Dateline Monday 9th March 2026

Happy Monday morning I hope you are fit and well and that you had a terrific weekend

Spring came into its own on Thursday we had a lovely sunny, dry, warm day 16 degrees C in London  W10 of course we paid the price  the next day when it was dull, grey and cold so far it has stayed that way.

Sadly, the war in both Iran and Ukraine seems to have no end in sight one week into the Iran campaign and very disappointingly four years into the Ukraine unjust war being waged by Russia. Iran seems to be wanting to be seriously isolated from all its neighbours whom they have discriminably bombed over the past week that is every one of the Arab countries except Egypt I wonder why Egypt has been spared from Iran’s missiles and drones.

And the news today is that Iran has chosen a new Supreme Leader, I suggest he doesn’t bother to get business cards printed.  

The Soham murderer of two young girls has himself been murdered in Prison, what I want to know is why it took so long for him to be dispatched, he was never going to get old in prison but one thing was certain he was going to die in prison, so whoever dispatched him has saved the Government a huge bunch of cash and has freed up a valuable and indeed rare prison place for the next dreadful person.  

Sad news that the American Civil Rights leader Jessie Jackson has died, there were amazing scenes of wonderful gospel music at his funeral service in Chicago on the news channels  

CONGRATULATIONS to George Russell the new name in British FI who  took a comfortable victory in the Australian Grand Prix at the start of a new era of Formula

Finally Monday morning e mail news  I have taken a rather tough decision but a decision none the less to reduce my Monday morning e mail to every other Monday instead of every Monday this primarily is due to two things one is that the DMCs we at MM and Company represent are very busy delivering exceptional service and successful events together with our clients to their end user corporate clients that they really do not have time to continually update me with what is new and funky in their destinations and the second reason is that my two young daughters are now adults.

And that’s the view from my MM and Company desk for this week

MM and Company news update

Japan

James Kent and the crew at The J Team DMC Japan have told us about a new hotel that had just opened in Tokyo it is 1 Hotel Tokyo, the brand's first property in Japan., the hotel is set high within the Akasaka Trust Tower spanning the 38th through 43rd floors, the hotel has 211 guestrooms, including 24 suites with three exclusive penthouses, the rooms have sweeping views of the Imperial Palace gardens, Tokyo Tower, and the city skyline. Tokyo World Gate Akasaka, is an ideal base for exploring all that Tokyo has to offer, placing guests at the centre of the city’s cultural and commercial energy. From here, iconic neighbourhoods such as Ginza, Roppongi, and Shibuya are easily accessible, while nearby there are parks, shrines, and embassies

And that is about it for this Monday, you know as much as I know, wishing you an outstanding day and an awesome week ahead.