HMSHost opens F&B units at Toronto airport
By Charlotte SmithHMSHost has opened three new restaurants; Thai Express, Extreme Pita and Purblendz at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in the Domestic Pier's Terminal 1. All three...
View ArticlePVM appoints new Area Manager for ME
By Charlotte SmithFollowing the departure of Wouter Heijmann at the end of last year, Perfetti Van Melle Global Travel Retail announces the appointment of Rolf de Hoogh as Area Manager for the Middle...
View ArticleChance to win motorcycle with Jack Daniel's
By Charlotte SmithBrown-Forman and Jack Daniel's are offering travellers - shopping at DFS stores at Singapore Changi International Airport - who purchase a Jack Daniel's product a chance to win a...
View ArticleDubai airport pax +8% to record 51m in 2011
By Charlotte SmithDubai International registered another record year for passenger traffic with the airport's 2011 passenger numbers reaching an historic 50.98 million, up 8% over the 47.2 million...
View ArticleAdP opens 'Place De Madeleine' food hall
By Charlotte SmithAéroports de Paris announces the official opening of 'Place de Madeleine', its new gourmet shopping experience at in the centre of Terminal West at Paris-Orly airport. The new fine...
View ArticleACI and MEPs address airport capacity crisis
By Charlotte SmithEuropean airport trade body ACI EUROPE last night met with Members of the European Parliament during an evening reception at the European Parliament in Brussels, hosted by Ines Ayala...
View ArticleEuropean Brasserie, Oriel, opens at LHR T3
By Charlotte SmithTragus owned brasserie, Oriel, is to open airside in Heathrow's Terminal 3 today. The new Oriel has been designed by Afroditi Krassa - award-winnning British Product and Interior...
View ArticleWinnipeg airport +3.6% YOY in fourth quarter
By Charlotte SmithFourth quarter passenger traffic at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport increased by 3.6% over the same period last year.
View ArticleNuance opens sunglasses store in Zurich
By Charlotte SmithThe Nuance Group has unveiled 'Sun Catcher', its new store concept for sunglasses, at Zurich Airport. This new store marks the latest chapter in Nuance's transformation of its retail...
View ArticleTAV's 'CIP Service' available in 43 locations
By Charlotte SmithThe 'primeclass' CIP Service - initiated by TAV Operation Services at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in 2001 - will now now offered at 43 airports worldwide starting from prices as little...
View ArticleGloomy IMF forecast downgrades growth
By Doug NewhouseThis week's latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook update forecasts a stalling of the global economic recovery and a mild Eurozone recession, alongside a...
View ArticleBally to launch eyewear with TWC-L'Amy
By Charlotte SmithBally, the Swiss luxury leather goods house, has signed a licensing agreement with global eyewear group TWC-L'AMY for the development and distribution of an exclusive prescription and...
View ArticleCarnival Cruiselines counts the costs...
By Doug NewhouseThe giant Carnival Corporation is estimating that the grounding and capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruiseliner off the coast of Italy this month (January 13) could cost the company...
View ArticleTravel Blue signs Dufry and Hudson contract
By Charlotte SmithTravel Blue, has announced a global agreement with Dufry and Hudson to supply a range of travel accessories. Travel Blue has worked with Dufry and Hudson for a number of years in...
View ArticleADAC pax increased by 13.9% YOY in 2011
By Charlotte SmithAbu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) reports an increase of 13.9% passenger traffic growth at Abu Dhabi International Airport, compared with 2010.
View ArticleAPTRA and ETRC announce conduct codes
By Doug NewhouseIn what both bodies describe as 'a significant step for the duty free and travel retail industry', the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) and the European Travel Retail...
View ArticleGate Gourmet seals contract with airberlin
By Charlotte SmithGategroup, independent provider of onboard products and services, has signed a long-term contract with airberlin to provide catering and provisioning services through its Gate Gourmet...
View ArticleLancôme elects its first Muslim spokesmodel
By Charlotte SmithL'Oréal Luxe and Lancôme cosmetics have announced that Tunisian model, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem is the new spokesmodel for the brand. She is the first Muslim model that the beauty brand...
View ArticleBA cabin crew raise money for Chain of Hope
By Charlotte SmithA team of ten British Airways cabin crew are taking part in the Sigma Corporate Walkathon in Kingston, Jamaica on 19th February 2012 in aid of Chain of Hope, a registered UK charity.
View ArticleChangi airport awards T1 retail concessions
By Charlotte SmithSingapore Changi airport has awarded five retail concession tenders for stores within T1. Companies such as King Power international, Nuance Watson and Frey Wille appeared on the list...
View ArticleAsia airlines +3.4% to 189.9m pax in 2011
By Doug NewhousePreliminary figures released yesterday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) for calendar 2011 show 'steady growth' in international scheduled air passenger demand, with...
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