Who knows when the next expression will be released. Or who will be the Cellar Master. Those thoughts do not concern Baptiste but instead enrich him. For his living memory in liquid form will endure through the generations to come.
Events
An Ospree takes flight amid some InDelhible memories
This bird is much smaller than an eagle and much smaller than any of the large birds you would have heard of. But it flies faster. It’s an agile bird that flies 5,000 miles and… sees its prey miles away. That sounds a lot like us, right?”
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People
Sounding out Sanya sensations and hitting the high notes in Haikou
As the pictures confirm, the American beauty powerhouse’s brands remain in big demand and I suspect that CNY 2024 has contributed very significantly to honouring CEO Fabrizio Freda’s pledge to return to ‘normalised’ stock levels in the very near future.
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Events
Flying high at Zayed International and encountering A Life Well Spent in Dubai
The production dramatically reveals a three-dimensional A380 plane formed from 1,750 drones – yes, you read that right, 1,750 – on the North Runway to celebrate the airport’s rebranding.
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Events
Scenes of joy and remembrance in Bangkok
Amid all the celebrations on Sunday evening, there was a deeply poignant moment as a giant image of Khun Vichai appeared on the screen after the happy couple made their entrance into the giant hall and onto the stage.
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Events
Scaling new heights and discovering One World in the Year of the Dragon
What a great occasion it was. One that perhaps marked Lotte Duty Free’s true coming of age as a world-class airport retailer outside its native land.
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Events
From infant typo to twilight senior
“Could we take a photo Monsieur Arnault?” “Sure.” We couldn’t believe our luck. The battle for control of LVMH was raging but there could only be one winner. And we had the shot.
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Events
Singing nightingales, big steel birds and flying Kiwis as Dubai Duty Free turns 40
The sublimely talented Dubai Duty Free Nightingales asked me to join them for a photo. Fortunately, very fortunately, for all airport passsengers they did not ask me to join in the performance.
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Events
Kohli or Kane for the Cricket World Cup semi-final? Your chance to win a taste-tempting trio of Sōmrus cream liqueurs
Wayne Barnes reaches into his pocket and pulls out a red card, which he flashes in front of Kane Williamson. “You led that protest with your head. No attempt to lower your voice. There’s a high degree of danger and there’s no mitigation. Off you go Sam!”
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Events
Trinity triumph and World Cup woes
After such events I feel as if I’ve been put through a mental wringer, the psychological equivalent of being run over by the Springboks forward pack, the unrelenting concentration required meaning that relief rather than exhilaration is the dominant emotion afterwards.
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Events
Time to enjoy some undiluted Writers’ Tears
It looked as though I might have to honour my pledge to retire, become ‘free of duty at last’ and to rename our title after my Irish business partner Dermot Davitt.
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Events
From an Interim Bureau on the French Riviera to a worldwide HQ in Ystradgynlais
My Interim Bureau over the next few days is a very different place from the dazzle of Cannes but on a personal level offers incalculable riches that a swanky city on the French Riviera can never match.
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Airports
A celebration of speed and sumptuous Qatari hospitality
We are on location for a sporting weekend like few others in the company of Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free.