Past Events


October/November 2010 OCTOBER, PARIS NOVEMBER, LONDON


On Friday November 5, Dudson opened the doors of its London showroom to the press to raise a glass to ‘The Best of British’ entertainment. English crystal company, Dartington Crystal teamed up with Dudson to fly the flag for British food and drink, while Chapel Down, England’s leading wine producers kept everyone ‘merry’ with an exclusive tasting session.


NOVEMBER, LONDON


Gerard Bertholon, a French native and member of Continental Congress of Chefs, met with corporate guests from several leading French companies around a gastronomic supper he specially created for the occasion of Continental’s launch of its new BusinessFirst seat. During the evening Chef Gérard


DECEMBER, HONG KONG


Cathay Pacific Airways unveiled its latest innovations in product and service at an event in Hong Kong attended by more than 3,000 people. The airline revealed, for the first time in public, its


new Business seat for premium passengers going on board in March 2011. New uniform for cabin crew and other customer-facing staff, created by Hong Kong designer Eddie Lau, will also be introduced in the second half of next year. Latest innovations in Cathay’s Hong Kong passenger lounges were also announced. Speaking at the unveiling event, chief executive


Tony Tyler said: “What we are unveiling is a package that has been put together for the most important people in our business - our passengers. These latest product and service enhancements form


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explained Continental’s commitment to quality and the challenges of serving gastronomic food at 30,000 feet. While promoting the BF product and flight experience, the new BF lie-flat seat was introduced to the corporate clients.


Food travel expert, SSP UK, was named Best Retailer by the Airport Operators Association (AOA) for its partnership with M Simply Food at the 2010 AOA annual conference. It is the fourth consecutive year the company has won an AOA award in a ceremony that aims to celebrate the best working partnerships within the UK airport industry. M Simply Food stores in airports bring the retailer’s premium quality products and levels of customer service to travellers and commuters across the UK. SSP UK’s partnership with the brand began six years ago, implementing a series of external and internal auditing programmes in order to continuously improve the offering. www.foodtravelexperts.com


part of Cathay Pacific’s ongoing investments in the continued development of Hong Kong as one of the world’s leading international aviation hubs.” The event, dubbed ‘Light Up the Sky’, was held at


the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. www.cathaypacific.com


From left: Ed Anderson, AOA chairman; Nathan Wall, SSP UK Air managing director; Simon Calder, travel journalist.


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