Destination Merchandise
In Conversation: Travel Blue Managing Director Daniel Levin on tapping the great travel essentials opportunity
Prologue: In September, Travel Blue set out a blueprint for increased footfall and conversion in travel retail built around unlocking the potential of the impulse-driven travel essentials category. The company released an updated category strategy grounded in a major research programme by industry analyst m1nd-set and underpinned by the brand owner’s 40 years of experience […]
Hamburg Airport issues EU-wide tenders for retail and food & beverage outlets
The airport company seeks modern concepts for five food & beverage areas and six shops with step-by-step implementation from 2028.
Images of the Day: Why Extime is always Paris Time at Charles de Gaulle Airport
France, of course, is spoiled for choice in terms of a great food, fragrance, wines and spirits heritage and all are brought to life with panache and diversity here. And so, at Extime Duty Free Terminal 2A, is the travelling consumer.
Lotte Duty Free steps up support for K-food and other destination merchandise
K-food and other Korean destination merchanise are surging in popularity with international visitors and Lotte Duty Free is stepping up its championing of the sectors.
Zhuhai Duty Free unveils new-look Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge arrivals duty-free store
The revamped and expanded store benefits from heavy footfall. In 2025 passenger traffic through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the bridge exceeded 31.34 million, up +14.3% year-on-year and a record high.
Vietnam Duty Free celebrates groundbreaking opening at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi
The Moodie Davitt Report is on location at Noi Bai International, gateway to the nation’s capital, Hanoi, on a seminal day for Vietnam’s travel retail sector. Today, a vibrant new force, Vietnam Duty Free, comes of age.
“The beginning of our next chapter” – Vietnam Duty Free celebrates landmark Hanoi inauguration
“With each step forward, VDF aspires to bring duty-free shopping in Vietnam closer to the standards of the world’s leading travel retail destinations, right at the country’s international gateway,” the company pledges.
Belfast City Airport brings Northern Ireland’s distillers into focus with ‘That’s the Spirit’ campaign
The campaign, in partnership with World Duty Free, returns from 15 October-1 November, showcasing Northern Ireland’s distilling heritage through tastings, brand encounters and retail promotions.
Western Sydney Airport set to welcome first passengers with expansive duty-free and specialist retail offer
Anticipation is building as Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport gears up to welcome its inaugural passenger flights on 25 October. An extensive shopping offer awaits those travellers.
Opinion: Rituals’ Lotte Rozemuller on making “discovery feel effortless” in travel retail
Rituals Global Travel Retail Director Lotte Rozemuller explores the role of cultural storytelling and sensory experiences in driving engagement, drawing on the brand’s Amsterdam Collection and its travel retail roll-out.
TREX Awards 2027: The hunt begins for travel retail-exclusive excellence as entries open
Now in its third edition, the only global cross-category awards programme dedicated to travel retail-exclusive (TREX) products and initiatives builds on the resounding success of its first two editions, spotlighting differentiation, excellence and unique, channel-specific value for travellers.
Interview: Bateel’s Rupali Arora on storytelling, premiumisation and new paths to confectionery growth
In this interview with The Moodie Davitt Report Associate Editor Camille Bersola, Bateel Travel Retail’s Rupali Arora explains how the brand is combining product, presentation and storytelling to stay relevant as consumer expectations evolve.
