Dress codes around the world have gone awry. Stuart White laments at the demise of the dinner suit

I recently had a call from a European Language School asking if I could attend a week-long seminar providing some English language communication. I was more than happy to do that, and the company sent me the itinerary which included business class flights and a week in a converted palace. As I studied the itinerary more closely I was horrified to discover that the transfer was six hours.

The new colonialists – How China and Brazil are locked in a trade battle for Africa’s rich resources

With a thriving creative community and some of the most inspiring conference space in Europe, Amsterdam is just the place to hold a successful business meeting

Berlin Convention Bureau has been recognised as providing the ‘Best Business Hotel Landscape in Europe’ and ‘Best Value for Money in Europe’ – Business Destinations travels to the German capital to find out more

What are the benefits and pitfalls of trading abroad, and how can the risks be managed?

“So, you’re calling from the future? Wow,” said my son excitedly as we shared a late-night phone call. In Kuwait, it was already Wednesday. Back in Britain, it was still Tuesday. I was indeed ‘in the future’. Will we ever quite get used to the idea of different time zones? My trip to the Middle […]

There are some things about hotels that never fail to push all the wrong buttons, says Stuart White

Nestled in the heart of the vibrant city centre, the Hilton London Metropole is the last word in bespoke business meetings and tailor-made city breaks

How will the Arab world change after its bold stride for democracy?

Fight or flight – How will the humble business traveller cope with the latest airline mergers?

Stuart White faces fractures in Frankfurt, appendicitis in Albania and hives in Hong Kong