Marshall Retail Group opened its newest, 5,000-square-foot retail space, a fashion-forward men’s emporium called The Dean, inside LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Terminal B on Sept. 1, 2020. Located inside the Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall, The Dean’s mix of ready-to-wear, luxury travel essentials and gifts creates an inviting atmosphere for sophisticated travelers in search of tailored travel solutions, […]
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Salt Lake City Airports opens the first phase of The New SLC
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Aer Rianta International back in business at Montréal- Trudeau International Airport
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We An Idea agency helping luxury brands prepare for business after travel stores re-open
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Blue Water Bridge DF stays open for essential travelers even as border business is “decimated”
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International Shoppes enhances “store-side” airport service to protect passenger safety
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Heinemann’s cruise business takes off in the Americas with new lines and major ship contract
Salt Lake City Airports opens the first phase of The New SLC
The Salt Lake City Department of Airports (SLCDA) opened the first phase of The New SLC Airport on September 15. Described by Bill Wyatt, SLCDA executive director as the “first new hub airport built in the U.S. in the 21st Century,” phase one of the $4.1 billion airport project features a new parking garage, gateway […]
Speaker line-up unveiled for Virtual Travel Retail Expo
The Moodie Davitt Report has announced the agenda for the symposium component of the Virtual Travel Retail Expo, which is taking place on October 12-16, 2020. The Symposium Theatre and Workshop Room in the Expo’s Knowledge Hub will play host each day to a selection of keynote addresses and panel sessions on key topics around […]
Americas: regional airports win ACI Health Accreditation
Boston Logan, Toronto, Miami lead the way in North America Airports in the U.S., Canada and Mexico are leading the rush to obtain ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation, which are designed to promote the harmonization of health measures and facilitate the recovery of aviation, with clear industry standards and good practices. Boston Logan International Airport, operated […]
More than 50% of global destinations ease travel restrictions
More than half of the destinations around the world (53%) have now started easing travel restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Though many remain cautious in view of the development of the pandemic, the seventh edition of the UNWTO “COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions: A Global […]
Summit of the Americas goes Virtual for 2021
The International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) and Asociación Sudamericana de Tiendas Libres (ASUTIL) announced today that the 2021 Summit of the Americas, originally scheduled to be held in Palm Beach, Florida next April, will now be conducted as a virtual expo on April 5-8, 2021. The 2021 Virtual Summit of the Americas […]
Annual WiTR meet-up to take place during Virtual TR Expo
With the cancellation of TFWA’s flagship event in Cannes this year, the Women in Travel Retail networking organization lost the venue for its major meeting and money-raising event of the year. For 2020, The Moodie Davitt Report has kindly offered WiTR a slot for an event during their Virtual Travel Retail Expo – which will also […]
Future Airports: From Here to Where?
Portland Design, who together with travel retail blog www.trunblocked.com, is hosting the Future Airports: From Here to Where? webinar taking place on September 16, 2020, announce some changes. Due to the high demand the event has received, the organizers changed the original schedule from two UK time afternoons, to a single day on Sept. 16, offering both […]
UPDATE: Virtual Travel Retail Expo continues to add new service companies and brand partners
Source: The Moodie Davitt Report The list of partners for the inaugural Virtual Travel Retail Expo continues to grow, with a roster of industry-leading brands and exhibitors, as well as the addition of industry service providers in the fields of travel data & analysis, marketing, visual merchandising and recruitment. The Expo currently has more than […]
Virtual Travel Retail Expo to help brands reach consumers with KOL Ambassadors program developed by FILTR and QINRIVE
The Moodie Davitt Report’s inaugural Virtual Travel Retail Expo, taking place virtually from October 12-16, will feature a pioneering consumer component. Integrated retail marketing, communications and design agency, FILTR, and leading Asian communications consultancy, QINRIVE, have jointly developed a KOL Program that will bring a roster of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to the event. The […]
Hildreth to leave TR industry as pandemic shatters small businesses
One of the most popular and well-liked people in the duty free industry of North America is leaving her position as a result of the impact on travel from the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy Hildreth, operations manager at ALFA Brands, where she has worked with company founder Franco Gabriele for the past 22 years, announced her […]
Americans flocking to Florida on Labor Day weekend
Americans are still planning to travel this Labor Day weekend despite COVID-19 concerns. And despite being a “hotspot” of virus cases for most of the summer, Florida is reportedly the most popular destination, according to travel itinerary app TripIt. TripIt analyzed the top 100 destinations for U.S.-origin roundtrip flight reservations made from Jan 1 – […]
Engaging your audience in a virtual world – corporate event agency Vibe invites industry to communication symposium
“Digital, remote, hybrid, and other kinds of virtual events are all on the rise. Whether you’re hosting a product demonstration, social occasion, networking function, webinar, or even an international conference, the benchmark for success is no longer simply a matter of attendance, but rather how engaged and involved attendees were with the event you virtually […]
Edrington Global Travel Retail restructuring; Jeremy Speirs takes helm
Following up on the announcement of Edrington Global Travel Retail’s restructuring, which went into effect on Sept. 1, 2020, Jeremy Speirs, who now heads the business as Regional Managing Director, Edrington Global Travel Retail, comments: “This restructuring allows us to deliver a more agile response to the needs of our retail customers in a much-changed […]
Felipe Grant takes senior role at Puig TR; Anna Miller moves up at L’Occitane
Felipe Grant has left his position as Travel Retail Americas Director for L’Occitane to become General Manager TR Americas at Puig, based in Panama. He assumed the new position as of Sept. 1. Grant will be temporarily based in Miami until travel opens to Panama again. Grant spent 16 years with L’Occitane, and was instrumental […]
