From the south of France to the South China Sea – The Moodie Blog is on the move again. There’s not many things that will tear us away from the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes before the show is over but a first-ever (non-World Cup) rugby international between the All Blacks and Australia on neutral turf
Events
The man with the iron will
Following Monday’s powerful and emphatic ‘Force India’ speech at the TFWA World Exhibition Conference, one could have easily forgiven UB Group Chairman Dr Vijay Mallya for taking the evening off. The Indian entrepreneur, owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Kingfisher beer and drinks company Whyte & Mackay, had other ideas however – instead hosting an exclusive luxury party
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An Indian tour de Force
Today in Cannes was one of those rare occasions at an industry conference when a speaker simply fills the room with his power of personality. I’m talking about Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman of the UB Group, the Indian entrepreneur who ranks as one of the world’s great businessmen. The owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Kingfisher beer, drinks company Whyte &
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Networking on the run
Forget Opening Cocktails or Gala Evenings. The real way to network in Cannes this year is jogging. In preparation for the ‘Miles for Smiles’ fund-raising 10k run in Dubai on 22 November, The Moodie Blogster has been hitting the roads around from the old port here in Cannes over the past couple of days. Besides
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‘A Brand New World – A Challenging Future’
TFWA’s huge ‘Brand the World, Challenge the Future’ advertisement adorns the Palais directly opposite The Moodie Report’s temporary French Riviera headquarters at the annual TFWA World Exhibition. Perhaps they should change the slogan to ‘A Brand New World – A Challenging Future’, such are the arguably unprecedented pressures facing the travel retail sector amid the
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A man from Mars with a human heart
They’re coming from everywhere to participate in the ‘Miles for Smiles’ fund-raising run in Dubai on 22 November. There’s even a man from Mars taking part. Not the planet Mars though, even though his name is Martyn. We’re talking the confectionery house here, and in particular we’re talking one Martyn Westbury. Martyn has been given
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Darkness at the edge of town
[All WWHQ pictures: Minox DC 8011] My training regime for the ‘Miles for Smiles’ fund-raising 10k run in Dubai on 22 November on behalf of cleft charity The Smile Train is about to get a whole lot harder. There are worrying signs of winter approaching down in the deep, dark recesses of the garden at Chez
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Medical breakthrough boosts Moodie morale as Boot camp is set up in Worldwide HQ
Lots of grape juice. And plenty of water. That’s The Moodie Blog’s secret formula for getting in shape for the ‘Miles for Smiles’ 10k run in Dubai on 22 November – to raise funds for cleft charity The Smile Train. This spartan diet sounds almost as bad as running 10 kilometers but after careful research
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An evening of magic, majesty – and memories
Unforgettable. The Grand Opening of DFS Galleria Macao last night was one of those moments in life that one feels privileged to have been part of. The invitation card from DFS Group Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan came with the message ‘Your key to unlocking luxury’. And from the start of the three-hour multi-themed celebration that took
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DFS offers the key to unlocking luxury in Macau
[Top two pictures: Duncan Lui] DFS Galleria Macao will celebrate its Grand Opening at a gala evening in Macau on Friday. It promises to be an extraordinary evening in an extraordinary venue. The Galleria, with its well-documented ‘luxury-only’ focus, features three ‘worlds’ – Fashion, Beauty and Luxury. Unlike, say DFS Galleria Okinawa, there’s no generic fashion
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The Nuance Group supports Publisher’s charity run but hedges bets as achilles heel strikes
My fateful decision to participate in the 10k ‘Miles for Smiles’ run in Dubai on 22 November is looking more foolhardy every day. The Moodie Blog has banned the use of the term ‘fun run’ because in our experience the two words simply do not belong in the same universe, let alone event. To survive this
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Airports
Case study of a changing India
If ever a picture told a story of a country in change it is this one. The scene is Bengaluru Airport near Bangalore, the new greenfield airport opened in late May. The facility, with its impressive emphasis on efficiency rather than glitz, is very much a new airport for a new India. That new India
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Running Miles for Smiles… and a pint of milk
It was that last half mile that did for me, and the extra weight… The Moodie Report knows all about looming deadlines, we live under their guillotine-like effect every day of the week. But one has been looming rather more worryingly than all the others – despite, by our standards, being a long way off. It’s the