I know the Irish founded the duty free industry but I didn’t realise they a) still populated it in such quantity and b) all had my phone number.
Miscellaneous
Writing around the clock in beautiful Busan
By the time my first coffee kicked in, I had big stories on the boil from the USA (14 hours behind) and Brazil (11 hours), and news in from New Zealand (four hours ahead). All I need is a store opening from Kiritimati and I could (almost) report on yesterday, today and tomorrow simultaneously.
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Miscellaneous
“In Khun Vichai, the world has lost a great man”
Khun Vichai was a man not simply of great achievement but one of compassion, grace and humility. He gave then gave again to all manner of causes, big and small.
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Miscellaneous
Marshall lore or time to call the sheriff?
I am surprised that ACI Europe would allow such a blatantly self-serving, inaccurate and unfair article to be published.
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Miscellaneous
Sears, tears and fears in travel retail
Welcome to the age of the omnipresent e-commerce giants, the Black Swan of 21st century retail that, like all Black Swans, no-one saw coming out of the darkness and into the bright, blinking daylight of a reimagined shopping age.
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Airports
International Duty Free: 60 years young
In 1958, Aldo Vastapane created the first duty free shop at Brussels Airport Company; a humble incarnation of a retail concept that only existed at Shannon Airport in Ireland. What a beautiful image, so evocative of an age gone by.
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Miscellaneous
In defence of Frontier and DFNI
“Media coverage is rarely without bias, especially in the B2B press.” Says who? What a shoddy, Trump-esque ‘fake news’ generalisation.
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Airports
Time to Split after a tough couple of days
After an horrendous couple of days. it’s time to split. As in get the hell out of the UK and as in fly to Split.
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Miscellaneous
Saying no to journalism’s grey market
Plagiarism? Let’s just call it what it is. Theft.
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Miscellaneous
Saluting true Kiwi spirit
Here’s a toast to the spirit of Christchurch and of New Zealand. And to a local gin that disproved the belief that Kiwis can’t fly.
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People
Accepting differences in a divided world
Billie’s Book focuses on basics such as truthfulness and generosity, and highlights the importance of accepting differences in opinions, faith, and choices.
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Miscellaneous
Determined to stay uncomfortable – in and out of the heat
London (my home) and much of England is broiling like a garlic chicken basted in onions and mushroom, with a lashing of hot chilli peppers thrown in.
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Airports
Flames at HQ, typhoon in Taipei
My original Worldwide Headquarters back in West London is looking more interim than permanent after my neighbour decided to light a bonfire at the back of his garden on Saturday. During a heatwave. As you do.