www.businesstraveller.pl | 9,60 zł (8% VAT included)| N°9/2013 (43) SEPTEMBER 2013| ROAD TO RIO ALSACE ❘ TURKEY ❘ SLOVENIA ❘ DELHI ❘ COPENHAGEN ❘ SEVILLE C ONTENT | September 2013 Editorial 4 On Top • Hotel, restaurant, and airline news 6 • What’s on The most interesting cultural events 12 Cover Story • Road to Rio 14 Tried&Tested Describet places • New PLUS and GO classes 20 • Paderewski Suite. Crème de la crème 22 • Dylewskie Hills - Villas 24 • Odrowąż Palace Manor House–spa 26 • Immerse yourself in luxury 28 • Sound Garden Hotel 30 • Consistently at the top of its class 32 Report • Open door 34 Air Travel • Lufthansa in Poland? We offer more and more! 40 • Lot is changing 42 Hotels • Mercure Warszawa Airport is now open! 44 • Triple Benefits 46 Interview • Quality is of utmost importance for us 48 Destinations • Alsace abounding in wine 50 • 4 hours in... 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Żwirki i Wigury 22, charming French province, which is a perfect www.drukarniatinta.pl destination for a trip along the trail of the OFERUJEMY POŁĄCZENIA DO Business Traveller Managing director Julian Gregory legendary Riesling, pinot gris and muscat. The Perry Publications, Cardinal House, PONAD 125 MIAST NA CAŁYM ŚWIECIE Alsatian wine route is a 180-kilometre trail that 39-40 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4TE leads from Marlenheim to Thann. It is winding CODZIENNIE WYLOTY Z WARSZAWY tel. +44 (0)20 76 47 63 30 and varied, and at times absolutely idyllic. Another www.businesstraveller.com interesting option would be an autumn trip to the In the US, Business Traveler is published at 303 Fifth recently opened Club Med Belek located on the Avenue, 1308, NY 10016, tel 1 212 725 3500. In Germany, Turkish Riviera, 55 km east of Antalya. The club is open Business Traveller is published at Schulstrasse 34, 80634 Poznaj świat na pokładzie jednej z najmłodszych flot samolotów na świecie. 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