Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
 JAPAN. Travel retailers targeting Japanese travellers around the world are benefiting from the continued strength of the Yen against the US Dollar. DFS Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan told The Moodie Report: “Yen spending in our core Japanese markets has increased better than 10 points since the Yen’s strengthening to 85. Big ticket items such as watches and jewellery are seeing sales trends which are double other categories."
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 09/08/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Lagardère, parent company of leading French travel retailer Aelia, reported the best performance among stocks listed on The Moodie Reportfolio for July 2010, while The Nuance Group co-parent Stefanel saw its shares slump by -92.3%. The Moodie Reportfolio, our basket of travel retail-related shares, saw a gain of +7.3% over the previous month.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/07/10
 ASIA PACIFIC. Young, single and independent consumers are planning to save more, with over 40% of consumers in Asia Pacific preparing to save more in the six months ahead, according to the latest MasterCard survey on consumers’ saving priorities. This indicates a boost in future consumption, says MasterCard Worldwide Asia Pacific Economic Advisor Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 23/07/10
 UK/INTERNATIONAL. The Euro remained the most popular currency among UK travellers in H1 2010, according to the latest Currency Index published by American Express Global Foreign Exchange Services. This, coupled with an increase in demand for the Hungarian Forint, Danish Krone and Croatian Kuna, points to a return in popularity for continental short breaks, American Express claims.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
 SINGAPORE. Singapore’s tourism industry received a major boost over the first month of the annual Great Singapore Sale (GSS) as visitor spending (with MasterCard) rose +21% to US$158.1 million in the period from 28 May to 26 June. Spending from local and tourist MasterCard holders combined surged by +23%.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
INTERNATIONAL. Lotte Shopping Co and Dufry reported the best performance among stocks listed on The Moodie Reportfolio for June 2010. The Moodie Reportfolio, our basket of travel retail-related stocks, saw a gain of +4.2% over the previous month, but remains well down on its value since its launch in August 2007. UPDATED STORY.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/07/10
 QATAR. Qatar Duty Free has teamed with Doha Bank to allow the latter's Dream Card-holding shoppers the opportunity to win a combined QR40,000 worth of shopping vouchers. The two-month promotional campaign, which runs to the end of August, also includes a unique cash back offer. Read on for details and pictures.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
 SINGAPORE. MasterCard Worldwide has signed an agreement with Resorts World Sentosa making MasterCard the 'Preferred Card' at the premier integrated resort, which opened its doors in January. MasterCard will offer a range of cardholder incentives, seasonal marketing programmes and merchant offers.
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