News reaches The Moodie Blog of an epic endurance feat in progress by Dubai Duty Free Manager – Operations Sean Staunton. Within a period of four months the popular Irishman is running four marathons across four continents. That’s a total of 168km and it’s all in a good cause – to raise funds for travel
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All Black or all gold as a ‘Baggie’ dances with Wolves
With the god-like Dan Carter (above) currently crocked with a hamstring injury and still no sign of a high-quality back-up, are the odds of an overdue All Blacks triumph in this year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand lengthening? With my final tickets long booked, I’m hoping against hope that all will be right on
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A MIS-HIT strikes its target
Warm thanks to all those industry golfers who participated in the 2010 Moodie International Superstars Honorary Invitation Tournament (the ‘MIS-HIT’) at the Cannes duty free show last October. As reported in an earlier Blog, I was unable to host the tournament due to my recovery from treatment for stomach cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
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A royal day out with Dubai Duty Free
[Left to right: Colm McLoughlin, Fedora, Martin Moodie, Breeda McLoughlin] Dubai Duty Free’s brace of horse racing days at Newbury racecourse near London this week proved, as usual, a big success. The Moodie Report Publisher was on hand to try out his recently acquired Fedora (as recommended by one Breeda McLoughlin) and to enjoy the
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How the Garden City will rebloom
Sad news today from my hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand where organisers of this year’s Rugby World Cup have decided to move all games from the earthquake-hit city to alternative locations. Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully (below) made the announcement today, noting that the two quarter-finals will go to Auckland and the five pool
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The (King) Power of the human spirit
Sometimes acts of generosity occur in this industry that take your breath away. At Duty-Free News International’s excellent charity ball last Friday one such moment happened. The ball was dedicated to travel retail industry project Hand in Hand for Haiti. Funds raised will be used to build an on-site clinic at the Lycée Jean-Baptiste Point
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Just what the doctor ordered
Right. That’s quite enough of these hospital visits for, shall we say… a decade or two? How do you tell your surgeon and oncologist, wonderful people that they are, that you hope you will never meet them again? I’m back at home base, clasping a fine glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc while I write and
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Bedded down in Bumrungrad
The facilities are magnificent and the standards of service and care great. But my post-Trinity Forum destination is not turning out to be quite the Thailand leisure break I had hoped for. Instead of spending a few days as planned relaxing in a Phuket beach hotel I am holed up at the five-star Bumrungrad International
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Back in business
I’ve arrived in Bangkok, where the 2011 Trinity Forum begins on Wednesday. My first flight in eight months behind me, I was met on arrival by the ultra-efficient Airports of Thailand and King Power teams. Last time I was here at Suvarnabhumi Airport was when the facility opened in September 2006. It’s great to be
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Bound for Bangkok on the comeback trail
Never has the security queue at Heathrow Airport looked so attractive. Never have I cared less about the threadbare carpet under my feet while I queue up. I’m about to take my first flight in eight months, my debut international trip after my illness. It feels good. I am so, so happy to be back
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Treading the light fantastic
I’ve just finished my first training run for The Moodie Multi-National Marathon*, due to take place in early March. The marathon will be run in travel retail industry teams of six. Each team member will run/walk one-sixth of a marathon (7.03km), anywhere in the world. As training sessions go, mine wasn’t very impressive. But it
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A very special Consortium
‘Although the way station you want to reach Is dangerous and the goal distant, Do not sink into sadness. All roads have an end.’ – Hafez (14th century Persian poet) 43 days to go. Starting tomorrow, just two full three-week chemotherapy cycles left. I’m nearly on the home strait. Suddenly January 18, 2011 doesn’t seem
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Absolutely FAB-ulous
I spent last Thursday and Friday in the excellent company of two of this industry’s most knowledgeable and personable executives – David King and Patricia Ryan – judging the entries in the first-ever Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Awards, to be held at Manchester Airport on 24 January 2011. David, former Managing Director of Alpha
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