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Norris, an experienced and deeply respected airport commercial executive, is currently General Manager of Aviation and Commercial at Sunshine Coast Airport. He has previously held leadership positions at Vancouver, Auckland and Perth airports.
Themed ‘Show Your Love’, the campaign was celebrated at Taoyuan, Taipei Songshan, Taichung, and Kaohsiung International airports, honouring mothers and showcasing Taiwanese hospitality.
here is no longer a local market, singular, writes our Founder & Chairman. Crossborder, ecommerce, daigou reselling and a grey market that has been around pretty much since Adam and Eve diverted the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge all represent ultra-competitive fronts.
We feature our choice of the week’s highlights at TFWA Asia Pacific in words, photos and video.
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Welcome to The Moodie Davitt Magazine and Category Insight supplement, published to coincide with the TFWA Asia Pacific show in Singapore. Our cover story majors on the rise and rise of Qatar Duty Free, which is marking its 25th anniversary.
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Devised to improve passenger experience, the project will free up space for new retail stores, bars and restaurants as part of the leading northern England travel hub’s transformation programme.
We feature further talking points from Gebr. Heinemann’s recent press conference in Hamburg, at which Co-CEOs Max Heinemann and Raoul Spanger and Chief Commercial Officer Inken Callsen discussed 2024 performance plus goals and ambitions.
Running throughout May, the immersive pop-up showcases retailtainment elements and the brand’s key fragrance collections.
SSP has assumed operation of the airport’s two existing landside and airside bars at the airport, which will be transformed into modernised bar kitchen concepts, following investment.
We feature highlights from this week’s Moodie Davitt Report WeChat Official Account, with our follower base climbing steadily to 5,919.
The airport company posted a -16.5% year-on-year decline in operating result during the first three months of the year, despite a +6.3% revenue growth.
The calligrapher kindly asked me to choose a design of my choice. Admiring the bright orange hues and the lovely shape of the lettering, I made my choice. “What does it mean?” I asked. “It means ‘Write like an angel.”
Montblanc has reopened its boutique at Istanbul Airport in partnership with ATÜ Duty Free, a joint venture between TAV Airports and the Gebr Heinemann/Unifree Duty Free partnership.
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in a ruling issued by Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, upheld the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to invalidate General Cigar’s Cohiba trademark registrations following proceedings initiated by Cubatabaco.
The confectionery company is marking I Love Reese’s Day (18 May) with a high-visibility campaign across key international airports and a homepage makeover of The Moodie Davitt Report.
The Moodie Davitt Report, in association with Airport Dimensions, has launched a new podcast/video series under the title ‘Explore the Experience Era’. In our first episode, Pravat Paikray, Vice President Commercial Development at Bangalore International Airport Ltd, evaluates the role of retail in shaping the future of the traveller journey.
Western Sydney International Airport will house more than 20 F&B sites across around 2,300sq m of leasable space in the new facility when it opens in late 2026.
More than 20 concessions have been approved by the Texas airport’s Board of Directors, part of dozens of commercial spaces scheduled to come online as the travel hub’s expansion continues at pace.
FAB 2025 welcomes new additions to its speaker roster, including Emirates Leisure Retail Managing Director Murat Gun; London Stansted Airport Retail Director Stephen Martin; Quick Service Restaurant Platform CEO Alessandro Preda; and Fraport AG Vice President of Retail Key Account Management Nina Kristin Gür.
We speak to Group Retail Director Tom Hack about how a £350 million capital injection will bring significant retail, food & beverage and passenger experience improvements to Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports.
We feature talking points from Gebr. Heinemann’s recent press conference in Hamburg, at which the company discussed its 2024 performance, growth plans and views on regional and global markets.
The contract for the key Canary Islands airport covers six restaurants, bars and cafés, with two new venues bringing a Spanish sense of place.
“We will continue to collaborate with Changi Airport Group to strengthen customer experience programmes such as the WOWS (World of Wines and Spirits) event to differentiate our liquor operations and customer experiences,” says Lotte Duty Free CEO Kim Dong-ha.
Welcome to The Moodie Davitt Magazine and Category Insight supplement, published to coincide with the TFWA Asia Pacific show in Singapore. Our cover story majors on the rise and rise of Qatar Duty Free, which is marking its 25th anniversary.
Things are looking up for the Korean travel retailer with airport sales improving and the 31 July closure of its Dongdaemun store set to boost profitability.
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