Top travel products and services by Monocle

Hip and chic magazine Monocle has selected the top travel products/services. Here a selection of them:

HOTELS

Living room: Hotel Nimb, Copenhagen, Denmark
Family-run: Durrants, London (since 1921)
Back-to-basics: Schloss Binningen, Basel, Switzerland
Breakfast: Masuichi Kyakuden, Obuse, Japan
Make-over: Hyatt Andaz West Hollywood, USA
Ambasador: Rachel at George V, Paris
Late check-in: Hotel Albergo, Beirut
Club sandwich: Park Hyatt Milan
Hotel restaurant: Arcana, Izu Peninsula, Japan
Small hotel discovery: Hotel Daniel, Paris
Newcomer: Trif Hotel, Fuji National Park, Japan

AIRLINES

Pre-flight dining: The Wing Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge, Hong Kong
Agenda: Lufthansa Timetable (entirely in Helvetica)
Time saver:  Emirates shower (see here)
First-class dish: ANA Curry (only for first class)
Short-haul carriers: Baboo (Switzerland) and Porter (Canada)
Inflight glassware: Finnair glassware - designed in 1968
New cabin title: Etihad Airlines - crew recruited from some of the best hotels and restaurants
Short-haul business class: Jet Airways
Lounge: Singapore Airline, Singapore Changi T3
Most productive place: Lufthansa Work Pods (private office suites) at Munich
In flight nightware and bedlinen: ANA First Class
In flight snacks: Lufthansa
Colour scheme: Singapore Airlines First Class

AIRPORTS:

Asian Airport: Haneda (Tokyo domestic hub)
European Airport: Munich
Airport shop: Design Forum at Vantaa (Helsinki) - locally produced items at reasonable prices.

TRAINS

Most eagerly awaited scheme: NTV RAIL (first private railway operator in Italy)
Train seat: JR Green Car, Japan
High-speed wi-fi: SBB, Switzerland
New Rail hub: Zurich Station (built 16m below existing tracks)
First class rail development: RENFE AVE, Spain - high speed train over 300km/h with impeccable service and comfort.

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