And so, here I am at the Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup 25th anniversary tournament, my bookmaker’s odds of winning at 67,500 to 1 based on previous form. Dermot Divot is at 25 to 1. Or was before yesterday.
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Events
Looking for a horologist to fix an ailing body clock
Anyone know a good horologist? My body clock is in serious need of repair. When I left Melbourne I was 11 hours ahead of London time. After stepping off a 14-hour flight I was 8 hours behind.
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Airports
Experiencing the world’s first run-through duty free store
“There seems to be a problem. I’m sorry, you can’t get on this flight. And you’re very late.”
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Airports
Do these two pictures paint the future of travel retail?
Here at Melbourne, the talked-about convergence of digitalisation and personalisation has found voice
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Airports
Finding funnel-webs and missing apostrophes in Melbourne
I was tempted to go up to the information counter and ask politely, “Where can I find an apostrophe?”
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Airports
Back in Bangkok before meeting a new generation in Melbourne
Samui is one of those lovely little regional airports that carries you back to a different era of travel.
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People
Recognising ‘Mr Chocolate’, ‘the man from Mars’ and a champion of travel retail
“I think there must be several Stuart Bulls, so often do we see him here in the region” – Colm McLoughlin, Dubai Duty Free.
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Travel
Replacing the batteries on Koh Samui
You get what you pay for, as they say. I wonder what a ‘genuine fake’ (as opposed to a fake fake?) Armani suit looks like?
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Events
Trinity spirit alive and well in Thailand
The world tour continues, onto Australia, the US, the UK and Dubai. I take that journey in the knowledge that Trinity is alive and well.
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Events
Flying Foxes and new-look King Power store augur well for Trinity Forum
Given that King Power-owned Leicester City’s crucial match against Everton kicked off precisely as my flight took off, the first thing I wanted to know from Khun Tongchai was the score. “Two-nil,” he said with a beam as wide as the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
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Airports
#LifeinHel: Saving private Ryan moments on social media
Featuring the ‘World’s longest layover’, #LIFEINHEL is a mix of reality TV, game shows and social media. It relates the story of how Ryan is living in a little cabin inside Helsinki Airport for 30 days.
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Events
Getting ready to walk back down Memory Lane
I’m ready now to take a walk down Memory Lane. It’s Autumn but this time I’m not headed for a fall.
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Airlines
Flying high in First Class with Bombay Sapphire and Virgin
A little tipple is surely justified as today (19 October) is International Gin & Tonic Day and I’m about to be flown First Class to New York to celebrate.