Thanks for the pointers - I will go through those threads on the weekend. However, being enslaved to the miles / points etc., those chain hotels appear attractive, prima facie.
Originally Posted by
joe19924
Peking
They still keep the airport code PEK, too. I'd have thought it would have been changed by now
In the relative anonymity of FT, I think I can refuse to kow tow to the imparted wisdom, or can I not? Besides, what is wrong with Bombay, Calcutta & Leningrad?