[All photos: Jacques Gavard/TFWA] From the well-considered (and impeccably observed) minute of silence for the victims of the recent natural disasters in Japan, Australia and New Zealand at the opening conference to the close of exhibition trading 5p.m on Thursday, the TFWA Asia Pacific show hit just about every note perfectly. A total of 2,117
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An Indian tour de Force
Today in Cannes was one of those rare occasions at an industry conference when a speaker simply fills the room with his power of personality. I’m talking about Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman of the UB Group, the Indian entrepreneur who ranks as one of the world’s great businessmen. The owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Kingfisher beer, drinks company Whyte &
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‘A Brand New World – A Challenging Future’
TFWA’s huge ‘Brand the World, Challenge the Future’ advertisement adorns the Palais directly opposite The Moodie Report’s temporary French Riviera headquarters at the annual TFWA World Exhibition. Perhaps they should change the slogan to ‘A Brand New World – A Challenging Future’, such are the arguably unprecedented pressures facing the travel retail sector amid the