Gemma Sharkey dispatches from the Intercontinental Hotel Group Leader Ship Conference Part 1:
To the readers of this blog, who are no doubt well-worn travellers, the prospect of an aeroplane seat that reclines to a fully vertical position would be met with a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders, a la Francais. But to this frequenter of cattle class, where you're more likely to be assaulted at 6am with talk of scratch card requests and premium vodka, the prospect of a business class flight was reason enough to travel to Hong Kong with the Intercontinental Hotel Group to look at its developments in the Asia Pacific region.