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“As we prepare to celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2027, I feel it is an appropriate time to transition our management structure so that this incredible journey is best placed to run and run over coming years,” says company Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie.
The travel retailer is tapping into the Chuseok travel surge with a Beauty of Joseon pop-up at its Myeong-dong flagship, combining retail engagement with a gamified celebration of Korean heritage.
The 600sq m shopping space brings together nearly 100 leading Chinese and international brands across 12 categories.
So I think I’ll fly away/Set a course for brighter days/Find the second star, I’m soarin’/And then straight on to the morn.
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The pioneering partnership connects Amorepacific’s Beauty Point programme with Shinsegae Duty Free’s online store, creating new opportunities to reward shoppers and build longer-term customer relationships.
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‘As One, As Always’ is the CDFG campaign slogan as cdf Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex marks its 12th year on 1 September.
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We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
Our popular readers’ contest is back again, this time challenging industry knowledge of rugby and F1 motor racing.
Dries Van Noten’s first-ever travel retail animation brings the fashion house’s ‘Impossible Combinations’ philosophy to Paris Charles de Gaulle with refillable design, live embroidery and cross-category beauty discovery.
Regional performance remained mixed, with Latin America and the Caribbean recording the strongest international traffic growth at +7.1%, while Middle Eastern carriers saw demand fall -9.5%.
The Goods @ SJC with Hip & Humble, Plaza de San José, Poppy’s Essentials and SJC Exchange bring local brands, food and travel essentials to Paradies Lagardère’s latest airport retail openings.
The major portfolio transformation spans new products, refreshed packaging and an experience-led global activation platform called ‘Take the Taste With You’.
Germán Barcala brings a wealth of experience in the events industry to his new role with the South American duty-free association.
The partners reveal plans to extend retail space in Terminal 1 to around 3,800sq m as they extend their long-term relationship.
TAV Operation Services Chief Marketing and Digital Officer Aylin Alpay explains the thinking behind the Treva platform’s creation and how it can become not just a marketplace but a tool to manage the full airport journey.
Sales in the world’s biggest duty-free market rose +15.9% year-on-year in July on shopper numbers up a more modest +3.4%. But while inbound tourism booms, duty-free shopping has slipped worryingly down the visitor priority list.
The 111.5sq m facility in the T1 Departures Hall offers 38 pods alongside private bathrooms, locker storage and a coffee station. An integrated sleep-analysis system monitors selected sleep indicators during rest, including heart rate, movement and snoring.
Malaysia Airports is seeking input on the most suitable model for its duty-free concession though it stresses that the process is a market-sounding exercise rather than a procurement process at this stage.
The French drinks powerhouse experienced contrasting travel retail fortunes through its financial year with positives in China, Europe and the Americas being offset by challenges in South Korea and the Middle East.
Coty is building BOSS Bottled Beyond with an Americas travel retail avant-première spanning immersive experiences, digital engagement and OOH media in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil among others.
Sol de Janeiro is dialling up the colour, energy and experiential retail at Antalya Airport with one of its most ambitious travel retail activations to date.
AdVini is celebrating the diversity of French wine at Marseille Provence and Amsterdam Schiphol airports through a series of tasting-led activations with Lagardère Travel Retail.
The Moodie Davitt Report President Dermot Davitt paid a recent visit to one of Europe’s most exciting travel retail destinations, Antalya International Airport, to discover a story of growth, investment, quality and high-spending travellers. We complete a three-part review of that visit in words, images and video with an interview with Fraport-TAV General Manager Dr Frank Quante.
With summer travel drawing to a close, we’ve rounded up some of the standout posts that captured the season in full swing, from interactive airport moments to retail promotions and experiences designed to turn journeys into lasting memories.
Our latest selection of images comes from Shannon Airport’s social channels, where the ‘Best Place to Fly From’ series launches today, capturing passenger stories and the Irish gateway’s 40-route network.
For Hobart Airport, the Cavu platform provides real-time insights to improve operations and manage availability more effectively, said the partners.
