Cosmetics
“For travel retail, in Hainan we significantly outperformed prestige beauty, which itself improved sequentially, to gain share as our activation for Lunar New Year drove remarkable performance,” says The Estée Lauder Companies President and CEO Stéphane de La Faverie.
‘The website that never sleeps’ may at no time have paused for rest but The Moodie Blog, I’m delighted to say, is out of hibernation
The collaboration reinforces L’Oréal’s strategy in the travel retail data ecosystem, leveraging Agoda’s strong presence as one of Asia’s most downloaded travel apps to expand consumer reach across the region.
The History of Whoo brandower saw Q1 revenue down -7.1% year-on-year to KRW1.5766 trillion (US$1.07 billion) and operating profit declining -24.3% to KRW107.8 billion (US$73.1 million). But quarter-on-quarter the picture looks rosier.
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We feature rolling updates on what ranks as one of the biggest crises in travel retail history.
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Collectively, the Ethos Farm teams walked the equivalent of 13.5 marathons, raising an impressive £4,100 (US$5,532) for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, plus £823 (US$1,110) Gift Aid.
Airport Hospitality World
We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
As conditions in the region stabilise, the transfer traffic segment is expected to recover quickly, says Dubai Airports.
Campari Group Global Travel Retail is introducing The Glen Grant Wanderlust Collection, the brand’s first permanent travel retail-exclusive range, in key airport locations across Asia Pacific. And it is celebrating the moment with a striking makeover of The Moodie Davitt Report desktop homepage.
We’re asking travel retail and aviation sector stakeholders to pick the results of two much-anticipated sporting competitions, with another couple of intriguing questions thrown in to sort out the really top pundits.
Today’s choice of images comes from leading travel retailer ARI, which has hailed a month of “connection, creativity and celebration” across its global estate in April.
“When the Gulf coughs, Indian aviation catches pneumonia,” Air4Casts notes in an insightful report that paints a stark contrast between the fortunes of two key aviation markets since the Middle East war broke out.
Amorepacific’s travel retail business performed strongly both at home and internationally in the first quarter, the South Korean beauty products and wellbeing group revealed last week.
The US beauty house announced last month it had entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining interests in the beauty brand grounded in the science of modern Luxurious Ayurveda.
The event brings together over 1,000 international brands and many sought-after products to CDFG’s more than 60 domestic and overseas stores and online platforms.
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation, parent company of China Duty Free Group, this week posted an impressive year-on-year rise in first-quarter net profit to CNY2,348.3 million (US$342.4 million)
Duty-free revenues climbed +32% year-on-year at the leading Indian airports group, with food & beverage leaping +52%.
“Our third-quarter results extend strong year-to-date performance, driven by Beauty Reimagined,” says an upbeat President and CEO Stéphane de La Faverie.
IndiGo will operate the first flight on 15 June, marking the start of scheduled passenger services, to be followed by Akasa Air and Air India Express.
Healthy fast-casual brand Tossed will open its first airport restaurant at London Gatwick’s North Terminal this November, adapting its high street offer for travel retail.
In this guest column, Lindt & Sprüngli Head of Global Travel Retail Peter Zehnder looks at how flavour, format and storytelling are being used to create more distinctive propositions in airports.
The Moodie Davitt Report was the exclusive media present at a preview event following the completion of a €2.7 million (US$3.17 million) upgrade project which positions the lounge as the largest in the Menzies Aviation Pearl network.
To mark International Women’s Day 2026 (8 March), The Moodie Davitt Report has invited women from across the global travel retail and aviation sectors to participate in Voices of Impact, a special editorial initiative celebrating leadership, empowerment and collective action.
Our latest images come from Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A, which we transited on a recent US visit and which carries some lovely touches that evoke a distinctive sense of New Jersey.
Under the exclusive agreement, ANDS will use its distribution network and channel experience to expand Dinner Lady’s availability across key airport locations worldwide.
TREX Travels to the Duty-Free World: The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce the launch of a breakthrough business-to-consumer video series called The TREX Factor, focused entirely on travel retail-exclusive (TREX) products.
China Duty Free Group is celebrating an extraordinary 15-year success story in its Sanya, Hainan province, heartland.
Avolta General Manager Caribbean & Cruises Gianfranco Botteri says: “We are immensely proud of this opening at El Catey International Airport and supporting the touristic development of this very special region.”
