The UK now has its very own version of Air Force One: the government has taken a jet from the Royal Air Force’s Voyager fleet and refitted it to the tune of £10m (€11.7m). It will be used for VIP travel, including flights…
Dries Van Noten made his name as part of the ‘Antwerp Six’, a grouping that put Belgian designers on the map in the 1980s. Now he’s thinking big again after selling a stake in his business to Puig. Here he tells Monocle…
All the latest innovations and ideas for improving your in-flight experience are on show at the Aircraft Interiors Expo. They’re not all good (some are downright terrible) but we hope a few of them will make it to market…
From state-of-the-art evacuation slides to the perfect mid-flight chocolate mousse, Monocle Films samples the innovation on offer at the world’s leading trade fair devoted to enhancing the in-flight experience.
RwandAir has been on a long spending spree this year. Its latest delivery, an Airbus A330-300 series Umurage, touched down in Kigali on 1 December and more new aircraft are coming in 2017. The airline is finally showing the…
It’s become depressingly commonplace for airlines to introduce charges for everyday services: from increased baggage fees to charging for seat selection, taking a simple flight can be an exercise in reading the small print…
To seal the bond between the leaders of Iran and Venezuela, a direct IranAir flight between Tehran and Caracas has launched. But even the residents of Tehran seem to think it’s a flight of fancy. Sit back and enjoy a trip…
This issue’s round up includes a concept store in Minneapolis, a canalside guesthouse in Amsterdam, a gourmet burger joint in Paris and a sweet shop in Athens. For Flights of Fancy we travel Sri Lanka by seaplane.
The notion of exile often evokes a more romantic era but for many leaders, a life banished from their homeland still beckons (fancy hosting a despised Tunisian president anyone?).
With his boyish good looks, affable demeanour and certain roguish charm, it’s no surprise that Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has become a media darling and his country’s biggest soft-power ambassador. That said,…
Shiseido Parlour in Tokyo’s Ginza district is where you would take someone you wanted to impress. It’s a waitstaff-in-bow-ties kind of restaurant that’s been serving yoshoku, or Japanese-style western cuisine, since 1928…
Countries are busy investing in their tourism industries but this no longer means simply hotels and restaurants. Meet the next generation of maître d's, waiters and flight attendants who are enrolling in the world's best…
Montserrat, the original heart of Buenos Aires, blends architectural elegance with the bustle of a small town where the shopkeepers know your name. Close to the centre but far from the tourist crush, it’s ideal for a pied…
It’s that time again, as our correspondents report back from far-flung corners of the globe on the exceptional experiences they’ve discovered for this year’s Escapist. As our new edition gathers speed and climbs into the…