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APRIL 2020 businesstraveller.com

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TRANSLATION

Idioms from around the

world that have us

scratching our heads.

This month, it’s a

French expression.

FUN-FREE

ZONE

American Express reveals that business

travellers experience little free time on work

trips, despite wanting to explore the local area.

26%

havenofreetimeatallontheirtrips

38%

gettoexperiencethemainlocaltouristattractions

43%

don’tmakeit toa localbarorrestaurant

63%

saythathotelroomsarethemostcommonsight

80%

thinktripsareenhancedbyleisuretimeandthe

opportunitytoexplore

1.7

hoursis theaverageamountofdailyfreetime

onworktrips

ART SUBMERSION

THE WORLD’S LARGEST digital art centre, Bassins de

Lumières, is set to open in Bordeaux on April 17. (Although as

Business Traveller went to press, it was unable to confirm the

date.) A sister venue to Carrières de Lumières in Les Baux-de-

Provence and Atelier des Lumières in Paris, it’s housed in a

Second World War submarine that has been transformed into a

gallery with 12,000 sqm of projection space.

Visitors will be guided along walkways through four

110-metre-long basins, with art reflected off the water.

Exhibitions are continuously projected across the basins,

accompanied by music and alternating between longer shows

dedicated to major artists of the past, and shorter contemporary

ones. This year’s programme includes Gustav Klimt and Paul

Klee. Tickets start at €13.50. bassins-lumieres.com

Phrase: Ledémondemidi

Literally: Themiddaydemon

Meaning:Tohavea midlifecrisis

Origin: Supposedly this expression was born from the

mistaken translation of “devastates” for “démon” when

creating the Greek version of the Bible. In 1914, Paul

Bourget’s novel further popularised the term.

THREE NIGHTS

IN HAVANA

Source: Research conducted on behalf of the British Airways

American Express Accelerating Business Card, February 2020