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With the addition of DF2, Hyundai Duty Free now operates three of the airport’s six duty-free zones (including DF5 and DF7), becoming Incheon’s largest travel retailer and the only one to embrace full range of categories, from luxury fashion to cosmetics and liquor.
Today’s choice of images comes from Hainan province, where Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free Co posted an impressive +33% year-on-year sales surge during the busy Labour Day Golden Week holiday at its shopping emporium.
From art, entertainment and cultural celebrations to people-driven initiatives, retailers and airports are using social media to spotlight the values and connections that define today’s travel experience. We share a selection of notable highlights from across the sector.
Sustainability and sense of place intertwine in Aesop’s new Changi opening, where Singapore’s ‘Garden City’ moniker is brought to life through immersive design and storytelling.
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Dubai Duty Free’s generous lauding of Sharon Beecham’s contribution to the travel retailer‘s richly storied growth into the world’s biggest travel retailer in terms of a single location will be fondly echoed by many in the industry.
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Geographic and channel diversification proves key to the travel retail and food & beverage provider delivering a positive set of first-quarter results.
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We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
Members of TRC, all travel retail sector specialists, travelled aboard DFDS’ Côte d’Opale and Côte des Dunes ferries from Dover to Calais, gaining insight into onboard retail environments, customer experience strategies and merchandising execution in a live operational setting.
The programme places a strong emphasis on high-quality food & beverage, personalised service and upgraded onboard comfort, with gategroup playing a central role in delivering the onboard hospitality and culinary proposition.
‘The website that never sleeps’ may at no time have paused for rest but The Moodie Blog, I’m delighted to say, is out of hibernation
Coty is sharpening its focus on core brands and markets through the Coty.Curated framework as the group contends with Middle East-related disruption and softer sales trends.
The travel retail powerhouse has introduced a new wave of retail and dining concepts at the busy German hub, fusing global food trends with regional culinary culture to elevate the travel experience.
The Moodie Davitt Report offers unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our dual WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.
The travel retailer and food & beverage operator secured strong shareholder approval across all agenda items at its Ordinary General Meeting, including Board re-elections and the group’s 2025 financial and non-financial reporting, both approved by wide margins.
Today’s choice of images comes from northern England’s busiest airport, where our Senior Business Editor Mark Lane comes away impressed by the smoothness of the journey through T2 and its eclectic retail and food & beverage offer.
The company on 4 May signed employment contracts with the athletes at a ceremony in Seoul, two in table tennis, two in swimming and one in badminton, marking its first move to extend the hiring model into sports.
The Moodie Davitt Report, the runaway leader in travel retail B2B publishing and events, seeks an outstanding business analyst, researcher and financial reporter to service and grow our existing and new products.
Group profit was strong while Q1 retail revenues for Aena (as opposed to sales) rose by a modest +2.1% to €263.1 million.
We feature rolling updates on what ranks as one of the biggest crises in travel retail history.
My Fragrance Garden has made its Asia Pacific travel retail debut at Syndey Airport, blending immersive beauty discovery with environmentally conscious storytelling.
Among the latest names in the star-studded line-up are Airport Dimensions CEO Mignon Buckingham; Opula Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Jo Pennycuick; Lagardère Travel Retail Chief Commercial & Digital Officer Lylian Vignau; and Lagardère Travel Retail Vice President Dining Marketing Christine Bony.
At the annual media conference, Gebr. Heinemann board members underscored the challenge of declining spend per passenger and the urgent requirement to remain relevant to a new generation of travellers.
Moodie Davitt STUDIO is proud to introduce the premiere of Moodie Davitt CHECK-IN, a quarterly video series in association with William Grant & Sons, the first episode hosted by Hendrick’s – a most unusual premium gin.
The Escape Lounge at Portland International Airport claimed the Global Lounge of the Year, while Regional Lounge of the Year winners included Lounge Fukuoka in Japan (APAC), Vienna Lounge in Austria (Europe), Club Kingston in Jamaica (Latin America and the Caribbean), and Bidvest Premier Lounge in Johannesburg, South Africa (Middle East and Africa).
Now fully booked, the event will bring together 150 delegates ahead of the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition and Conference (10-14 May).
Once a year, you can hear a pin drop at Schiphol. Today’s column, in associaiton with Duty Free Global, explains why.
