Business Traveler, February 2015

n Inside Every Issue 08 Upfront One on One with Craig Richmond president and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority Study reveals 2015 s top lodging trends IHG acquires Kimpton Delta unveils new cabin choices National Geographic launches global hotel collection Omni buys Wyndham Riverfront New Orleans Boeing tests green diesel Hilton announces mobile room key rollout plans Alaska Air delivers Alaska Beyond Delta brings craft brews to the skies Two US carriers apply for Haneda service 12 The Scene We round up some top events in the upcoming months 48 4 Hours In Ahmedabad 50 Tried Tested Park Hyatt New York China Airlines Los Angeles Taipei 777 300ER Business Class 52 Loyalty Update Airline and hotel rewards programs news and promotions 54 Take Offs Landings Pressure Points A trio of global airports with something new to offer Airlines make moves at LAX Narita readies LCC terminal New club availabilities Plus new route news 58 World Wise Over the Top Of year end lists and bucket lists 48 58 12 50 February 2015 Annual Subscriptions Save 10 on a two year subscription 20 on a three year subscription US subscriptions One year 3995 two years 7191 three years 9588 Business Traveler North America is published ten times a year at our address as above The magazine is independent of commercial interest Unsolicited manuscripts will not be accepted for publication The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers who cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions The Business Traveler North America edition is part of a growing global network In the United Kingdom Business Traveller is published by Perry Publications a subsidiary of Panacea Publishing International Ltd at 39 40 Albermarle Street London W1S 4TE tel 44 20 7647 6330 In Germany Business Traveller is published at Schulstrassse 34 80634 Munich tel 49 891 3014 3215 fax 49 891 3014 3211 In Poland Business Traveller is published at 46 Swietokrzyska Str 00 116 Warsaw tel 48 22 455 3807 fax 48 22 455 3813 In Denmark Business Traveller is published at Rymarksvej 46 2900 Hellerup tel 45 3311 4413 fax 4 3311 4414 In Hungary Business Traveller is published at 1074 Budapest Munkas utca 9 tel 36 1266 5853 In Hong Kong Business Traveller Asia Pacific and China are published at Suite 405 4 F Chinachem Exchange Square 1 Hoi Wan Street Quarry Bay tel 852 2594 9300 fax 852 2519 6846 In the Middle East Business Traveller Middle East is published jointly by Motivate Publishing PO Box 2331 Dubai UAE tel 9714 282 4060 and Perry Publications In Africa Business Traveler Africa is published by Future Publishing Pty Ltd PO Box 3355 Rivonia 2128 South Africa tel 27 11 803 2040 Intermedia Travel Group LLC All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part of the text photographs or illustrations without permission is prohibited Editorial Director Dan Booth Editorial Assistant Ralf Walters Contributors David Armstrong Sally Brown Curtis Forsythe Katharine Kearnan Sarah OMeara Tom Otley Jenny Southan Designer Art Director Michele Cameron Production Marylee DeFerrari Group Publisher Jerry Allison 973 839 6200 JAllison@ businesstravelerusa com COO Ross Atkinson 703 395 7145 RAtkinson@ businesstravelerusa com Editorial Telephone 336 766 1961 editorial@ businesstravelerusa com Subscriptions 973 839 0620 subscriptions@ businesstravelerusa com Advertising Sales 973 839 6200 advertising@ businesstravelerusa com Jim McGinley 818 712 0672 Mike Shevlin 847 749 0168 Intermedia Travel Group Eleven Ryerson Avenue Suite 201 Pompton Plains NJ 07444 Telephone 973 839 6200 Fax 973 839 4390 www businesstravelerusa com