Digital is very much to the fore in-store but I’m not sure Clé de Peau Beauté had me in mind when this superb technology was created.
Travel
Up close with the Masters of Time and landing a big Hennessy scoop
Oh dear, I don’t think Bovet 1822 will be calling for my CV just yet…
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Airports
Spell it backwards or forwards, wow is wow
“We have one of the best buildings, I would say, of any airport in the world. We want to create a passenger experience matching exactly to that status.” And that is precisely what is taking shape at Terminal A.
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Travel
Typecast at Hong Kong Airport with a beautiful reminder from Hermès
For month upon miserable month through the pandemic, HKIA resembled a cross between a ghost town and a military hospital. You could almost sense the tumbleweed about to blow along the arrivals hall. How good it is to see the place humming once more.
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Airports
How a €3,000-plus lucky lighter proves it really does pay to shop duty free
Irish auctioneer Gormleys is putting the lighter under the hammer – hopefully not literally – with a guide price of €2,300. Already it has attracted a bid of €2,900 and that’s likely to go much higher.
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Airports
Somrus tells it straight up but a columnist ends up on the rocks
This is why Americans think the economy is terrible,” wrote the irate critic on X (formerly Twitter) above a photo of a burger, fries and three sachets of ketchup (I know, I know, a journalist should never reveal his sauces).
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Airports
A celebration of speed and sumptuous Qatari hospitality
We are on location for a sporting weekend like few others in the company of Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free.
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Travel
Get your KIX on route 56 (84)
In fact the greatest threat to air safety on this flight might be being hit by a shopping bag as the passengers alight. Still, look on the bright side. It would be an appropriate way for me to go.
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Airports
Plaza Premium Group hits new heights at Hong Kong Airport
It may just be the coolest setting for any cocktail bar in the airport world, where guests can enjoy an equally cool food and drinks programme while taking in magnificent panoramic views of the airfield and Lantau island beyond.
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Airports
Going bananas in the land of Tokyo Banana
I discovered only two of the four checkpoints were being used. Two? 50% capacity when finally you have streams of outbound passengers after having barely any for the best (or worst) part of three years. It beggars belief, and belief in this case is not a generous donor.
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People
Howzat? Not out is the answer as Toni Martello’s 41-year innings continues in style
The early days were a time when racism, being groped and propositioned daily, and other forms of workplace harassment were the norm, particularly given the attire the team was required to wear to represent clients.
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Travel
How my encounter with Keanu Reeves passed by in a blur
And so my readers will just have to take my word for it and my colleague stay with her husband. Yes, I did meet, chat and have my photo taken with Keanu Reeves. But like my life in general, the moment passed by in a blur.
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Airports
The power of four: Destination Doha assumes a new dimension
A Trinity-plus (or quaternity) collaboration if you like – airport, retailer, brand and Chef – is born.