sight for Boeing’s 737 MAX crisis
It is possible that the plane will not fly again this year

No longer the world’s favourite airline
British Airways faces a £183m fine over a data breach
Its response sums up everything that has gone wrong at the airline over the past decade

The squeezed middle
How much trouble does Airbus’s new plane pose to Boeing?
The launch of the A321XLR damages the already weak business case for Boeing’s new aircraft

No need to panic
A big fall in aircraft orders is expected at this year’s Paris Air Show
But that is hardly a problem for Airbus and Boeing; both have huge orderbooks

Mutton dressed as lamb
Ryanair is starting to hide its brand
The company’s newfound appetite for local subsidiaries may be a wise marketing decision

Is it a fish or is it a plane
Why seaplanes are so dangerous
There is good reason why they fell out of favour after the second world war