My various Moodie Davitt Report Interim Bureaux of recent weeks have been more interim than usual. In the past three weeks I’ve set up shop in Toronto, Dublin, Moscow and Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Airports
Into the swing in Portstewart with “the Rory McIlroy of duty free”
“Tubber Patrick: The finest opening hole in links golf?” the Portstewart Golf Club website asks teasingly. Or, if you translate from the native Northern Irish, it means “are you really sure you want to do this?” I’m standing on hole number one at Portstewart, home to this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by
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Events
Hellenic Duty Free showcases the true wealth of Greece
We sought out producers from all over the country whose products represent the wealth of the Greek earth and table.” As the pictures show, Greece, despite regular headlines of a different sort, remains a wealthy country indeed.
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Miscellaneous
A battle against a foe that can and must be beaten
“You have no idea of what is journey is going to take you through. You have to have trust in the care that you will receive. And in some ways the outcome is incidental to the journey.”
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People
Following the Path of the Righteous Crane
Like most family enterprises, Eu Yan Sang has seen triumph and tribulation, some of it more like the stuff of fiction – and racy fiction at that.
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Events
Mama please don’t take my Toblerone away
Thank you Mondelēz International for reminding me and Dermot that we’ve traversed a few peaks; roamed a few valleys; heck, fallen into a few troughs; but ultimately savoured some sweet, sweet moments along the way.
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Events
Flaming heck! How Keith Spinks struck a chord
Not only does Keith specialise in getting travel retail out of serious jams but now he was getting it into one!
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Events
Paying tribute to Pancho’s pillars of joy
“The eight pillars of joy are perspective, humility, humour & laughter, acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude, compassion, and generosity. Pancho had all the pillars.”
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Events
Orlando bloom: Back again with two fine foursomes
Rest in peace Lars Johansson and Pancho Motta, your wives carry your spirit, humanity and dignity with you every minute of every day.
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Events
Tuli, tenderly, deeply – How one man’s pleasure is another man’s pain
“It must have been about 15 years ago that I said that. Having won something, obviously I had to say it!”
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People
From the Horseshoe Tavern to Bruxelles
There’s a new chapter in the inspiring story of Canadian duty free veteran Jeff Orson: last week he made his musical debut in Dublin.
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Airports
America first, duty free (a close) second: A message from the travel retail industry
“We sell stuff. It’s the best stuff in the world. We’ve got all the best stuff. And all the best prices. All the other shops they tried to match us. Failed terribly. Nordstrom’s? Total losers.”
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Miscellaneous
Symbolising the cultural calling of France
In an age where prejudice is such an easy fall-back, we need all the reminders of culture, humanity, inclusiveness and diversity that we can get.