Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition — January 2018

PREFERRED HOTELS & RESORTShas added

25 new member hotels and resorts across eight

countries. Joining Asian properties such as Harbour

Grand Hong Kong and One Farrer Hotel & Spa, are

The Primus Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao, Wanda Reign

Wuhan and Connect Busan. Members of the iPrefer

loyalty programme can enjoy exclusive rates when

booking a hotel under the group. Small Luxury Hotels

of the World has also introduced four members

globally, including Ovolo Woolloomooloo, which

stretches along the longest timber-piled wharf in

the world and looks out over iconic Sydney Harbour.

preferredhotels.comand slh.com

Building

alliances

businesstraveller.com

UPFRONT

The typical cost per

day of a business

trip in Asia-Pacific’s

five most expensive

destinations

Source: Employment Conditions Abroad 2017

Dailybusinesstravelexpense(US$)

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018

Transport & incidentals

Meals & drinks

Four-star hotel

Tokyo Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Dhaka

ASIA’S MOST EXPENSIVE BUSINESS TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

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