INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Davitt eZine, Travel Retail’s LookBook. In this edition we are on location at Hamad International, which was this month named World’s Best Airport by Skytrax, the consumer-voted awards programme.
The Moodie Davitt Report has paid two recent visits to see first-hand the huge investment that the Qatar Airways Group is pouring into infrastructure and services, and which have undoubtedly contributed to the recent global accolade.
We report on the grand opening of luxury avenue Viale di Lusso – a spectacular, memorable event and a moment of welcome positivity for our channel in difficult times – plus we feature the latest in Qatar Duty Free’s major programme of 2021 openings, and we speak to Group Chief Executive, H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker about overcoming crisis and how the future is shaping up.
In this edition we also bring you our Top Travel Retailers report for 2020, based on annual turnover among the industry’s leading players last year. It is a story of COVID-19 and its impact, of course, but also one of resilience and in the case of newly established market leader China Duty Free Group, one of tremendous growth, led by the booming offshore duty free market in Hainan.
Elsewhere, Phoenicia Group Founder & Chairman Mohamed Zeidan talks about a long-standing partnership with Habanos, his own core values and the impact of COVID-19 on the distributor and travel retailer.
We look at the bold vision behind premium Scotch brand Fable, and present our choice of the most memorable and eye-catching recent launches, campaigns and events across the industry.
You’ll also find our regular columns, Better Moments to Make The World Smile, and Positive Disruptors, in partnership with Mars-Wrigley Travel Retail and Tito’s Handmade Vodka, respectively.
