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May 10, 2025

Writing like an angel in Haikou and heading for the stars in Singapore

The calligrapher kindly asked me to choose a design of my choice. Admiring the bright orange hues and the lovely shape of the lettering, I made my choice. “What does it mean?” I asked. “It means ‘Write like an angel.”

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Events

April 15, 2025

From magical Mumbai through Colombo (though nearly Heathrow) to high octane Hainan

All of us in travel retail have had these moments of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Not only would a Heathrow transit mean 28 hours or so of flying plus transit time from Mumbai to Hong Kong, but I’d actually not be back in time for my subsequent flight to Hainan.

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Travel

April 8, 2025

On location (near) Mumbai (3) – Finding rest and resilience at Oleander Farms

In family terms, the Ahujas also put the worst of times to the best of use, transforming the family ranch with astounding alacrity and vision into the outstanding facility it is today.

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Airports

April 5, 2025

On location in Mumbai – A warm welcome from Ospree, TFS and Mitti Café

Vivek told me he’s been reading The Moodie Davitt Report every day since he started in the business a decade or so ago, catching up with brand launches, product trends and, yes, my Blog.

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Travel

March 31, 2025

Encountering a great destination shopping offer and a fellow spring chicken at Aelia Duty Free in Auckland

For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see/Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be/Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails/Pilots of the purple twilight dropping down with costly bales

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Travel

March 21, 2025

Giesen and Strange Nature reunions; Aotea & Fushtagrammable experiences in Christchurch

To the non-Kiwi ear (and, it now has to be said after 38 years living overseas, mine), ‘Fish and Chips’ sounds like ‘Fush and Chups’.

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Travel

March 16, 2025

Finding a very New Zealand fault on the wondrous West Coast

Even here, far away from the madding crowd during a two-day retreat without internet (and only sporadic phone signal), I have found a link to the aviation sector that has dominated my life since I left New Zealand way back in 1987.

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Travel

March 11, 2025

Back in New Zealand, Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud

My Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc is done and I hear my gate calling like an aviation equivalent of Danny Boy’s pipes. Christchurch here I come

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Airports

February 16, 2025

Why waiting for a plane is a pleasure at Taoyuan International Airport

In my view, no airport in the world better encapsulates the much talked-about, often poorly served concept of sense of place as Taoyuan International.

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Airports

January 30, 2025

On location: ‘Towards the supreme, fulfilling our dreams’ in Riyadh

My photos capture prime examples of the incredibly rapid transformation in the Kingdom. What will endure longer in my memory, however, from my journey here is the pride, passion and emboldenment of the people of Saudi Arabia and of the vision and vibrancy that underpins a startling societal and business transformation.

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Airports

January 27, 2025

On location: Discovering a clear North Star in the Kingdom where opportunities flourish

“What’s happening in aviation in Saudi Arabia is magnificent, and something that we all want to be part of and contribute to.”

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Airports

January 22, 2025

On location: Where clouds meet the land in Aseer Province

I’m in Abha, often described as the cultural heart of Saudi’s Aseer region and I’m almost breathless, not because of the rarefied air in what is known as Abha High City (some 2,000sq m above sea level) but because of its majestic beauty.

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Airports

January 20, 2025

On location: A tale of transformation at King Abdulaziz International

My lengthy visit to the domestic and international zones underlined time and again not only the ambition underpinning the airport’s transformation but also the huge potential this already flourishing gateway offers.

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