Not only does Keith specialise in getting travel retail out of serious jams but now he was getting it into one!
Miscellaneous
May the children of Rulin School roam in the sea of knowledge
When we got the books from you, all the students and teachers were so excited. We know we can roam in the sea of knowledge, and use it to build our bright future. Through the books, we can see the world.
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Airports
Slane Castle aims to rock the Irish whiskey world
Ask any Irish person (and many overseas visitors) what names resonate when they hear the words ‘Slane Castle’, and a who’s who of the rock and roll world trips off the tongue. Thin Lizzy, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Queen, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and many others have played the magnificent amphitheatre nestled by
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Events
Paying tribute to Pancho’s pillars of joy
“The eight pillars of joy are perspective, humility, humour & laughter, acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude, compassion, and generosity. Pancho had all the pillars.”
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Events
Orlando bloom: Back again with two fine foursomes
Rest in peace Lars Johansson and Pancho Motta, your wives carry your spirit, humanity and dignity with you every minute of every day.
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Miscellaneous
The Moodie Blog: On location in Japan at a time of tumult
I’m in the middle of a whirlwind visit to Japan this week, which given the changing dynamics in the business here, could not be more timely. There are fascinating stories everywhere you look from the likely opening of the country’s first arrivals duty free stores to the early struggles of the fledgling downtown duty free
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Events
A Louis Vuitton landmark within a Landmark
I know there have been plenty of airport Pop-Ups. But I’ve not seen anything like this. A beautiful temporary landmark housed in an elegant permanent one.
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Events
Tuli, tenderly, deeply – How one man’s pleasure is another man’s pain
“It must have been about 15 years ago that I said that. Having won something, obviously I had to say it!”
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Miscellaneous
The M and M of instagrammable experiences
Surely that trusty fallback of spell check could help me out? No it couldn’t. It simply offered up a choice of ‘Instagram Mable’ or ‘Instagram Able’.
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Events
Room with(out) a view
In a recent study of five major Chinese cities’ air pollution levels, Guangzhou and Shanghai had the most “good” or “light” days. Today is not one of them.
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People
From the Horseshoe Tavern to Bruxelles
There’s a new chapter in the inspiring story of Canadian duty free veteran Jeff Orson: last week he made his musical debut in Dublin.
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Airports
‘Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning’
“You just think lovely wonderful thoughts and they lift you up in the air.”
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Airports
America first, duty free (a close) second: A message from the travel retail industry
“We sell stuff. It’s the best stuff in the world. We’ve got all the best stuff. And all the best prices. All the other shops they tried to match us. Failed terribly. Nordstrom’s? Total losers.”