Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
 NORTH AMERICA. The Seattle-based aircraft manufacturer predicts orders totalling $700 billion in North America over the next 20 years, as it releases its 2010 North America market outlook today in Montreal
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
 US. Delta Air Lines has introduced a new dining experience at its four Sky Clubs at New York JFK Airport, offering made-to-order meals for purchase and expanded beverage options through a full-service café and bar. The new cafes have been developed exclusively for Delta and operated by airport restaurateur OTG Management.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
 INTERNATIONAL. The first six months of 2010 saw international tourist arrivals grow by +7%, according to the August Interim Update of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This result confirms the recovery trend which began in the last quarter of 2009, and is expected to continue in the second half of the year at a somewhat more moderate rate.
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 - 01/09/10
 USA. Los Angeles World Airports is forging ahead with further expansion of its Tom Bradley International Terminal, following an earlier renovation of the terminal and the landmark Theme Building. Budgeted at US$1.545 billion, the Bradley West project promises to deliver a world-class airside retail concourse when it is completed in December 2012.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
 US. North America Duty Free has teamed up with Frankford Candy to offer a range of licensed Disney and Nickelodeon confectionery products in travel retail. The partnership will enable them to supply duty free customers with confectionery products affiliated with popular children's characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Disney Princess, Toy Story, Cars, Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty, Harry Potter, and Dora the Explorer.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
 CANADA. Vancouver International Airport has hailed the success of its recent ‘Take off Fridays’ summer promotion which saw concessions sales per passenger “drastically increase”. The retail and community promotion, which drew its inspiration from activity during the 2010 Olympic Games at YVR, received positive feedback from both the community and business partners, said the airport.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
 NETHERLANDS. Schiphol Group has reported a solid +2.8% year-on-year rise in revenues from its Consumers Business Area in H1 2010, to €137.6 million. Crucially, average spend in the See Buy Fly shops rose by +3.4% to €15.74 in the half. The division’s revenues were hit to the tune of €2.7 million by the volcanic ash cloud in April and May. Revenue for the group as a whole hit €545 million in the half, down by -1.5%, though profits grew sharply.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Brown-Forman has chosen a unique way to mark the 50th anniversary of DFS as various artists turned Jack Daniel’s barrels into pieces of art. Each will be sold to benefit industry charity Hand in Hand for Haiti. Here we present an extended Picture Gallery of the completed works as they will appear on display at DFS stores in seven airports.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
 US. Quaker Steak & Lube opened at the new Airmall at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport earlier this month, offering its award-winning buffalo wings with a variety of signature sauces. Located in Concourse B, the fast-casual dining unit spans 1,800sq ft and is operated by Ohio-based AVI Foodsystems.
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 - 13/08/10
 US. Orlando International Airport handled 2,938,672 passengers in June, an increase of +2.1% on the previous year. International passengers numbered 249,034 – a solid year-on-year rise of +12.2%. Domestic passengers numbered 2,689,638, up by a marginal +1.3%.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Dufry Group plans to open close to 20,000sq m of new retail space in 2010, covering 152 stores, CEO Julián Díaz told analysts after Thursday’s half-year results announcement. More than half of the stores will open in Q3 and Q4, with a strong contribution from Dufry’s Hudson acquisition. Díaz also reiterated the retailer’s desire to expand in emerging markets, with Russia, China and India of particular interest.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
INTERNATIONAL. “We are alert in respect to the uncertainties related to the global economic development but we remain optimistic because the travel retail industry has showed its resilience again. During the first half of 2010, we have seen good passenger growth and an increase in spend.''
Dufry CEO Julián Diaz reveals an improved and impressive set of first-half results showing double-digit revenue and profits growth.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
 CANADA. Airport duty free sales in Canada climbed by +12% year-on-year to C$96 million (US$92.7 million) in the first six months of 2010, according to figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency, reported by the Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA). Land border sales fell marginally (-0.5%) to C$56.8 million (US$54.8 million) in the same period. Both channels showed good sales growth in June.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
 US. Airport retail management company Airmall USA (formerly BAA USA) has opened a new UFood Grill outlet at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, located at Concourse B and operated by JJR Concessions. The fast-casual dining unit has a menu consisting of healthy versions of traditional favourites and original creations, and everything is either baked, grilled or steamed.
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
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 - 02/08/10
 US. BAA has announced the sale of its US retail management contracts business for US$50 million to AMU Holdings Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corporation. BAA's US business comprises contracts at Pittsburgh, Boston Logan, Cleveland and Baltimore-Washington airports.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
 ITALY/INTERNATIONAL. International travel retail-to-catering giant Autogrill today posted a +5.4% increase in first-half consolidated revenues to €2,800.3 million (+4.2% at comparable rates). Consolidated EBITDA reached €265.7 million, +3.5% on the first half of 2009 (+2.3% at comparable rates).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
 US.Denver International Airport has unveiled plans for its South Terminal Redevelopment Programme. The US$900 million project, which includes a hotel, conference centre, downtown rail link, signature rail bridge and plaza, is scheduled for completion in 2016. Read on for details, images and a video of the new design.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
 US (HAWAII). June was a boom month for Hawaiian tourism as visitor spending rose +16.1% over a depressed June 2009 and tourism numbers increased by +13.6%. The preliminary statistics, released this week by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, were highlighted by a +47.8% surge in Japanese visitors.
