INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to this special issue of The Moodie Davitt eZine, which marks a significant milestone for The Moodie Davitt Report: our 20th anniversary.
As we celebrate the occasion, we are proud to announce a stepping up of our Corporate Social Responsibility programme, beginning with an enhanced commitment to two of our longest-standing causes – cleft charity Smile Train and non-profit 501(c)3 environmental charity One Tree Planted.
We are pledging to fund 100 Smile Train operations (at US$250 per operation) in the coming year, helping to transform lives and putting more children with cleft lips and palates on track to a better future.
Click on the video above to view 20th anniversary messages from friends and colleagues around the world. More feature in the pages of the eZine.
We will also give Smile Train further visibility across our platforms over the coming year, and it is also our chosen charity for our next Duty Calls Gala Charity Dinner. This will take place on 6 May 2023 in Singapore, on the eve of TFWA Asia Pacific. Details to follow.
To mark this special anniversary eZine, we are also funding a life-changing Smile Train operation for every paid advertisement that appears in this edition.
In addition we will donate substantially to One Tree Planted, our chosen environmental charity and a regenerative project close to our hearts. As reported, each delegate registering for this year’s Trinity Forum will result in a new tree being planted.
For every delegate at our 2023 events, The Airport Food & Beverage Conference and The Trinity Forum (and any others), we will also fund the planting of a tree.
As we document in the pages of this title, our story began on 16 September 2002, when a new title in travel retail publishing – The Moodie Report – was unveiled via a six-page PDF report, produced initially in cooperation with Generation Group of Sweden.
Since that time we have launched a variety of publications embracing multimedia platforms, with all variations of our titles remaining free of charge to readers and becoming clear market leaders in their respective sectors.
We have also launched successful events including The Trinity Forum and the FAB Conference & Awards, and championed front-line people in the industry, notably through our Travel Retail Superstars and FAB Superstars Awards.
Our philosophy? Thought leadership, trust, innovation, adding value with everything we do and an unrelenting focus on giving back to those in society who need it most. Our pledge to do this sees us take on more ambitious commitments in the year ahead, as noted above.
Thank you for being with us on the journey so far as The Moodie Davitt Report turns 20. We hope you enjoy this special anniversary edition of The Moodie Davitt eZine, which charts our progress to date and features the voices of many colleagues, supporters and friends.
Here’s to the next 20 years.
Martin Moodie, Dermot Davitt and The Moodie Davitt Report team
