I saw (and bought) a map of the world, for which you stuck special pins denoting the cities and countries you have visited (I had to buy extra pins).
Design
How Helen developed a cutting edge at Victorinox
Helen Pawson, The Moodie Davitt Report’s Brand Editor, is a key member of our organisation and a highly talented all-rounder. But until now I had no idea that she had an aptitude for knife-making. She’s obviously even sharper than I thought… Helen showed her hand, as it were, at the London flagship store of Victorinox,
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Airports
Full marks to Marqette, no stars for Starbucks at Dublin Airport
Airport dining gets a bad rap, often unfairly. But sometimes the sector plays into the hands of its critics. I always hesitate to single out businesses for criticism when they are doing their best. But I don’t think this one was.
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Miscellaneous
A voyage of discovery along the Dalmatian coast
Greetings from the latest Moodie Davitt Interim Bureau, on the wondrous Dalmatian coast near Dubrovnik. As the images on this page suggest, there are worse places to spend time as a journalist in the duty free industry. The beauty of the region is one thing, but it has been matched by the welcome I have
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Airports
A front-row seat at Australia’s finest movie showing
The view from my window on QF127 is better than any cinema could ever offer. Australia simply stretches. And then it stretches some more. It is a wondrous country.
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Airports
Sensational in Sydney: Tales of terminal transformation
I do believe it’s time for another adventure. The perfect sentiment for The Moodie Blog.
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Airports
Prada fragrances to go (just) at Hong Kong International Airport
I’ll be taking off en route to the New South Wales gateway to report on the airport’s commercial revolution. And on that plane with me – and their generous purchaser – will be two bottles of Prada women’s fragrance. Viva duty free.
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Airports
Capturing the British spirit en route to a Sydney sense of place
n my top ten airport stores’ list, this gem of a shop would be right up there. In an airport already putting its best gin foot forward, Jo Malone is surely the perfect tonic.
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Airports
A Legendary Burger or a seatback surprise?
Dine with us in dietary delight and enjoy a pleasant ambience or opt for the dubious pleasures of a plastic knife and fork, a reheated meal covered in tin foil, a postage stamp dining table, and the prospect of the passenger in front leaning back suddenly and sending your canteen cuisine flying into your shirtfront.
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Airports
Worth the wait: Ngurah Rai retailers capture the flavour of Bali
Departing Bali leaves one’s heart heavy, but at least the airport and its commercial operators help ease the pain.
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Airports
Coming soon: Changing of the guard at Hong Kong International Airport
That is the nature of the open tender beast, of course. You win some, you lose some. And sometimes, as with DFS here, you do both.
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Airports
Reincarnation in Paris; reimagination in Singapore
La Samaritaine and Changi T4 are among the most exciting developments I have seen in my 30 years of covering this business.
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Airports
Landing on Lambay in a tale of two families
For Dubliners, Lambay Island has always had an air of mystery and impenetrability. If like me, you spent your summers digging sandcastles on the various strands from Portmarnock to Sutton, facing east to the Irish Sea, Lambay was a looming but in many ways distant presence. A private island around three miles offshore, we never