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Changi Airport Group calls major tender for luxury branded boutiques in Terminal 1
Changi Airport Group has called a major tender for seven luxury brand name
boutiques at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1. The tender is set to be one of
the biggest this year at the key Asian gateway. The vital luxury concessions are
to be tendered in two clusters, one for those above 100sq m and the other for
those under 100sq m. The deadline for bids is 14 July. Read
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HMSHost named as Platinum Sponsor for inaugural Airport FAB event
HMSHost has been named as Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport on September 5–7. The support of the Autogrill-owned F&B concessionaire underlines the high level of interest in the event. Read
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Qatar Airways Hope School opens in China
In a strong statement of its Corporate Social Responsibility credentials, Qatar
Airways, in partnership with the China Youth Development Foundation, has
helped rebuild a school in Sichuan Province, China, which was hit by a massive
earthquake in 2008. The school reopened this week. Read
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International arrivals to Asia Pacific surge
International visitor arrivals to Asia Pacific leapt by +10% year-on-year in Q1
2010, the Pacific Asia Travel Association has reported. All regions
posted healthy growth, with encouraging double-digit rises in South Asia and
Southeast Asia. Read
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HKIA posts healthy passenger growth
Passenger traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) hit 4.1 million in May, a surge of +14.4% on the same period last year. The double-digit increase was partly due to the comparison with a weak May in 2009, caused by the swine flu scare. South East Asia and North Asia posted the highest visitor increases, noted the airport. Read
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Aldeasa partners with key suppliers for World Cup promotion at Madrid Barajas Airport
Leading travel retailer Aldeasa has partnered with a number of major suppliers
to develop a series of World Cup promotions at Madrid Barajas Airport. Shoppers
are being offered discounts on Spanish team merchandise, plus the opportunity to
win prizes and gwps in promotions with brands such as Kinder and Hugo Boss. Read
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GMR opts to run Hyderabad International Airport duty free concession in-house
GMR–Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has opted to run its duty free operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in-house, once the incumbent, The Nuance Group (India), exits the business this month. A spokesman told The Moodie Report: "We have gained a lot of knowledge and experience, so we are going to do the duty free by ourselves. We are looking for partners for supply agreements." Read
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Dubai Duty Free and Dubai Cares team up for major retail philanthropy programme
Dubai Duty Free has built on its enviable record for corporate social
responsibility by teaming up with philanthropic body Dubai Cares to launch a
range of retail merchandise at Dubai International Airport. Managing Director
Colm McLoughlin said: "In addition to raising funds for Dubai Cares, the merchandise, which will be seen by the many millions of passengers using Dubai International Airport, will help raise awareness of Dubai Cares and all of the good work that it undertakes." Read
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Zürich Airport posts strong commercial and traffic results for May
Zürich Airport turned in a rousing traffic and commercial performance in May, despite the impact of the volcano cloud crisis in the early part of the month. Commercial turnover (retail and food & beverage sales) outstripped traffic growth, rising +10.5% year-on-year to CHF43.2 million (US$37.5 million). Read
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AdP bounces back with solid growth in May
Aéroports de Paris has reported passenger traffic growth of +3.3% year-on-year in May, following a -19.1% dip in April due to the impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. International traffic (excluding Europe) grew by +5.3% in May while European traffic grew by +2.3%. At Paris CDG traffic climbed by +3.5% to 5.2 million. Read
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Coty Prestige and the house of Chloé pledge their Love in Paris
Coty Prestige unveiled the new feminine fragrance from the house of Chloé, called Love, Chloé, at a launch event in Paris last night. The scent, fronted by model Raquel Zimmermann, will be launched worldwide from September. The Moodie Report was present at the celebrity-studded event. Read
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Manchester United fragrance takes flight with DFASS (Singapore)
Inflight retailer and supplier DFASS (Singapore) has conducted a major launch of
the Manchester United fragrance onboard Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Jetstar
Asia and Tiger Airways, offering passengers the chance to win a pair of return
tickets to Manchester, UK, as well as three nights' accommodation and two tickets to a Manchester United game at Old Trafford. Read
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Mango takes on the big challenge of China
Spanish fashion company Mango is gearing up for a busy year of store openings
worldwide, including China and New Delhi Airport, having generated a turnover of
€1,480 million in 2009, mainly from international sales. In product news, the brand has launched a collection of leather handbags. Read
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Estée Lauder unveils Pure Color
Last month at a major launch event in Paris, Estée Lauder unveiled its revamped Pure Color cosmetics collection, created in partnership with Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux, who was appointed last November to help rejuvenate the brand. The Moodie Report brings you a full pictorial overview. Read
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Cadbury unveils display units for travel retail
Cadbury has unveiled new merchandising units designed to increase conversion
rates, based on a number of research studies that provide insights into
passenger behaviour and semiotics. Besides the core Cadbury brand, new display
units were also unveiled for the confectionery company’s chewing gum brands, Stimorol and Trident. Read
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Lancôme offers travellers exclusive looks with Eyes Virtuôse make-up palette
Lancôme has unveiled a new travel retail exclusive make-up palette, called Eyes Virtuôse. It will be available in the channel from July, priced at €37. Described as the ultimate travel palette, the set features six shades that allow users to create an array of different looks to suit different activities in different cities around the world. Read
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Polaroid reports trading success onboard South African Airways
Polaroid has reported a strong performance onboard South African Airways in its
first listing season. Two models from Polaroid Eyewear’s collection were listed on the airline from March 2010, with the P4036a men;s metal item outselling the airline's previous top seller, the brand claimed. Read
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MAC Cosmetics pumps up the volume
MAC has updated its mascara portfolio with a new product called Opulash. It is
being rolled out into travel retail this month. The mascara is said to deliver
"extreme volumisation", for big, bouffant eye lashes. It features a special brush which has been enlarged and engineered to grab roots, according to MAC, before lifting, holding and curling the lashes. Read
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Damiani crafts a bejewelled watch collection
Italian fine jeweller Damiani has introduced its new Belle Époque jewelled watch collection featuring unusual technical and aesthetic details. The wearer can personalise the watch by moving a precious gem on the bezel to mark a special appointment time. Read
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Guerlain harnesses bee power
Guerlain has unveiled a new anti-ageing treatment, called Abeille Royale Youth
Serum. The product is claimed to harness the reparative power of bee products to
repair wrinkles and promote tissue firmness. Read
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Ralph Lauren saddles up The Big Pony
The L’Oréal group and designer Ralph Lauren have unveiled a new quartet of fragrances aimed at men aged 18 to 30 years old. The Big Pony Fragrance Collection will be available in travel retail from July. Each scent aims to embody a different message or mood, allowing the target market to express one or all of its passions and personality through fragrance, according to L’Oréal. The brand message to men is "Get in the Game". Read
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Estée Lauder updates Re-Nutriv with exclusive travel set
Estée Lauder has introduced a new travel retail exclusive set for its high-end Re-Nutriv franchise, called Re-Nutriv Luxury Traveller. The set contains a full-size 15ml Intensive Lifting Eye Creme, a 15ml Intensive Lifting Creme, a 30ml Intensive Hydrating Foam Cleanser and a 30ml Intensive Softening Lotion. Read
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The Estée Lauder Companies confirms Smashbox management structure
The Estée Lauder Companies has confirmed that on closing its acquisition of Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics, Beth DiNardo will become Global General Manager of the brand. DiNardo will report to Caroline Geerlings, who will be taking on responsibility for new businesses. She in turn will report to Group President John Demsey. Read
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