It was as if each of them was simply trying to come to terms with the change to the human condition as much as they were trying to navigate the immediate future for their businesses.
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Airports
Multi-hyphenating on the bright side of life
My music taste has taken a turn for the darker (a splash of Mahler, lots of Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave, even Bob Dylan’s Stuck inside of London with the COVID-19 Blues Again).
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Events
Croissants, crisis and human kindness
I watched, transfixed as a heated argument broke out after one passenger accused another of not using tongs to pick up his chocolate croissant
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Events
Up close and personal with big Magdy Al Sheikh at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Magdy is Mr. Fix-it at the tennis. Need to find a seat for a VIP at the last second? Need a security man that no-one dares mess with? Get Magdy. Want someone that the players feel safe with? Yep, Magdy is your man.
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Events
A drop of Cloudy Bay to offset these cloudy days
In terms of Paul McCartney’s opening lines, I got my retaliation in early.
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Events
Novak shows his skills, balance and class in Dubai
Novak was a host’s and sponsor’s dream, making time for what seemed like a million photos, taking part in the party fun, and generally showing what an outstanding ambassador he has become for the sport.
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Events
Exigency in travel retail, excellence at Dubai Duty Free
The truth is that no-one knows what lies around the corner with this situation. It is a time to concentrate on the basics and no-one does that better than Dubai Duty Free.
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Food
Wine encounters (2): A heavyweight encounter in Israel
All David would have needed to do to emerge triumphant would have been to ask Goliath to down a glass or two of Virtous and he would have fallen over unprompted.
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People
Stephenie’s tale: The battle back to health continues
“Steph has done it again! She has come so far. She has kicked herself back into life several times, has grown spiritually and still has a killer vibe!”
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Events
Because Only a Yes to Sex is a Yes
“The startling reality is that every 73 seconds an American is sexually assaulted – frequently involving the perpetrator’s misuse of alcohol,” says Pernod Ricard North America Chairman and CEO Ann Mukherjee.
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Miscellaneous
As I Walked Out One Midwinter Morning
The daffodil, not the Black Swan, should now become our metaphor.
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Events
Tales of class, from Dan Carter to Christian Courtin-Clarins
I realised that in Clarins you have a group that can foot it with and sometimes excel the biggest (and boy are they big) and best beauty houses in terms of R&D, product creation, packaging, marketing, merchandising and CSR.
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Events
February 2, 2020 – a palindrome to remember, a day to forget
It’s sad and grim on every level. A time to buckle down as businesses, stay safe as individuals. It’s important to keep noting that the travel retail sector historically recovers quickly from crisis. It will again this time.