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January 6, 2025

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

December 15, 2024

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

December 1, 2024

‘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

November 17, 2024

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.

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Events

November 13, 2024

Vibrant Vietnam delivers The Trinity Forum 2024 in triumphant style

Ho Chi Minh was a fabulous location and I have run out of superlatives to describe the hospitality, grace, support and professionalism of our co-hosts Airports Corporation of Vietnam and IPP Group.

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Events

November 3, 2024

Back on the road as The Trinity Forum hits Ho Chi Minh City

It’s the 21st anniversary of the event I created way back in 2003 when the first Trinity Forum was held in London. The event, like the travel retail sector, has come a long way since, both geographically and in terms of substance.

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Events

October 15, 2024

Flying as high as Danaus Plexippus at World of Wines & Spirits by Changi Airport

‘Whenever I sang, the moon swayed with me. Whenever I danced, my shadow went wild. Drinking, we shared our enjoyment together.’ – Li Bai

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Events

October 6, 2024

Embracing the Cannes-do spirit and a Dr. Seuss philosophy

The Moodie Davitt Report’s future is secured for the long term; we will run very much as before (you’ll have to put up with me for a few more years yet); and we have additional firepower for acquistions and organic development.

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Events

September 19, 2024

The manifestation of a thousand transitions

“For what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim.”

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People

September 7, 2024

Won’t see the golden of the sun when I’m gone

My pen won’t pour a lyric line when I’m gone/So I guess I’ll have to do it while I’m here

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Events

July 30, 2024

Hearing pin-pon-pin and getting into the swim of things in Paris

Well into the first week of the Olympics, it’s a case of so far, so very very good. As testified by last year’s Rugby World Cup, the French sure know how to put on an opening ceremony and a magnificent sporting tournament.

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People

July 26, 2024

How Mathieu Herrero and Dag Rasmussen each carried a dual Olympic and travel retail torch

I salute these two good men and true from the business sector that has given me such an enriching living for four decades. For they are indeed torchbearers for the excellence and the values that our definitively global business sector so often represent.

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Events

June 30, 2024

A drone-lit, FAB-ulous and (Brewery) X-rated experience in Ontario

The energy, the passion, the support, the hospitality, the professionalism of the ONT team were second to none. Atif has assembled one hell of a class act here and it shows through every aspect of their operation.

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