Messrs Geoghegan and Spillane displayed a level of service every bit as slick as Irish scrum-half Conor Murray, hand-delivering their prizes to Diana in Auckland last week.
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Leaving Lauder: Farewell to the amazing Annette
We deal with many communication and PR companies and individuals. There are as many shades of quality as there are shades of lipstick across The Estée Lauder Companies’ portfolio. None shine brighter than Annette.
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Emotion and engagement at Taoyuan International
Classic, colourful, quirky: we’ve championed the virtues of Taiwan Taoyuan International before, but a visit here this week reminds me just what a compelling experience this great airport can be. I’m here on a short trip – little more than 48 hours – to attend the official opening of The Macallan’s striking new store in
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The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die
Through the night all was still, as though death was satisfied with the slaughter…
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Rest in peace Vivian Raven
Vivian was in every way the father of the travel retail publishing industry
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I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now
Like countless journalists and writers down the years I often reach for a Dylan quote to embellish a story, knowing full well that one’s own words will be made to look puny, insufficient, even banal in comparison.
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What price an investigation after the saddest of stories?
Anyone who has lost someone close to suicide (and I speak with experience here) will know the unbearably hollow sadness felt by those left behind.
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Taking a leaf out of a little girl’s book
There are nine people in shot. Eight of them are using mobile devices. Four of them are wearing earphones, grimly. All but one look as though they are attending a funeral.
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Hermès takes the art of the shop window to giddying new heights in Hong Kong
It’s retail as art. Welcome to the beguiling world of French artist Lilian Daubisse, who has created a spellbinding shop window and stand-alone display to celebrate the Hermès opening at Hong Kong International Airport.
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A divine kind of payback at Dubai Duty Free
When your luck is in, it’s really in. News reaches us via Dubai Duty Free of an Indian traveller and shopper who hit not one, but two jackpots last week. One involved no cash but a far greater prize – his life.
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Farewell to Duncan Lawley
Duncan gave it his best but ultimately some fights are not winnable, some mountains cannot be climbed.
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The sound of silence as I pray to (and for) the 1Above
I read that drinking coffee in the evening can turn back the body clock and help fight jet lag. With one small catch. You have to have flown west. And last time I looked, Hong Kong was a few points east of London.
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A tale of two travel retail salespeople
He shrugs his shoulders and looks away. Let me repeat those seemingly bland words. He shrugs his shoulders and looks away.