Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
 MEXICO. Leading airport group ASUR (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste) has posted a +8.9% rise in passenger traffic year-on-year in August, to 1.43 million. Crucially from a travel retail viewpoint, international traffic leapt by +15.1% in the month, with a strong contribution from the key gateway of Cancún International Airport.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 04/09/10
 PUERTO RICO. The 14th ASUTIL conference closed on Friday 3 September with a stirring call to exceed customer expectations from Michael J. Reardon of the Disney Institute, while economist Carlos Melconian set out a cautiously optimistic forecast for regional growth. The Moodie Report's Peter Dowling reports from Puerto Rico on the annual conference's closing day.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
 PUERTO RICO. The 14th Asutil conference opened yesterday at the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico with delegates and ASUTIL officials in confident mood. Not only has this year’s event broken the previous attendance record, but sales are rebounding to pre-crisis levels in many sectors of Latin American travel retail. The Moodie Report's Peter Dowling reports from Puerto Rico.
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 - 30/08/10
 INTERNATIONAL. International passenger demand surged by +9.2% year-on-year in July (measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres), according to the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Crucially, July global passenger traffic was +3% higher than the pre-crisis levels of early 2008. IATA chief Giovanni Bisignani says: “Improving demand is an important component of the recovery. But it must translate to the bottom line."
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
 LATIN AMERICA. Salvatore Ferragamo has expanded its commercial presence in Latin America over the summer with three new store openings: a flagship store in Mexico City and two stores in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. For the first time in Latin America, the two-storey flagship store will feature the limited edition Ferragamo’s Creations collection, which comprises reproductions of the historic shoes designed by Salvatore Ferragamo between the 1920s and the 1960s.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 23/08/10
 UK/INTERNATIONAL. Last month’s Airline Retail Conference (ARC), the first to be held since new organisers Ink Publishing took over the event, offered some useful pointers about the future direction of the rapidly changing inflight channel. We present a special Picture Gallery and a video capturing some of the highlights of the two-day event.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 20/08/10
 LATIN AMERICA. The inaugural meeting of the Latin American chapter of Women in Travel (WiT) networking group will be held at the ASUTIL conference in September. Federica Tojo and Lois Pasternak will host a breakfast meeting on 2 September at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan. Funds raised from a raffle will be donated to charities helping children injured in the Chilean earthquake.
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 - 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 - 12/08/10
MEXICO. MAp Airports has sold its 16% stake in Mexican airports group Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) for US$207 million following a public offering. MAp said it found it would not be able to bring its airport management model to bear on the business, and decided to exit its stake.
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 - 09/08/10
 BARBADOS. Caribbean ARI (CARI), a key travel retail concessionaire at Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport, has launched its biggest-ever promotion for passengers around the Kadooment (Carnival) season. The ‘CARI Me Back to Barbados’ campaign runs at each of the company’s four stores, and is giving the retailer wide exposure through a partnership with broadcaster CBC.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
MEXICO. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) has posted a +16.2% year-on-year rise in total passenger traffic for July 2010. International traffic surged by +29.8% over a difficult preceding year, driven by major airport and tourism gateway Cancún which saw a +32.6% rise in international passengers to 808,312. Meanwhile the company has reacted cautiously to the financial woes of Mexicana, which has filed for bankruptcy protection in Mexico and the US.
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 - 05/08/10
 GERMANY. Fraport Group’s Retail & Real Estate division posted a solid +4.3% rise in first-half revenue, to €186 million, the company reported today. “Our Frankfurt home base generated net retail revenue per passenger of more than three Euros for the first time despite continuing difficult economic times," said group Chairman Dr Stefan Schulte. Frankfurt Airport’s revenue from shopping hit €41.9 million in the half, from €40.5 million a year ago.
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 - 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 - 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 - 20/07/10
 OMAN. FMG, the operator of Munich Airport, has been awarded a new four-and-a-half year contract for the commissioning, relocation and operation of two airports in the Sultanate of Oman. FMG emerged with the winning bid from a large field of competitors to gain the largest consulting contract in the company's history.
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 - 14/07/10
 URUGUAY. The early registration deadline is looming for the 2010 ASUTIL conference, which takes place on 1–4 September at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently a discount of US$150 applies for delegates who wish to register; but from 16 July onwards standard rates will apply.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
MEXICO. Passenger traffic at Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) airports leapt by +25.5% year-on-year in June, to 1.38 million. The figures were buoyed by a +45% surge in international traffic, buoyed by comparisons with a weak 2009, when swine flu hit Mexico’s airports hard. Read on for details.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/07/10
 HAITI. “The most important investment in the field of education outside of Port-au-Prince in the past 30 years.” That’s how French Ambassador Didier le Bret described the school being built by Hand in Hand for Haiti, the extraordinary travel retail industry initiative to help the reconstruction of the earthquake-ravaged country. We present a full update on the project’s progress.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/07/10
 FRANCE/BRAZIL. LVMH is to acquire a 70% stake in Sack’s, the leading online retailer of fragrances, cosmetics and toiletries and one of the leading companies in the beauty distribution sector in Brazil. The acquisition will mark LVMH-owned Sephora’s entry into the Brazilian fragrances and cosmetics market, one of the largest and fastest-growing beauty markets worldwide.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
 BRAZIL. Dufry has pledged its support for international children’s charity, SOS Children’s Villages, through its dedicated ‘Dufry – Global Support’ programme. This week, Dufry inaugurated its new social centre in Igarassu, Brazil, committed to the support of disadvantaged Brazilian families. The Dufry-Social Center was constructed with funding by Dufry, which will also finance the running of the centre and the training classes.
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 - 28/06/10
 QATAR. Another chapter in the extraordinary Qatar Airways saga is written as the airline launches daily flights to Brazil and Argentina. “This is a momentous occasion for Qatar Airways,” says CEO Akbar Al Baker. “Both Brazil and Argentina share close ties with Qatar and with our new routes, we will reinforce and strengthen the relationship we already share."
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 - 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
 CHILE. Grupo Vierci, a leading South American retail-to-media company, is set to open what it says is Chile’s largest duty free store, the Mega Shopping outlet in the Iquique Free Zone. The 1,218sq m store – due open in September – will be located in Mall Zofri, the retail heart of South America’s largest tax free zone.
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.
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