Reports reach us from beautiful Jeju island in South Korea, of the latest training efforts for The Moodie Report Great Travel Retail Educathlon – the 2013 follow-up to the hugely successful Moodie Multi-National Marathons of the past two years, which have raised over US$650,000 across the worldwide travel retail community. There, Kenny (Young Jin) Kim (pictured
Miscellaneous
A flying visit to Neutral’s heartland
The fog lifts and our Piper Seneca taxis to the end of the runway. Five minutes later we are through the clouds and leaving Montevideo behind. As the guest of Neutral I am on the 90-minute shuttle to the Uruguay-Brazil border to witness one of the major transformations in contemporary travel retail. Along this frontier,
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Events
Having some skin (and blisters) in the game
Things are warming up nicely for The Moodie Report Great Travel Retail Educathlon – the 2013 follow-up to the hugely successful Moodie Multi-National Marathons of the past two years, which have raised over US$650,000 across the worldwide travel retail community. Among the latest teams to sign up are The Skin and Blister(ed) Band, representing UK company
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Miscellaneous
Harbouring hopes of regional renewal in Hamburg
ACI Europe Director General Olivier Jankovec greets guests to the ACI Trading Conference & Exhibition cocktail on Monday night alongside (right) host Hamburg Airport CEO Michael Eggenschwiler Hamburg, one of northern Europe’s most attractive port cities, is this week’s venue for one of the region’s key airport commercial events – the ACI Europe Trading Conference & Exhibition.
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Events
Travel Retail Consortium rises to the occasion
I have been remiss in not recording an excellent day out last month with the Travel Retail Consortium in the UK, which saw an impressive £2,357 raised for charity (Comic Relief). The venue was the London Houses of Parliament, the occasion the Consortium’s Annual Lunch. Attended by TRC members, along with some 74 guests from
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People
Farewell Kathleen Ann Viray Ilagan, OFW and heroine
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are rightly revered in the Philippines, considered as heroes and heroines. And whenever I am at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, I realise why. It’s not just about their economic contribution, it’s also about humanity. One simply cannot be untouched by the alternating emotions of the Arrivals and Departure halls,
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Miscellaneous
An audience with OPI’s pioneer of polish
Last week, courtesy of Coty and OPI, I made a flying visit to San Francisco – via Madrid. The Spanish city was the setting for the launch event of OPI’s Fall/Winter 2013 San Francisco collection, which will be available from August. OPI’s Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, the First Lady of Nails The line is said to deliver
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Events
Banding together for the run
Word reaches The Moodie Blog of some extraordinary training efforts taking place for The Moodie Report Great Travel Retail Educathlon – the 2013 follow-up to the hugely successful Moodie Multi-National Marathons of the past two years, which have raised over US$650,000 across the worldwide travel retail community. To be held between 28-30 June, the event encourages
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Airports
Lotte says “Hafa Adai Guam”
It may currently be just a US$30-40 million duty free concession but the importance of Lotte Duty Free’s success in being named preferred bidder for Guam International Airport’s duty free and specialty retail concession cannot be overstated. This tender, like those of Hong Kong International Airport last year, was a drawn-out, suspenseful and controversial contract
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Miscellaneous
Taking the luxury leap in China’s lower tier cities
The digital speed clock in the train carriage ticks past 303 kilometres per hour, and outside the countryside and towns of Jiangsu province in eastern China flash by. We’re heading for Zhenjiang, a Tier 3 level prefecture city, to see how luxury brands are penetrating new markets within this vast country. I’m in the company
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People
Bumping into an old acquaintance at Gatwick
Better late than never. I’m at Gatwick Airport, heading out to the Duty Free Show of the Americas, three days later than originally planned and now delayed further due to a technical issue onboard. At this rate I may get there in time for the exhibition breakdown. I’d already been tapping away at my keyboard
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Events
A Foundation of fizz to support a fallen friend
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; Though lovers be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion. – Dylan Thomas Word reaches The Moodie Blog that Scorpio Worldwide Managing Director Ian Cowie is raising much-needed funds for the British Heart Foundation in honour of one of travel retail’s great
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Events
Sunil sets sizzling early pace in the Great Travel Retail Educathlon
King Power Group (HK) Travel Retail & Duty Free Managing Director Sunil Tuli is setting a sizzling early training and fund-raising pace in The Moodie Report Great Travel Retail EDUCATHLON to raise funds for children’s education worldwide. To be held between 28-30 June, the event encourages participants from the travel retail industry to complete 7k on