I have a confession to make. I look forward to attending Davos with all the enthusiasm of a patient heading for root canal.

The reason is not the event itself: The fact is over the next few days I will have the chance to meet dozens of people who I would otherwise have to travel thousands of miles to schmooze. And I will meet people that would not usually come anywhere near me. Government ministers who are usually shielded by a bevy of advisers and minders, CEOs who usually travel in an entourage of private planes and six star hotels.

No, the reason is the cold, it’s as simple as that. I have the task of presenting the morning shows. And that means getting up at 0400 and standing outside anchoring from 0600-1000. At that time of the morning the sun is non-existent and the nighttime cold is at its worst. Bits of me that shouldn’t feel cold start to freeze!

Well this year it is all change. We have moved into the 21^st Century. Heat has arrived in Davos. Well to be more precise. Heat has arrived at CNN in Davos.

A brilliant contraption constructed by our satellite engineer Edwin now means we won’t be freezing as we present our programs.

Now I hear you retort: “Quest, heating is hardly a 21^st Century idea.” But that ignores history. For the past few years presenting from Davos has been a mixture of great interviews and miserable conditions. That has all changed with this new platform.

And if you think I exaggerate … I took huge pleasure in showing round producers from our competitor networks. When they saw the CNN All-Comfort platform there gasp of “Whoa….wow…whooooooo” just gave me a tingle of delight.

Oh how the little things please me.

Posted by Richard Quest, CNN International Anchor: 12:26 PM

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