This was by some distance the most thrilling and sheer fun awards night I can recall attending over my four decades in the business.
Events
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Travel
On the road from Riyadh to Macau to Brisbane
I will be spending a great deal more of my time in the Kingdom going forward and I will not be alone within the travel retail community.
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Airports
Time, terroir and telling a 300-year story – A Rémy Martin experience
Heritage, passion, time, terroir, humility and knowledge passed down the generations; these themes and many others resonated during a memorable immersion into the world of world of Rémy Martin.
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Travel
Coming to a cinema near you: The Old Man & The Misfiring Laptop
While I would never have been likened to Robert Redford in his prime, the combination of his senior incarnation and the film’s plot did rather remind me of myself. I’m thinking of approaching him regarding a remake.