The Moodie Blog is in Cannes for the TFWA World Exhibition – the 25th anniversary of the travel retail industry’s leading trade show. As always we’ve set up our temporary French Riviera bureau at our apartment right opposite the Palais. Across from us a giant hoarding promoting the exhibition dominates the skyline, and the Moodie
Martin Moodie is the Founder & Chairman of The Moodie Report.
Miscellaneous
Adding critical ‘meters’ to the airport shopping experience
During his superb presentation at the recent Trinity Forum in Macau, Zürich Airport Chief Commercial Officer Peter Eriksson (above) produced a telling slide that he suggested could act as a useful indicator of whether the industry’s retail ‘experiences’ actually lived up to the billing. He called it ‘Retail experiences – Love places & Hate places’. We liked
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Miscellaneous
The good, the bad and the ugly – the many faces of public relations
Partly because of the extensive online pictorial coverage we give to brand launches, and partly because of the imminent TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes, The Moodie Report is currently being inundated with product-focused press releases. My in-box keeps bursting beyond its limits with scores of files, often accompanied by seven or eight images, cramming my
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Events
Heart 2 Art from TFWA as dreams come true
Take a look at each of these pictures – let your eyes linger longer than they normally would. Look at the happiness and beauty bursting from them all. They each form part of an outstanding initiative by TFWA to mark its 25th anniversary in Cannes later this month. The association has pledged €50,000 to two
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Airports
Trackside to airside at Changi
What better way to wind down from the stresses – and they are considerable – of organising and moderating The Trinity Forum than a weekend of Formula 1 racing? The Moodie Report, along with half the Asia Pacific travel retail industry it seemed, headed for Singapore over the weekend to watch the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Airports
Trinity reignited
The Trinity concept – and spirit – is alive and kicking. That was the unmistakable conclusion to emerge from the fifth Trinity Forum that concluded in Macau last Friday. As has been well documented, the event was postponed from its normal March slot due to the economic crisis. But as the dark shadow of gloom
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Miscellaneous
When Sunil met Sunil
Meet the two Sunils. One (Sunil Tuli, pictured left) is among travel retail’s most engaging characters – as well as being the President of the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association and Managing Director of King Power Travel Retail and Duty Free. The other is the Chairman of what we believe might be the most exciting
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Airlines
IATA takes a positive stand
I applaud the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for an outstanding initiative at London Heathrow Airport (it may be at other airports too). Travelling through Terminal 5 en route to Hong Kong International Airport and Macau for the 2009 Trinity Forum, I spotted a highly visible IATA booth in the landside departures hall. The booth
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Miscellaneous
Not a vintage selection
The Moodie Blog is on the road again. This entry comes to you from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 en route to Hong Kong International Airport and then the short ferry ride to Macau for this year’s Trinity Forum. As always we’ll be observing the travel retail industry along the way. Heathrow T5 is an
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Miscellaneous
Toby or not Toby – Miles for Smiles Update (a Fartleker’s Guide)
Since my last Blog full of training tips for the ‘Miles for Smiles’ fun run in Dubai this November, my in-box has been overflowing with helpful hints – and a fair smatter of abuse – from fellow runners and also those who know better than to enter such ill-advised and fundamentally painful events. Sifting through this
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Miscellaneous
Duty free problems ahead – and overhead
“Please Sir, do you mind if you put that bottle under your feet?” While the Lufthansa stewardess’s words were framed as a question, her tone indicated they were a directive. And a surprise. For ‘that bottle’ was a fine bottle of German Riesling I had just purchased at the excellent new-look Heinemann Travel Value store
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Miscellaneous
On track at Changi
Expectation is building for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, raced at night around the streets of Singapore on 27 September. But there’s plenty happening ‘trackside’ at Changi Airport too. Many retailers from around Asia Pacific will be in Singapore for the big race,. And one leading brand company – Diageo Global Travel & Middle East
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Miscellaneous
Oh brother where art thou?
Sadly The Moodie Report Publisher has been unable to make the ASUTIL conference in Aruba which has just begun – the first I have missed for many years. But most of the delegates are convinced that I am indeed there, according to Lois Pasternak of Travel Markets Insider, who is covering the event for The
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