If you buy into the vision of the future peddled to us by Hollywood we will all be commuting to work by flying car and hover board in the next 12 years. Whilst the reality may not be quite the Blade Runner metropolis seen on screen, travel is becoming increasingly advanced as record numbers of people take to the skies. Jane Anson gazes into the crystal ball

As Russia, and in particular capital Moscow, becomes ever-more prominent in the Business world – it seems private jet is the way to get around, as David Neville Williams finds out

From Australia to the West Indies, yacht chartering is big business and is booming like never before, says David Neville Williams

Roger St Pierre looks at the benefits of being chauffeur driven

British train travel, for many years the proud purveyor of wistful steam-driven jaunts, is now characterised mainly by delays, frustration and over-priced coffee. To find out where we are getting it wrong, Jennifer Bradly heads to Japan to explore the sleek, sexy and, most importantly, punctual world of the Bullet train