Travel Essentials
WHSmith buoyed by UK Travel business momentum in trading period to 31 May
In the key UK market, Travel revenue rose +5% on last year with like-for-like revenue up +6%.
Flemingo Duty Free wins multi-airport duty-free, specialist retail and F&B contract in Cape Verde
Flemingo Duty Free has been awarded a concession to operate 17 duty-free, specialist retail and food & beverage spaces at four international airports in Cape Verde – Amílcar Cabral International, Sal; Nelson Mandela International, Praia; Aristides Pereira International, Boa Vista; and Cesária Évora Airport, São Vicente.
Formia partners with Graff, Elie Saab and Lancel as it expands premium airline amenity offerings
Formia has introduced luxury amenity kits for Aeromexico, Korean Air and Saudia passengers in partnership with Lancel, Graff and Elie Saab respectively.
Victorinox will bring Swiss precision to TFWA Asia Pacific with ‘Prepared to…’ campaign
Victorinox’s presence will bring the ‘Prepared to…’ brand campaign to life through a personalisation experience and photo area, while showcasing its latest innovations in watches and travel gear.
VINCI Airports reveals Phase One completion of £100 million Belfast International redevelopment
As part of the £25 million investment in a terminal extension, a new 1,600sq m duty-free store combines duty free, food & beverage and travel essentials under one roof.
Travel Blue returns to TFWA Asia Pacific with larger stand and renewed focus on Gen Z shoppers
“The Asia market is very important to Travel Blue and a major focus for business development,” says Travel Blue Managing Director Daniel Levin.
Transformed retail and food & beverage offer revealed at Nantes Atlantique Airport
The project with anchor concessionaires Lagardère Travel Retail and SSP Group has seen the opening of 15 modernised and new stores across the French travel hub’s terminal.
Perth Airport requests Expressions of Interest for Terminals 3 and 4 commercial opportunities
“Our commercial team is looking to engage with potential partners via a Request for Proposals programme for up to 13 sites across T3 and T4,” says Perth Airport Chief Commercial & Aviation Officer Kate Holsgrove.
Opinion: Victorinox’s Gloria Dix on the changing shape of Asia Pacific travel retail
Victorinox Head of Global Travel Retail & Fragrance Sales Gloria Dix explores how emerging brands can seize new opportunities amid shifting consumer demographics in APAC and why she believes that travel retail is still a strategic channel for growth.
Travel Blue launches destination-exclusive Memory Collections to drive Gen Z engagement
Travel Blue has launched Memory Collections, featuring travel accessories for Gen Z travellers looking to personalise their carry-on luggage and backpacks.
Made to be prepared – Chihei Tai on how Victorinox is charting a course in Asia Pacific
Victorinox is promoting its upcoming showing at the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition with a makeover of The Moodie Davitt Report homepage and an elegant treatment of our mobile website.
On Location: Rituals unveils travel retail’s first Mind Oasis at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Rituals’ debut Mind Oasis, located in its new flagship in Lounge 1, represents ‘the next chapter’ for the brand’s mission of offering travellers moments of wellbeing in busy airports.
