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This week on social media: Travel retail ushers in the New Year with promotional flurry
This Week on Social Media is a regular column where we spotlight how airports, retailers and brands are connecting with travellers through creative and engaging campaigns on social media.
Babor marks 70th year with limited-edition anniversary skincare set
According to Babor, the 70 Years Anniversary Set is both a celebration of the brand’s past innovations and a reflection of its commitment to high-performance skincare.
Guerlain celebrates Bee Bottle with Global Ambassador Song Hye-Kyo
Angelique Noire from Guerlain’s L’Art & La Matière collection was selected for the campaign, which features a customised Bee Bottle.
Blue Chip Group appoints Sangmin Ha as Managing Director
Bringing 20 years of travel retail experience from The Shilla Duty Free, Ha will play a key role in supporting Blue Chip Group’s continued expansion and innovation in the channel.
The Jessica’s Secret Index cross-category ratings for October
CHINA. The Moodie Davitt Report is pleased to publish our popular Jessica’s Secret Index for October covering wines & spirits, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery. The Jessica’s Secret Index, a partnership between Jessica’s Secret (founded and owned in China by Mirko Wang) and The Moodie Davitt Report, provides an indicator of what’s hot with […]
Images of the Day: IPPG Travel Retail brings a quality quartet of stores to Da Nang International Airport
Today’s images illustrate how Imex Pan Pacific Group Travel Retail recently celebrated the Grand Opening of four stores – The Cocoa Trees, TR Boutique, Vietnam’s Delights, and Travel Essentials – at the central Vietnam gateway.
Heady heights in Hainan: Three-day New Year’s holiday duty-free sales rocket +128.9%
2026 got off to a flying start for offshore duty-free retailers as sales soared to RMB712 million (US$101.8 million) during the three-day New Year’s holiday. Some 442,000 items were sold while footfall and conversion were encouragingly heavy.
Promotional blitz and strong footfall prompt +93.8% surge in New Year’s Day Hainan offshore duty-free sales
The Haikou Customs figures reveal that approximately 148,000 items were purchased, up +30% year-on-year. The number of shoppers increased +45.8% over 1 January 2025 to 32,000.
Dubai Duty Free shatters all-time record with milestone US$2.4 billion in 2025 sales
Records tumble as Dubai Duty Free brings down the curtain on an extraordinary 2025. Not only did annual sales smash through the previous all-time record but December proved to be the most successful year in the retailer’s remarkable 42-year history.
‘High Five’ time as Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free celebrates Sanya store’s fifth anniversary with promotional blitz
Five years on from its breakthrough store opening in downtown Sanya, Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free is honouring the landmark with its biggest promotional event of the year.
L’Oréal Travel Retail APAC and Shilla introduce immersive Prada Banana Balm pop-up at Incheon Airport
The colourful pop-up at Incheon Airport Terminal 2 East marked the launch of Prada Banana Balm, a playful addition to Prada Beauty’s balm pillar.
Interview: Johnny Lakhwani on Inter-African Marketing’s path for premium beauty in Africa travel retail
Inter-African Marketing Commercial Director Johnny Lakhwani outlines why Africa’s evolving traveller profile, rising intra-African mobility and landmark beauty openings in Accra and Abuja signal a defining moment for premium travel retail across the continent.
