US. Bacardi Global Travel Retail today announced a further contribution of €20,000 to the European Travel Retail Council’s campaign fund to support the Global Aviation Security Campaign. This is in addition to the €3,000 the company donated in August.
Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division Managing Director Maurice Doyle said: “Now more than ever is a time for the travel retail industry to unite. The challenges we face following the 10 August security alert are fundamental and they can only be tackled by working together.
“Our primary concern must always be passenger safety. By working together, however, we can preserve travellers’ freedom to buy from secure areas without jeopardizing safety. Bacardi Global Travel Retail is supporting the work of the ETRC and the other industry bodies in this important project.”
Bacardi joins a rapidly growing list of companies in its support for the industry’s security campaign. To date, these include Gebr Heinemann, Dufry, Fraport, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Kappé International and Estée Lauder, each of which pledged €50,000. Last week the Middle East Duty Free Association and Dubai Duty Free each pledged US$20,000 to the fund.
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