In 1958, Aldo Vastapane created the first duty free shop at Brussels Airport Company; a humble incarnation of a retail concept that only existed at Shannon Airport in Ireland. What a beautiful image, so evocative of an age gone by.
Miscellaneous
In defence of Frontier and DFNI
“Media coverage is rarely without bias, especially in the B2B press.” Says who? What a shoddy, Trump-esque ‘fake news’ generalisation.
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Events
Laughter and sweet transgression in Croatia & Bosnia and Herzegovina
Seva Duty Free. Remember the name, you’ll be hearing it a lot more.
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Airports
Time to Split after a tough couple of days
After an horrendous couple of days. it’s time to split. As in get the hell out of the UK and as in fly to Split.
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Airports
Humanising the complexity of airport food & beverage service
“The last time you dashed for a bagel and a coffee before making your flight… did you give any thought to what goes into the feeding and watering, potentially, of 100,000 people on a given day?”
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Airports
How Manchester Airport has children reaching for the sky
This challenge introduces the importance of reading for enjoyment, a welcome initiative in an age where children increasingly have a superglue-like bond with their games devices.
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Airports
Dufry Cambodia shows the value of keeping things simple
What does the message say? That the product, a Johnnie Walker Black Label variant, is exclusive. To both country and to retailer. No clumsy ‘travel retail exclusive’, just EXCLUSIVE.
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Airports
Making Breakfast at Tiffany’s an airport reality
From Hamad to Hepburn. Add a small food & beverage offer, play Moon River to passengers, ask them to close their eyes and they could be on Fifth Avenue standing alongside Audrey herself…
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Miscellaneous
Saying no to journalism’s grey market
Plagiarism? Let’s just call it what it is. Theft.
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Miscellaneous
Saluting true Kiwi spirit
Here’s a toast to the spirit of Christchurch and of New Zealand. And to a local gin that disproved the belief that Kiwis can’t fly.
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Airports
How Hellenic Duty Free carries out its national duty
This is a destination merchandise offer that truly does justice to the wonderful products that the great nation of Greece, replete with such a bountiful breadbasket, produces.
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People
Accepting differences in a divided world
Billie’s Book focuses on basics such as truthfulness and generosity, and highlights the importance of accepting differences in opinions, faith, and choices.
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Travel
Free of duty in a holy place in the Aegean
I forgot to bring my power adaptor for the local plugs, which meant I was without access to my laptop or phone for the first day. God’s way perhaps of saying I should slow down and simply take in the splendour.