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UPFRONT
PAYTOSTAY
CATHAY PACIFIChas begun oering travellers the
ability to pay to access its airport lounges. Marco Polo
Club members are now able to pay a HK$600 (US$75)
fee per visit using their credit card to enter its facilities
in Manila, Melbourne and Vancouver.
Currently the oer only extends to three lounges:
the Manila Cathay Pacific Lounge at Ninoy Aquino
International Airport; the Melbourne Cathay Pacific
Business Class Lounge at Melbourne Airport’s
Terminal 2; and the Vancouver Cathay Pacific Lounge
at Vancouver International Airport.
Passengers must have a valid booking on a Cathay
Pacific or Cathay Dragon-operated flight on the day of
travel.cathaypacific.comNOVEMBER 2018FRESH
LOOKS
NON-IRON SHIRTSare
probably part of your travelling
wardrobe, but what about
anti-bacterial? Hardvark has
spent two years perfecting a
formula for a machine-
washable merino wool shirt
that, as well as being
anti-wrinkle (you don’t really
need to iron it if you hang it
up after washing), somehow
doesn’t smell even when you
do. Wear the Everyday shirt
on your journey, get to the
hotel, hang it up, take a
shower, put it back on and go
out for the evening. Repeat all
week. We tested it, it works,
though if you spill red wine on
it, then you still have to wash
it. Priced £115 (US$150).
hardvark.coTHE LINKED HOTELS
Crowne Plaza London
Heathrow Terminal 4
and Holiday Inn Express
London Heathrow Terminal
4 have just opened with
761 rooms a three-minute
walk from the terminal.
The Crowne Plaza has 304
rooms while the Holiday Inn
Express has 457 rooms.
The hotels have direct
access to the London
Underground, Heathrow
Express train service and
nearby motorways.
ihg.com
NEW
HEATHROW
HOTELS
So long in
Hong Kong
THE EXCELSIOR, HONG KONG is to
close next year. Mandarin Oriental
International Limited confirmed the hotel
will shut its doors on March 31, 2019, to
be redeveloped to make way for a
mixed-use commercial building. The news
will be a blow to fans of the hotel – and its
Dickens Bar – a popular destination
among Business Traveller readers. The
Excelsior’s heritage dates back to 1841,
with the plot of land on which it stands
being the first sold at auction after Hong
Kong became a British Colony. The hotel
opened in 1973 and was the first to have
more than 1,000 rooms in Hong Kong.11e