Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
 FRANCE. Aéroports de Paris today unveiled strong first-half growth in retail and services. Aéroports de Paris Chairman and CEO Pierre Graff said: “Traffic was severely disrupted in April by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Despite this, Aéroports de Paris Group’s results for the first half of 2010 are satisfying, due in particular to the increase in revenue per passenger achieved in shops within restricted areas.”
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
 NEW ZEALAND. Auckland International Airport Limited today posted what it described as better than expected annual results for 2010. While retail income was down -9.0% over 2009 and retail income per international passenger fell sharply, the company said this was due to a combination of one-off factors, including the change to a dual duty free retailer model.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/08/10
 UK. "These sorts of strikes never achieve anything apart from damage: damage to business, damage to jobs, damage to the interests of tourists who want to come to visit Britain, or people who want to leave Britain and have a holiday overseas." British Prime Minister David Cameron hits out at proposed union action that threatens disruption at BAA airports this summer, and which would seriously affect travel retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
 AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport has introduced a free 0–15 minutes time band at its International Terminal car park. The move marks a significant, consumer-friendly change: previously vehicles which used the car park for less than 15 minutes paid the 0–30 minute rate of A$7 (US$6).
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