Cruise and Ferries
Gebr. Heinemann posts +21% rise in 2024 turnover to €4.3 billion despite ‘complex environment’
The robust performance came despite what the leading travel retailer and distributor termed a ‘complex environment’, characterised by volatility and uncertainty across some key markets and a significantly eroded Chinese spend.
The exclusive collection features a bottle adorned with the signature Carnival logo, available fleet-wide, and three distinctive engraved bottles, each exclusive to Mardi Gras, Carnival Valor and Carnival Breeze.
“We’re creating a trusted, secure and tariff-free platform for global brands to engage with Chinese and regional travellers,” says DFP World Operation Manager for Indochina Chien Anh Le.
In this edition, we delve into Shiseido Travel Retail’s take on the shifting beauty landscape in Asia Pacific and feature highlights from the Seatrade Cruise Global event held in April.
The Danish jewellery and eyewear brand has launched with BC Ferries, introducing its travel retail-exclusive collection within fashion departments onboard five ferries.
The revised content covers insights such as the growing demand for travel retail exclusives, alongside the challenges posed by reduced footfall and shifts in passenger demographics, particularly the decline in high-spending Chinese travellers.
Today’s selection features the retail debut of Global Drinks Ltd-owned Misaka in Macau, both with Avolta at Macau International Airport and King Power at one of the Special Administrative Region’s ferry terminal stores.
We carry the first in a series of review articles about The Retail Days at Seatrade Cruise Global, which took place on 8-9 April. Here we speak to Azamara Cruises CEO Dondra Ritzenthaler about the crucial role that retail plays for the boutique cruiseline.
Gebr. Heinemann has officially elevated its Dubai office to the status of a regional headquarters and named Bernard Schlafstein as CEO of Heinemann Middle East Africa.
A memorable two days of retail-dedicated sessions concluded on Wednesday at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami.
Starboard Group has expanded its partnership with TUI Cruises by introducing retail offerings on Mein Schiff Relax, the second ship in the Mein Schiff fleet.
A high-class speaker line-up from across the cruise ‘Trinity’ led a strong first day of retail sessions at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami on Tuesday.
The partnership between Tallink Grupp and John Nurminen Foundation extends over two decades – however, the two organisations have been working together to protect the Baltic Sea even prior to the formalised partnership.
