You practically need a hiking pole and boots to get around each Expo hall but it’s worth the effort to see the incredible advances being made by the Chinese across multiple fields.
Events
From magical Mumbai through Colombo (though nearly Heathrow) to high octane Hainan
All of us in travel retail have had these moments of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Not only would a Heathrow transit mean 28 hours or so of flying plus transit time from Mumbai to Hong Kong, but I’d actually not be back in time for my subsequent flight to Hainan.
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Travel
On location (near) Mumbai (3) – Finding rest and resilience at Oleander Farms
In family terms, the Ahujas also put the worst of times to the best of use, transforming the family ranch with astounding alacrity and vision into the outstanding facility it is today.
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Events
In celebration of The Moodie Davitt Report wāhine
A glance at our home page tells you how passionately and well The Moodie Davitt Report women team members have embraced the task of underlining the importance of International Women’s Day. The page is splendidly awash with stories by women about women.
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Events
Celebrating Shiseido’s affirmation that age is just a number
Yup, it’s my birthday, which as always coincides with the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, who died in 589 AD. Roughly around the time I was born.
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Beauty
On location – How Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Serum is answering an age-old question
“How would you feel if I told you that we all have the ability to prevent aging, not just those of us who look young for our ages, but every one of us?” she asked. Very happy indeed would be my answer.
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Beauty
On location – Up close and (very) personal with the new Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Serum
As we met outside our planned rendezvous in Aberdeen (the Hong Kong version, not Scotland), Andrew looked at me with bemused surprise. “Wow. You look so young!” “Yeah, right,” I replied miserably. “No, I’m not joking. You do. You look so much younger.”
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People
Old friends, new friends and seeing how every picture tells a story
Gary and I have inhabited the same industry for decades (he joined Plaza Bali in Indonesia in 1991), battled at various points an identical health foe, and retained our joy for travel retail over all those years.
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Events
Saluting a centenary – Loacker’s journey from local patisserie to global brand
When Alfons Loacker purchased the patisserie in which he had worked since he was a boy, little could he have foreseen the extraordinary journey the company that bears his name would undertake over the following century.
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Events
How K-Fruit, China Chic and the essence of sogha may be the future of travel retail
If the days of bulk selling to consumers who are buying for others (and I’m not talking gifting) are over (or at least limited), then what fills the gap?
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Travel
On the road to Mandalay where the Flying Kiwis play
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere I go.
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Airports
‘Living the F1 life’ with Qatar Duty Free
‘Live the F1 life’ is the memorable marketing tag line that leads Qatar Airways Group’s engagement with the many thousands of visitors to Doha this weekend.
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Airports
How a ‘Crazy. Bold. Ambitious’ formula is paying rich dividends for Malaysia Airports
This was by some distance the most thrilling and sheer fun awards night I can recall attending over my four decades in the business.