Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Passenger traffic at the world’s airports continued to rebound in July, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI). International passenger numbers surged by +9.5% year-on-year, with total traffic growing by +6.9%, a slower rate than in previous months. Asia Pacific and Latin America-Caribbean each posted impressive growth of +14% in the month.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
 FINLAND. Helsinki Airport has opened a new activity-oriented play area for pre-school age children in the area for long-haul flights. The play area is open 24 hours a day and comes equipped with high-quality and safe Lappset and Brio wooden toys and playthings.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 17/08/10
 UK/INTERNATIONAL. Travel Retail Training has announced its speaker line-up for the ispyPLUS inflight retail conference, which takes place on 15–17 September. The event runs alongside the key ISPY cabin crew event, which runs from 13-17 September.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
 DENMARK. Shopping Centre revenues at Copenhagen Airports (including retail and food & beverage) fell by -6.4% year-on-year in the first six months, the group reported today. This was mainly due to a change in contract conditions and a temporary closing of two food & beverage units. Encouragingly, spend per passenger rose in the half, and duty free revenues also increased (by +7.5%) in the period.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
 NORDIC REGION. Victor Hafström has been named Brown-Forman Duty Free Sales Promoter for the South-West Nordic region, effective 1 August, 2010. Hafström will be responsible for the Brown-Forman Nordic Travel Retail portfolio, which includes Jack Daniel’s, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, and Fetzer and Bonterra Wines.
The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
 INTERNATIONAL. London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Hong Kong International were the top three airports ranked by international passenger numbers in 2009. That’s according to Airports Council International’s (ACI) World Airport Traffic Report for the year, just released. The top-ranked airport by total passengers numbers was Atlanta (mainly domestic US), while a remarkable 17 of the 25 fastest growing airports were in China.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
 DENMARK. Copenhagen Airport has opened a Pandora concept store as part of its strategy to offer greater price differentiation and more affordable brands. “Jewellery and accessories are very much ‘in’ at the moment and in high demand with passengers,” says Copenhagen Airports Vice President of Sales Carsten Nørland, noting that there is much "untapped potential" in the category.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
INTERNATIONAL. Passenger traffic at the world’s airports climbed by +8% year-on-year in June, maintaining the strong momentum of recent months, Airports Council International (ACI) has reported. International passenger growth stood at a healthy +10.8% with domestic traffic growing by +6.1%. First-half results also showed robust growth, with overall traffic up by +5.9%.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/07/10
 INTERNATIONAL. International passenger demand among the world’s airlines climbed by +11.9% year-on-year in June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. “There is no indication that the recovery will stall soon,” said IATA CEO Giovanni Bisignani. “But, with government stimulus packages tailing off and restocking largely completed, we expect some slowing over the months ahead.”
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/07/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Scheduled airline passenger traffic will leap by +6.4% year-on-year in 2010, with Asia Pacific taking a lead role, according to the latest report by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The figures, which are measured in passenger-kilometres performed (PKPs), compare to a decline of -2% in 2009.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/07/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Leading aircraft manufacturer Boeing forecasts a US$3.6 trillion market for new commercial aeroplanes over the next 20 years as world economies rebound and demand for new and replacement aircraft spurs growth. Asia Pacific, with China leading the way, will play a major role in driving growth, according to the Boeing 2010 Current Market Outlook.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
INTERNATIONAL. International passenger numbers climbed by +10.3% year-on-year at airports worldwide in May, according to the latest ACI figures. The best regional results were seen in Latin America/Caribbean (+32% international and +18% domestic) and Asia Pacific (+18.5% international and +11% domestic).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Diageo Global Travel & Middle East (GTME) has launched its global summer campaign, named ‘Take Your Summer Spirit With You’, which aims to increase footfall and sales in global travel retail. The campaign will run across the group’s core portfolio, and with key retail partners at airports, cruise ships and border stores.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. International tourist arrivals grew by +7% in the first four months of 2010, driven partly by a strong rise in numbers among emerging markets. That’s according to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. The Middle East posted growth of +33% in the period, with Asia Pacific also performing well (+12%), though the figures compare with a weak 2009.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 CANADA. The Frontier Duty Free Association is inviting Expressions of Interest from non-members who wish to book space on the trade floor at its 25th Anniversary Convention this year. The event will be held at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, from 14 to 17 November.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 SWEDEN. Leading food travel specialist SSP has teamed up with Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson to open a new Street Food concept at Stockholm Arlanda Airport Terminal 5. The restaurant is the second Street Food unit to open in Sweden and offers visitors “fresh and wholesome street food from around the world”, the partners said.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Chivas Brothers has launched a global consumer campaign to highlight the importance of age statements on Scotch whiskies. ‘The Age Matters’ campaign begins in travel retail before being rolled out across domestic markets. Chivas Brothers Chairman and CEO Christian Porta tells The Moodie Report about the importance of the campaign.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 23/06/10
MEXICO. Copenhagen Airports yesterday signed an agreement to sell its 49% interest in Mexican airport company Inversiones y Técnicas Aeroportuarias (ITA) to the Danish group’s local Mexican business partner, Fernando Chico Pardo.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Report will launch a regular new feature in the coming days: The Moodie Report Personality of the Month, in association with The Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The column aims to recognise those individuals who by their deeds, attitudes and behaviour have advanced the industry’s cause.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/06/10
 LITHUANIA. Vilnius International Airport is to open a series of new retail and food & beverage outlets over the summer months, including a new store from Gebr Heinemann partner UAB Travel Retail Vilnius. The move comes as passenger traffic rises sharply at the location (+19% year-on-year in May).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/06/10
INTERNATIONAL. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects airlines worldwide to post a profit of US$2.5 billion in 2010 – a major improvement compared with IATA’s previous forecast of a US$2.8 billion loss. “The top line improvement this year puts us about 75% on the way to pre-crisis levels,” says IATA Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani.
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