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november 2008
05 Editor’s letter
Holding your nerve as the downturn bites
frontline
07 News
post-US election, Middle East, Awards shortlist
15 Lifestyle
Porsche case, handwriting scanner, luggage delivery
16 In pictures
Travel by Appointment’s 25th birthday party
18 Green corner
Are CSR policies feeling the crunch?
20 Meeting room
Cruise ship business boom, paperless conferences
22 Agent’s view
Carrie Laws’ fairytale in New York
23 Your shout, competition
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Readers’ letters, win car rental with Budget
features
25 Interview: Adam White
Bath Business Travel’s managing director tells all
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28 Realigning the skies
The effect of the economic climate on air travel
33 Responsible meetings
How to stay green during difficult times
36 Small is beautiful?
Business travel is booming at boutique hotels
COVER FEATURE
41 From Russia with love
More turbulence
Business in Russia – away from the famous cities
expected: the
information
changing face of
47 Baltic region cities guide
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What to do in six cities around the Baltic Sea
51 Reviews
Air Baltic, plus hotels in Latvia, Lithuania and Russia
53 Diary
Your worldwide guide to major business travel events
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your career
55 Feature: Reach for the stars
What’s it like to be a travel agent to celebrities?
58 Columnist: David Kass
Flexible benefits and staff retention
60 On the move
Who’s going places? Plus jobs of the month
61 Recruitment
Business travel vacancies 25
62 Behind the suit
Martin Cowley on family and turning his BlackBerry off!
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