And so it begins. TFWA World Exhibition, the industry’s glamour event, officially kicks off in Cannes today with this morning’s conference, featuring one of the biggest names ever to grace the event. That’s American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, and forever remembered for his words “That’s one small step
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Real value from Travel Value
“It’s sunny, it’s freezing, let’s get going.” The words were those of the one and only Harry Diehl as the annual Travel Value Golf Cup got under way in Cannes on Sunday at the Cannes Mandelieu and Riviera golf courses. The gale of the previous day had blown away, taking more than a few trees
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Miscellaneous
African Pride wins thrilling Rugby World Cup final
Over 120 industry executives were truly duty free on Saturday evening as the Rugby World Cup in France came to a thrilling conclusion. Sponsored by ten industry companies or individuals representing their respective rugby playing nations, the evening – themed ‘Free of Duty’ – the event attracted a sell-out crowd (plus a few rugby teams
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Tuli triumphs as Britt Riches nearly killed by Cannes-opener
It was the perfect Cannes-openers – a great way to lift the lid on TFWA World Exhibition 2007. Yes we’re talking the annual Moodie International Superstars Honorary Invitation Tournament (MIS-HIT), which drew a star-studded field of 28 to the Cannes Mandelieu golf course on Saturday afternoon. The event was won by the industry’s form golfer
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The Moodie BLOG live in Cannes
It’s show time on the French Riviera as TFWA World Exhibition, the industry’s leading show, swings into action in Cannes. The Moodie BLOG will bring you all the ‘off diary’ items during the week, capturing the personalities and pizzazz of this unique event. The weather forecast here is promising all week, though it is raining
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Events
Free of Duty at last as Rugby World Cup final beckons – in Cannes
What a final it will be. The strength and all round talents of African Pride Wines of South Africa versus the surprise package of the tournament, Scorpio Distributors of England. Yes the Rugby World Cup comes to a thrilling conclusion in France on Saturday night and the Final has attracted a sell-out audience. No, we’re
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Events
Two great reasons to smile
Has any charity anywhere had better ambassadors than those who represented The Smile Train at the ‘Turning Tears into Smiles’ charity dinner in Hong Kong on 5 October? I’m referring to Dr Shell Xue, Chief Project Officer of The Smile Train China, and Wang Li, a teenager from Likou Town in Kiangsu Province, China. No-one
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Why things really aren’t all black…
Ok, ok, ok, I know. The All Blacks blew it again (please don’t use that ‘choked’ word, we were simply beaten by a better team). Yes they are out of the World Rugby Cup at an early stage again. Yes it will be ‘four more years’ before they have the chance to end a 24-year
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Putting the blues into perspective
Sometimes you just have to take the blows – and the blues – on the chin. And sometimes you have to keep things in perspective. I write with mixed emotions two days on from the ‘Turning Tears into Smiles’ dinner on behalf of cleft charity The Smile Train here in Hong Kong. What a night it
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Events
A taste of things to come?
Given his fanatical support of the All Blacks rugby team The Moodie Report Publisher is highly suspicious of all things French at the moment. In the run-up to Saturday’s big Rugby World Cup quarter-final between two of the tournament’s top sides, I have temporarily avoided all things French, in case of a repeat of the food poisoning that so devastated
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Another First for Changi
What a great store the main DFS Venture Singapore liquor & tobacco outlet at Changi Terminal 2 is. I’m here to chronicle the unveiling of the new Chivas Regal 25yo – exclusive to DFS at Changi for a month – but away from the spotlight on the new launch, it’s an opportunity to simply stand
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Sacre bleu! Chivas 25yo arrives in Changi
The Moodie BLOG’s epic journey as the official chronicler of the global duty free launch of Chivas Regal 25yo reached its final destination this morning – Singapore Changi Airport. After a numbing 22-hour journey from New York JFK (site of the Americas launch on Saturday) via Frankfurt, Pernod Ricard Asia Travel Retail boss Alexandre Ricard,
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A Regal journey
This Moodie BLOG comes to you from the lounge at Frankfurt Airport, 7 hours into a unique travel retail journey from New York JFK Airport to Singapore Changi. I’m travelling with the Pernod Ricard Asia travel retail team, Managing Director Alexandre Ricard and two of his senior team, Patrick Castanier and Gloria Song. And one