Heinemann Americas is celebrating its 10th year anniversary this year, following a successful decade of establishing itself in the market and growing its business in important new directions. Travel Markets Insider’s Lois Pasternak recently met with Nicolas Hoeborn, Managing Director in Heinemann Americas’ offices located in Miami’s prestigious Coral Gables to discuss the evolution of […]
New concepts include innovative shopping galleries, a connected MSC multiverse and luxury outdoor promenade MSC World Europa will offer the future class of cruise retail excellence, with a concept designed around the principles of immersive dynamism, family experiences and ever changing exciting discoveries for its guests, says MSC Head of Retail Adrian Pittaway. MSC Cruises is getting ready for […]
The cruise sector received a shot of hope last week with the announcement from MSC Cruises that two of its cruise ships will resume operations this month. The flagship MSC Grandiosa began sailing in the Mediterranean this past weekend, on August 16, and MSC Magnifica will begin sailing again as of August 29. The ships will sail the Eastern […]
Last Monday, MSC Group’s ferry ship Splendid was delivered to Genoa after being converted into a “floating hospital” ship to sup-port the coronavirus battle going on in Italy. These beds will be used for patients recovering from COVID-19 before returning home. Operated by ferry liner GNV, Splendid has been converted into a fully-equipped facility to assist COVID-19 […]
Adrian Pittaway, Head of Retail at MSC Cruises, hosted a retail open day earlier in February onboard the Swiss-based company’s newest ship in Miami, the MSC Meraviglia. Some 40 local suppliers and partners such as Heinemann attended, and had an opportunity to hear about MSC’s ambitious U.S. market growth plan. As much as 35% of MSC’s […]
One on One with Adrian Pittaway, Corporate Head of Retail, MSC Cruises MSC Cruises — the Swiss-based family-owned and run cruise line, is determined to change the way most cruise lines operate, even down to its retail. A global player with one of the highest growth rates in the industry, MSC introduced 16 cruise […]