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 - 28/07/10
 US. HMSHost has opened Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse – the restaurant’s first airport outpost – in Anchorage International Airport. Founded in 1994 with the goal of providing downtown Anchorage with a casual neighborhood alehouse, Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse serves Alaskan specialties accompanied by popular brews on-tap.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 25/07/10
 US. Rod Wiltshire, long-time President of Alpha Retail USA and Aldeasa US and one of travel retail’s most popular and respected executives, left his full-time role with the retailer on Friday to take a well-earned retirement. Wiltshire, whose career in retail spans nearly half a century, will remain an advisor/consultant to the Autogrill-owned travel retail company.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 21/07/10
 CANADA. Bacardi Travel Retail Americas has rolled out the Dewar’s Engraving programme with The Nuance Group at Toronto Pearson International Airport, running until the end of July. Launched in May during Nuance’s Whisky Fest, the programme invites Dewar’s customers to have their purchased Dewar’s 12yo and Dewar’s Signature bottles engraved with a personalised message.
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 - 08/07/10
 US. BAA Boston, developer of the Airmall at Boston Logan, has announced three new additions to its retail offer, including the first Vigix vending machines ever to be installed at an airport, carrying Flik Flak children's watches. New stores for Swatch watches and a regional souvenir fashion brand have also begun trading.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/07/10
US (Hawaii). Japanese visitor arrivals to Hawaii surged by +25.6% year-on-year in May, helping to drive a +31.8% increase in total expenditure by this key nationality. With a sharp recent increase in other Asian flights to Hawaii, the business outlook is “looking more positive by the day” one prominent retail executive told The Moodie Report.
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 - 30/06/10
 US. Recognising its long-standing efforts on behalf of emerging minorities and women in business, HMSHost has received its second Airport Minority Advisory Council Corporate Partner Award. “We highly value our minority business partners and are proud to be acknowledged for encouraging and fostering their success,” said President & CEO Elie Maalouf.
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
 US. The Sacramento County Airport System has issued Requests for Proposals for key retail and food & beverage concessions in the new Central Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport. The new 700,000sq ft Central Terminal B opens in Autumn 2011. On offer are a series of seven-year retail and ten-year F&B concessions.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 US. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has selected Westfield Concessions Management II LLC as its preferred bidder to redevelop the concessions programme at Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5. The deal includes the creation of new spaces for duty free, food & beverage, news & gifts and speciality retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
 CANADA. HDS Retail North America has just opened its latest speciality retail concept, an apparel store named Red Canoe, at Montréal Trudeau International Airport. Red Canoe is a Toronto-based company that designs collections of clothing, headwear and accessories based around vintage icon brands, from Boeing to the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
US. Retail and dining specialist HMSHost today announces an agreement with Internet retailer Amazon to be the sole retailer of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader at US airports. Travellers can now purchase the Kindle from most HMSHost branded stores at airports across the US.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
 US. Southern Comfort is to donate up to US$250,000 to the Gulf Relief Foundation to help the fishing community and support wetland preservation following the recent devastating oil spill. The brand is kicking off the effort with an initial donation of US$50,000 while aiming to raise an additional US$200,000 via a Facebook initiative and a donation per bottle sold campaign.
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
CANADA. Canadian airport duty free sales surged by +18% year-on-year in May to C$14 million (US$13.5 million), while land border sales dropped by -3% to C$11.7 million (US$11.3 million) in the month. That’s according to Canadian Border Services Agency figures released by the FDFA. Airport sales have climbed by +10% in the year to date, with land border sales down -1.9%.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Leading eyewear group Luxottica has named Valerie Mills as its Senior Director Travel Retail Americas. Mills replaces Marco Gadola who is returning to Europe with Luxottica Travel Retail.
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 - 14/06/10
 US. EYE has launched a major mall advertising campaign with its latest client Carnival Cruise Lines, which will run in Northlake Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, until 13 June. “Carnival is all about ‘Fun for All and All for Fun’, so we took over the Northlake Mall with a mix of fun, surprising posters, door decals, elevator wraps, you name it. The idea was to bring the Carnival fun to everyone at the mall, make them smile and brighten their day a bit,” said EYE partner Arnold Worldwide Executive Creative Director Roger Baldacci.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 09/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Report is delighted to feature the latest contribution to our ‘Global Travel Retail – Great Thinking Required’ column, sponsored by Diageo Global Travel & Middle East. The latest contribution comes from The Design Solution Director Robbie Gill, who argues that US airports can do much more to tap into the vast retail potential at their locations.
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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