
A stiff upper lip
How do you solve a problem like Eyjafjallajökull? Cork it with the bodies of the bitching Brits, says Stuart White
Too damned right I’ve got a volcanic ash moan! I’ve been flying since 1966 and been delayed all over the world for reasons ranging from non-arrival of incoming aircraft, fog, snow, ice, ev...
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Tired, lonely and on the job; Stuart White navigates the dangerous minefield of meeting women on the...
At home with Wordsworth
He's grumbled in Greece and bitched from Bangkok, but for Stuart White there's just no place like ho...
Airport dictators
What links a certain infamous Irish airline, a Stansted airport hotel and a long-dead Italian dictat...
Oh, for an airline departure lounge
Hosanna for Heathrow. Stuart White travels by ferry and wonders whether he has been too draconian a ...
Beyond boarding
For sheer brazen, bare-faced Pinocchio-style whoppers, the travel business is the undisputed champio...
Communication breakdown, it's always the same
Stuart White files his report after six sweltering hours in a non air-conditioned Athens hotel room...
Balancing the books
Filling in expense sheets - the most tiresome administrative task - is nothing if not troublesome an...
Reward points; what's the point?
Getting rid of air miles and reward points is a tricky endeavour, and invariably thankless, says Stu...
Tipping point
Stuart White warns us to beware the business lunch, as tip-hungry tray handlers may just ruin your d...
Frosty hellos
Stuart White recounts his suffering at the hands of Mr. Frosty the hotel receptionist...
On a wing, without a prayer
Is there any clearer encapsulation of the angst of our globalised age than being stuck in a metal co...
Family folly
It's not all high-class luxury in the world of business travel. Sometimes you have to take a holiday...
Risking detention
It was all going so well; champagne, Mozart, a plane seat with a significant recline, and then came ...
The travesty of business travel
Don't choke on the chilled champagne and canapés as you relax in your Business Class seat, or gag on...


