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常旅行的高管再次传授他们的旅行心得。
Associated Press
意大利水城威尼斯
《Luxe城市指南》（Luxe City Guides）出版人
在飞机上的时间：每月平均一周。
旅行范围：亚洲、英国和澳大利亚，Luxe指南研究哪里就去哪里。
最佳机场：香港国际机场：为香港居民设置拇指指纹识别技术，提取行李超级快，方便提取且摆放整齐。
最佳登机手续办理：香港国际机场。在市中心中环的机场快线就可办理登机和行李托运手续，下次见到行李就是在目的地了。
最佳的士：香港的士最便宜，伦敦的哥路最熟。
机场到市区最佳旅程：下飞机后的最佳旅程是从威尼斯机场走水路到大运河（Grand Canal）。
最佳常旅客休息室：澳洲航空（Qantas）在悉尼机场的休息室。上乘的服务和菜单，很棒的复古风格。
最佳常旅客计划：国泰航空（Qantas）
偏爱的航空公司：国泰航空，因为我常驻香港。
最佳商务酒店：半岛酒店很不错，仅有的两大五星级酒店连锁集团之一，标准服务包括免费互联网连接、国际电源插座、客房内传真机、擦鞋服务和报纸赠阅，服务一流。其他主要的酒店集团中，柏悦（Park Hyatt）和凯悦（Grand Hyatt）以强大的商务性、黄金的地理位置和极具品味的客房获得我们的亲睐，但美中不足是使用互联网需要收费。
最佳家庭酒店：亚洲有许多适合家庭旅行的海滩度假胜地。普吉岛JW万豪酒店（J.W. Marriott Phuket）虽位置偏僻，但有为孩子们准备的一流设施，同时也不会忘了大人。如果想大肆挥霍一下，全别墅式巴厘岛金巴兰海湾四季酒店（Four Seasons Resort Bali Jimbaran Bay）是完美的选择，那里有为儿童特制的洗漱用品、舒适设施和浴衣。Jimba俱乐部会在日间照顾2至12岁的儿童，晚上7点到午夜有免费托儿服务，客人可以尽享浪漫晚餐。
最佳行李箱：低调、轻便和结实比时尚更重要。
最佳机上餐食：新加坡航空──即使在经济舱也能享受到新鲜和颇有趣味的餐食。
最舒适的飞机座椅：国泰航空头等舱──宽敞、简洁、设计优雅但也很舒适。更令人惊喜的是，乘客可与一位同伴共进晚餐。
亚洲最好的咖啡：在越南和泰国就找胡志明市和河内的Highlands Coffee连锁咖啡店以及清迈的Wawee咖啡店。还有经济实惠的Doi Chaang，在那里可以品尝到野性的泰国麝猫咖啡，这种经过麝猫肠道排出的咖啡豆制成的咖啡味道独特，别具一格。但如果要找传统大洋洲风格的拿铁或espresso咖啡，那你绝不能错过位于香港国际金融中心商场的新西兰咖啡店Fuel。
保持舒适旅途的最佳建议：尽量步行，不要一次吃三道菜。
如何倒时差：与目的地城市的睡觉时间保持一致。
旅行购物建议：薰衣草精油──一百万人都在用它，易携带，方便购买。
（Luxe指南与国泰航空是合作伙伴，撒切尔以上提到的很多酒店在这些的指南中都有推荐。）
Sally Robinson
（本文版权归道琼斯公司所有，未经许可不得翻译或转载。）
Another in our series of travel tips from executives who are often on the road.
Grant Thatcher
Publisher, Luxe City Guides
Up in the air: On average one week a month.
Areas of travel: Asia, U.K., Australia - depends on which 'Luxe' guides are being researched.
Best airport: Hong Kong International: Thumb-print technology for Hong Kong residents, super-fast baggage claim, easy access and very well laid out.
Best check-in: Hong Kong International. Check in at the Airport Express in Central and the next time you see your bags is at your destination.
Best taxis: Hong Kong for cheap as chips, London for most knowledgeable.
Best journey from airport to city: The best arrival in any city anywhere is by water launch from the airport in Venice to the Grand Canal.
Best frequent-flier lounge: Qantas in Sydney's airport. Amazing service and menu, and great retro styling.
Best frequent-flier program: Cathay Pacific
Preferred carrier: Cathay Pacific, as I am based in Hong Kong.
