Tax Free World Association’s (TFWA) appointment of Alain Maingreaud as Managing Director appears a sound and logical move. Maingreaud, who replaces former CEO Olivier Charriaud, has been Exhibitions & Business Development Director of TFWA since 2007, and before that Commercial Director. In other words he is expert at the association’s core business – running successful
Airports
Good taste in every sense
One of my favourite stories of 2010 to date is Airport Authority Hong Kong’s superb ‘Tasting Hong Kong’ community art campaign at Hong Kong International Airport – in my view a classic example of how airports can (and should) contribute to their local communities and cultures. Tasting Hong Kong showcases visual artworks from ten local
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Airports
Dubai Duty Free – Number one in so many ways
Dubai Duty Free has won so many awards and other accolades down the years that it’s perhaps easy to gloss over them. But that would be a mistake. For underneath the sales achievements and the often brilliant marketing and consumer campaigns, lies a tale of extraordinary brand development and a retailer that stands for much
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Miscellaneous
Florrie rocks the house at Nina L’Elixir launch
Puig and Nina Ricci put on a show – literally – in London last week, at the launch of the new feminine fragrance, Nina L’Elixir. The scent, which will begin rolling out in travel retail in September, is an edp interpretation of the original Nina edt, launched in 2006. The fragrance face is 21-year-old British
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Events
‘The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children’ – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Out of the mouths of babes hast thou ordained strength – Psalm 8:2 You know the symptoms. Your heart is racing. Your blood pressure is rising and your pupils dilating. Dry mouth, shaking hands and there’s a maddening, giveaway tremor in your voice. Just about anyone who has had to address a public audience will
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Miscellaneous
L’Oréal’s exclusive new line extension
The L’Oréal group has released preliminary details of its latest line extension – and it’s a very precious limited edition. International Communications Director Travel Retail Worldwide Gersende de Barbeyrac gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Ferréol de Saint-Exupéry, on 5 June. Everyone here at The Moodie Report would like to extend our congratulations to
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Airports
Travel retail gets a kick out of football’s World Cup
Since the departure of the brave All Whites from New Zealand (my apologies to all Italian readers for our role in the demise of the Azzurri), my allegiances have switched constantly in this most compelling of Football World Cups. The event, so wonderfully organised by South Africa, has gripped the attention of millions worldwide, and
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People
The comfort of strangers – and friends
I am dreading the chemotherapy will affect my taste buds and put me off wine – if it does I plan to switch bags and take Cloudy Bay intravenously, which may not cure me but sure as hell will cheer me up.
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Events
Waxing lyrical over Neil Towns
From Neil Towns, Head of Buying at P&O Ferries, comes news that he has smashed his recent charity fund-raising target – and had a unique, albeit painful, beauty treatment in the process. On 18 July Neil is taking part in a 105 mile stage of the Tour De France in the Pyrenees. The ride this
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Miscellaneous
The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure: Day 3
Up bright and early today for the outdoor 7.30 am yoga session, led by celebrity instructor Mark Blanchard, who trains the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Andy Garcia. The Moodie Report is feeling fairly confident – we are reasonably fit, have done a few years of yoga and went easy on the vino
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Miscellaneous
The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure: Day 2
With the inclement “June Gloom” playing havoc with everyone’s wardrobe, after breakfast we head back to the shops in search of a thermal vest, or similar, to ward off the chill. Unfortunately we are seriously distracted by Barney’s sale on Louboutins, and return to the hotel infinitely better shod but still bloody freezing. Today we
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Miscellaneous
The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure: Day 1
Day 1 of Clinique’s Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle & UV Damage Corrector event (see previous blog post for background) was, much like LA itself, fun and fascinating (despite the inclement weather. Expecting temperatures in the high 80s, the Moodie Report packed only one wrap and believe me, it’s going to see a lot of action
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Miscellaneous
Dubai Duty Free backs another winner
In the months and years to come there will be many a good reason to look back with fondness on this year’s running of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, which took place at The Curragh in Ireland’s County Kildare on Sunday. First, there’ll be the great sporting memories. Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien is a