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• Confidence is returning to the business travel sector, but companies are not expecting a lightning improvement

• Playing golf is often used in building contacts and professional relationships - -

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Agenda: Industry realistic about revival

The need to find business is driving a revival in travel, but the sector is not expecting a full recovery to be quick, writes Roger Blitz

Etiquette: Golf is a fairway to assess partners

The game is used as an ice-breaking event for people from all sorts of sectors, but beware letting its frustrations get to you, says Jill James

Investigation: Green travel still has a way to go

Eco-conscious executives can cut their carbon footprint, but businesses are more inclined to save the planet if they think they can cut costs

Transport: Ferries sail back into view

Although Eurotunnel and Eurostar take the lion’s share of cross-channel business traffic, there is still a place for the boat on a business travel itinerary

Margolis on the move: Power plays in the air

Even though the technology for powering laptops has been available to airlines for a decade, Jonathan Margolis finds it a commodity in short supply

Travel Watch

The latest news and views from the business travel sector

Private Aviation: A decade on and hassle remains

Much in airports has still not returned to normality following the 9/11 attacks of 10 years ago