Best business hotel: Peninsula is fantastic, being one of only two five-star chains that offer complimentary Internet access, as well as international power sockets, in-room fax machines, shoe shine and newspaper as standard inclusions and service is always tiptop. Of the major chains, Park Hyatt and Grand Hyatt gets our vote for its strong business focus, central locations and reasonably tasteful rooms, but [it charges for Internet usage].
Best family hotel: Asia has some fabulous family-friendly beach resorts. The J.W. Marriott Phuket, while isolated, has excellent facilities for the little tykes without forgetting about adults. For a splurge, the all-villa Four Seasons Resort Bali Jimbaran Bay is a treat, there are special children's toiletries, amenities and bathrobes. The Jimba Club will take care of 2- to 12-year-olds during the day and there's complimentary babysitting from 7 p.m. to midnight so you can have a romantic dinner.
Best luggage: Being discreet, light and robust are more important than being fashionable.
Best airline food: Singapore Airlines - fresh and interesting, even in economy.
Most comfortable airline seats: First Class Cathay Pacific - very wide, simple, elegant styling but cosy too. You can have dinner with a partner, which is a bonus.
Best coffee in Asia: In Vietnam and Thailand look for the Highlands Coffee chain in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and Wawee in Chiang Mai. There's also fair-trade Doi Chaang, which produces the Wild Thai Civet coffee fresh out of the critter's bum. But for a good old-fashioned Australasian-style latte or espresso, you can't go past Fuel, a New Zealand import in Hong Kong's IFC Mall.
Best tip for staying fit on the road: Walk everywhere you can and don't eat three courses.
How to beat jetlag: Sleep when your destination city is sleeping.
Travel tip 101: Lavender essential oil - one million uses, incredibly portable and easy to buy.
(The Luxe guides has a partnership with Cathay Pacific and in its guides recommends many of the hotels mentioned above by Mr. Thatcher. )
Sally Robinson
Grant Thatcher
Publisher, Luxe City Guides
Up in the air: On average one week a month.
Areas of travel: Asia, U.K., Australia - depends on which 'Luxe' guides are being researched.
Best airport: Hong Kong International: Thumb-print technology for Hong Kong residents, super-fast baggage claim, easy access and very well laid out.
Best check-in: Hong Kong International. Check in at the Airport Express in Central and the next time you see your bags is at your destination.
Best taxis: Hong Kong for cheap as chips, London for most knowledgeable.
Best journey from airport to city: The best arrival in any city anywhere is by water launch from the airport in Venice to the Grand Canal.
Best frequent-flier lounge: Qantas in Sydney's airport. Amazing service and menu, and great retro styling.
Best frequent-flier program: Cathay Pacific
Preferred carrier: Cathay Pacific, as I am based in Hong Kong.
Best business hotel: Peninsula is fantastic, being one of only two five-star chains that offer complimentary Internet access, as well as international power sockets, in-room fax machines, shoe shine and newspaper as standard inclusions and service is always tiptop. Of the major chains, Park Hyatt and Grand Hyatt gets our vote for its strong business focus, central locations and reasonably tasteful rooms, but [it charges for Internet usage].
Best family hotel: Asia has some fabulous family-friendly beach resorts. The J.W. Marriott Phuket, while isolated, has excellent facilities for the little tykes without forgetting about adults. For a splurge, the all-villa Four Seasons Resort Bali Jimbaran Bay is a treat, there are special children's toiletries, amenities and bathrobes. The Jimba Club will take care of 2- to 12-year-olds during the day and there's complimentary babysitting from 7 p.m. to midnight so you can have a romantic dinner.
Best luggage: Being discreet, light and robust are more important than being fashionable.
Best airline food: Singapore Airlines - fresh and interesting, even in economy.
Most comfortable airline seats: First Class Cathay Pacific - very wide, simple, elegant styling but cosy too. You can have dinner with a partner, which is a bonus.
Best coffee in Asia: In Vietnam and Thailand look for the Highlands Coffee chain in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and Wawee in Chiang Mai. There's also fair-trade Doi Chaang, which produces the Wild Thai Civet coffee fresh out of the critter's bum. But for a good old-fashioned Australasian-style latte or espresso, you can't go past Fuel, a New Zealand import in Hong Kong's IFC Mall.
Best tip for staying fit on the road: Walk everywhere you can and don't eat three courses.
How to beat jetlag: Sleep when your destination city is sleeping.
Travel tip 101: Lavender essential oil - one million uses, incredibly portable and easy to buy.
(The Luxe guides has a partnership with Cathay Pacific and in its guides recommends many of the hotels mentioned above by Mr. Thatcher. )
Sally Robinson
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