I’m in Hong Kong where I last night attended the launch event for The Macallan M at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (The Moodie Report was the exclusive travel retail media at the event), writes Rahul Odedra The decanter is not only the latest collaboration between the distiller and Lalique, but also one
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Taking the temperature of a vibrant regional market
The dynamism of the Nordic cruise and ferry travel retail business never fails to excite and surprise me when I travel in this region. The retail environment is different, and certainly less premium, than at most airports; and the offer is relatively narrow, based around the drivers of spirits and confectionery on most routes. Yet
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Pentalpha goes into overdrive with Help for Heroes
One of the most respected exhibition firms in travel retail is lending its support to a vital charity for UK soldiers injured in the line of duty – and the industry is being encouraged to assist. Next month three team members of Derbyshire-based Pentalpha Exhibitions and Interiors – Ian Kirk, Paul Sheldon and Andrew Lancashire
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How Dan Cappell kept his promise: The Brown Forman 2013 Moodie Foundation Kentucky Derby blog
“Good Evening, Ladies and Gentleman, this is your Captain speaking. Welcome aboard Delta airlines 007 from Dubai to Atlanta, our flight time this evening will be 15 hours and 34 minutes.” The great adventure had begun, writes Dan Cappell. I was flying Dubai to Atlanta and then on to Nashville, Tennessee while my chosen guest
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When making up is not so hard to do
It is a truth universally acknowledged that – even if you’re sat at the pointy end of the plane – most people look better getting on a long-haul flight, than they do getting off it. That was certainly the case for this writer en route to the recent TFWA Asia Pacific Show in Singapore, thanks
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Band on the Run strikes right chord
As the clock ticks down to The Moodie Report Great Travel Retail Educathlon (28-30 June), word is coming in of some extraordinary fund-raising efforts around the world. As reported, the 2013 event is the 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
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Events
The Moodie Blog: Flemingo juggles its balls
‘More balls than most’. That was the multi-meaning theme for an enjoyable cocktail hosted by Flemingo on Monday night for business partners and the press. Standing alongside an unerringly competent juggler in full flow, Flemingo Director Paul Topping (right) said, while holding (though not juggling) his notes and three balls: “As a company we have
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A tribute to the man in the pin-stripe suit
Whenever an annual event such as TFWA Asia Pacific comes around, there are inevitably moments when one remembers those who are no longer with us. One such individual is Richard Ashworth, who passed away in January after many years outstanding service to this industry, working variously for Jardine Matheson, Allied Domecq and Camus, before later representing
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Moving to the Marina
The view from The Moodie Report’s Marina Bay Sands bureau is stunning and the facilities below my 40th floor room are something pretty special too. What an amazing city state this is, and what a great choice of location for the relocated TFWA Asia Pacific show. Give me this view over that from, say, the
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Nearly free of duty at last
What followed was like a duty free rainstorm. Down came the packs of Mild 7; down came the Chanel beauty items; and down came the Remy Martin VSOP.
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Events
The Foxes’ great escape gives last-gasp Premiership chance
If you think running a duty free retailer is stressful, try being the CEO of a football club. As many readers will know Leicester City Football Club in England is owned by Asian Football Investments, a Thai consortium led by Vichai Raksriaksorn, Chairman of one of Asia’s leading travel retailers, King Power International Group. King
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Team Moodie – up a creek with a paddle
The Moodie Report team has pledged a unique collective assault on the Great Travel Retail Educathlon – the 2013 follow-up to the hugely successful Moodie Multi-National Marathons of the past two years. To be held between 28-30 June, the event encourages participants from the travel retail industry to complete 7k on any of the chosen days in
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The Moodie Blog: Dan heads down under
Australia’s gain, the Middle East’s loss. That’s just one of the conclusions to come out of today’s news that Dan Cappell is leaving Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) to join Australia Pacific Airports (APAM) in Melbourne. As ADAC Chief Commercial Officer Mohammed Al Bulooki rightly noted, Dan has made an outstanding contribution to the UAE