Road Warrior: the business of travel

Swim outdoors between flights at Singapore airport The new Aerotel in the multi-award winning Changi Airport, Singapore is almost a reason for taking a layover there.

The transit hotel on level three in Terminal 1 is bright and breezy and a first in the world – it has an outdoor swimming pool.

There is also a poolside bar, gym and library facilities. Book a room, minimum six hours, from $78. Have a swim and a Jacuzzi only $12 an hour, myaerotel.com.

Aerotel is an innovation of the Premium Plaza company which operates airport lounges and services around the world.

Delta employees get their share of $1.5bn profits Delta employees had a great week; they got their share of $1.5 billion in profit earned in 2015. It was the biggest payout in the history of corporate profit-sharing programmes.

The 80,000 employees can look forward to a 21 per cent boost on their salaries for last year.

The airline erected a 15m-high greeting card on the Delta HQ with the names of all the 80,000 employees and broke the Guinness World record for the largest greeting card ever.

Accor Hotels invests in Oasis Collection Accor Hotels has acquired 30 per cent of Oasis Collections, the company which pioneered home meets hotel-type accommodation.

With a strong base in South America, Oasis Collections have properties in key cities such as New York, Miami, London and Paris. They offer personalised concierge-type services for travellers while they enjoy authentic home rentals.

The properties are ideal for people who are staying more than a night or two. Lounge change for American Airlines The airport lounge has been around for 77 years when the first one was opened in New York by American Airlines in 1939.

During this year American will be redesigning their flagship lounges across the US.

One of the innovations being offered to travellers will be elegant dining in the lounge at JFK, DFW, LAX and MIA before boarding your flights.

Other lounges getting a make-over will be Chicago and Philadelphia.