AUSTRALASIA. The upcoming Australian Airports Association (AAA) Retail & Commercial Forum has attracted strong support from across the industry, with 30 concessionaires, suppliers and other service providers signing up to partner with the event organisers.
A partnership between the AAA, The Mercurius Group and The Moodie Davitt Report, the Forum will be held on 17-19 July at the Sofitel in Brisbane. It brings together all the key players in the non-aeronautical industry, including airports from Australia and New Zealand, duty free operators, specialty retail operators, food & beverage (F&B) operators, foreign exchange operators, advertising concessionaires, ground transport providers and various advisers and suppliers.
As previously announced, the AAA Retail & Commercial Forum has pioneered a shared sponsorship model, in the form of Support Panels, which form the cornerstone partnerships of the event. These include:
Duty Free Support Panel: DFS, Dufry, Heinemann Australia, Lagardère AWPL and Lotte Duty Free
F&B Support Panel: Airport Retail Enterprises, Cater Care, Delaware North, Emirates Leisure Retail, HMSHost International and SSP
Industry Support Panel: TelSim, Cox Architecture and Globite
In addition, a range of other sponsorships and partnerships have been locked in including:
Opening Night Cocktails: Airport Retail Group Australia
Gala Dinner After Party: Bishopp Outdoor Advertising
Gala Dinner Awards Sponsor: tRetail Labs
Gala Dinner Wine Sponsor: Moët Hennessy
Lunch Sponsor Day 1: Global Exchange
Lunch Sponsor Day 2: Travelex
Coffee Break Sponsor Day 1, Morning: iClick Interactive (Asia)
Coffee Break Sponsor Day 1, Afternoon: Chocolate Box
Coffee Break Sponsor Day 2, Morning: Goldfield & Banks
Ground Transport Sponsor: Uber
Delegate Bag Sponsor: FoodCo
Water Bottle Sponsor: JCDecaux
Lanyard Sponsor: Smarte Carte
Delegate Bag inserts: Planned Performance (towel); Hertz (six pack cooler); Wilson Parking (travel kit)
The Mercurius Group Managing Director Ivo Favotto said: “The scale of industry support in just our second year is a testament to the strength of this event. Having the commercial teams from airports around Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific is a great, and efficient, business development opportunity for organisations who partner with airports.”
The Moodie Davitt Report President Dermot Davitt said: “The breadth of sponsors supporting this event is ground breaking. We have duty free operators, F&B operators, specialty retail operators, currency exchange operators, advertising concessionaires, car parking operators, car rental operators, ground transport operators, construction project managers, architects, service providers, drinks suppliers and beauty suppliers. It’s a powerful signal of the event’s popularity”.
Registration to attend the Forum is open via the AAA website here. ✈
