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Qatar Duty Free hails success as Hamad International wins Skytrax award for ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’
The award – HIA’s second in succession – recognises Qatar Duty Free’s pioneering work at the travel hub which saw it launch a series of world-first retail installations last year.
“It represents everything we stand for – the history, the ritual, the attention to detail, the respect for innovation,” fresh Co-Founder Lev Glazman told The Moodie Davitt Report. “And bringing back a piece of history that nobody knew about or was thinking about.”
The award – HIA’s second in succession – recognises Qatar Duty Free’s pioneering work at the travel hub which saw it launch a series of world-first retail installations last year.
Travellers at Terminal 3 can play Tissot’s ‘Buzzer Beater’ free-throw challenge in a virtual game via a pop-up digital basketball court.
The Doha travel hub also claimed the top honours for airport shopping, while Istanbul Airport triumphed in the Dining Experience category.
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail General Manager, Americas Greg Ford and Head of Marketing, Americas Aisling Tobin address the business climate, category priorities and innovation in the region.
Anniversary celebrations take place as the retail and entertainment complex continues to welcome more visitors amid strong travel recovery.
Qatar Duty Free Senior Vice President Thabet Musleh says the retailer will maintain a laser focus on pioneering transit tourism, having ‘something for everyone’ and delivering experience-led hospitality.
Football fans have a chance to win tickets to a blockbuster Manchester United vs Arsenal game by purchasing any Chivas Regal product in participating World Duty Free stores during the campaign period.
The legislation proposes to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes in the UK annually in an effort to phase out the habit. Such a move has negative long-term repercussions for duty-free retailers.
The renowned pioneer of Vietnam’s travel retail and aviation will serve another five-year term as Chairman of one of the country’s most important aviation sector stakeholders.
A permanent 1,467sq m liquor & tobacco store is being constructed and is scheduled for completion in Q4.
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