Over the past week I have travelled through three of Singapore Changi Airport’s four terminals – the Budget Terminal, plus 1 and 2. It’s a pity to have missed the best of them all – T3 – but we have reported on that facility extensively anyway in recent months. The thing that struck me most
Miscellaneous
Marrying time and craft in a great Glenfiddich
As the last notes from the pipe band drifted into the cool evening air, a hush of anticipation fell over the 50 guests at Tuesday night’s unveiling of Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Single Malt. William Grant & Sons Chairman Peter Gordon – great-great-grandson of William Grant – produced a silver key from his pocket and
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Events
A blended dram that simply may never be bettered
All can be revealed. Indeed, all has been revealed. As mentioned in my last Blog, I am here in Singapore to witness a unique collaboration between a brand, a retailer, an airport and a charity. Yesterday at Singapore Changi Airport (the airport), an extraordinary new Scotch whisky blend was unveiled to the world at the
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Miscellaneous
Avoiding the Kops in Singapore
When I arrived at my hotel in Singapore yesterday afternoon – the Mandarin Oriental – the place was abuzz with expectation, with scores of expectant-looking people gathered outside the entrance with their cameras. The reason alas was not The Moodie Report’s arrival but that of Liverpool Football Club as part of their Asian tour. They
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Airlines
Excitement builds in Singapore after heart-warming generosity at ARC
The Moodie Report is in Singapore, where later today a major launch involving an airport, a brand, a retailer and a charity takes place. All is embargoed for now but I can tell you the excitement is building here for what amounts to a very special launch indeed. The Moodie Report has been asked to
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Miscellaneous
Hair today…
We’re a fortunate bunch at The Moodie Report, as suppliers are generous enough to send us a wide variety of product samples, which we greatly appreciate. Occasionally though, home offices (as opposed to head office) get sent product addressed to other members of the team, as happened last week with a rather gorgeous set of
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Miscellaneous
To sniff or to swallow…?
Seasoned industry observers will have noted for some time that certain fragrances and spirits offerings seem to have more and more in common, in terms of packaging and advertising, at least. Taking things one step further, however, is Thierry Mugler’s (Clarins Group) new AMen Pure Malt, the latest incarnation within the brand’s “Les Liqueurs de
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Airports
And the winner is…
The Moodie Report always likes to make a difference in people’s lives and it was with great pleasure – and a lot of fun – that we did exactly that at Doha International Airport on Friday. Qatar Duty Free Company, a subsidiary of the Qatar Airways group, runs a highly successful car raffle at the
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Miscellaneous
Kicking up a storm in Qatar
The Moodie Report is operating today out of its temporary Qatari bureau at the Marriott Doha Hotel. Sand storms have hit Qatar over the past two days and outside my fourth floor hotel window a white haze hangs like a drape over this burgeoning city. We’re just minutes away from Doha International Airport, where, later today
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Miscellaneous
Mrs Sime I presume?
The Moodie Blog is proud to announce a new name within The Moodie Report’s ranks. However the face, we are reassured, remains unchanged… We are talking about the former Mandy Shine, now reincarnated as Mandy Sime, our Commercial Director and newly married better half (so she tells us) of Emirates Vice President Duty Free Services
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Miscellaneous
Deadline dash in Istanbul
The Moodie Report has visited many airport construction sites in our travels, but scarcely one where the pressure to meet the opening deadline was so heavy with meaning as that at Sabiha Gokcen International (SGIA), Istanbul’s second airport. There are now less than four months until the 29 October opening of the new airport terminal.
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Miscellaneous
Injecting fun into the travel retail experience
We like to champion new concepts that add fun, creativity and vitality to the travel experience – and we’ve found one in ATU Duty Free’s new Toys Tunnel at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport (which The Moodie Report is visiting this week). The retailer – a joint venture between TAV Airports and Unifree, in which Gebr
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Miscellaneous
Macadamia’s marathon man
Seven children will receive new smiles and gain new hope following the successful completion of the Melbourne half marathon by James Kfouri, travel retail head of Paton’s Macadamia Plantations. As previously reported, James dedicated his run to travel retail’s favourite charity, The Smile Train. On a beautiful fresh Melbourne morning he completed the run in