Norwegian has announced it will launch flights from Rome to three cities in the United States – Los Angeles, New York City/Newark and Oakland/San Francisco from November. Rome will be the airline’s seventh long-haul European destination served from the US following Barcelona, which will launch this June; Paris; London; and the three Scandinavian capitals of […]
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An exclusive group of hospitality leaders has joined Delta Air Lines at a champagne reception at The View from The Shard in London at the carrier takes off for Portland, Oregon. The first flight on the route took off from London Heathrow last week, and will fly four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays […]
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits (MBWS) is partnering with Lagardère Travel Retail to promote its new communication platform, ‘Are you liqueurious?’, at Paris Charles De Gaulle and Paris Orly airports. A Marie Brizard Anisette wall-bay features at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2E, together with a ‘Marie Zest’ tasting event in Paris Orly South, […]
Puig has extended its La Femme Prada and L’Homme Prada fragrance range with new Intense versions. La Femme Intense EDP and L’Homme Intense EDP are available now in travel retail Europe, the Middle East and Americas and will roll-out to Asia Pacific in July. The inspiration for the Intense scents came from the idea of […]
USA. Airmall has opened a Menchie’s Frozen Yoghurt outlet at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. It is located in Concourse B and offers six flavours of yoghurt, made daily, with a selection of toppings. The opening follows the revamp of other catering outlets including a New York style deli, a burrito bar and a pub concept. Airmall Cleveland Vice […]
Shiseido Travel Retail is partnering with Colours & Fragrances to open a NARS Cosmetics stand-alone boutique at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on 1 June. The 16.5sq m boutique, which marks NARS Cosmetics’ introduction to Malaysian travel retail, is located in KLIA’s Satellite Building outside the Colours & Fragrances store. The boutique, said to be […]
Emirates has confirmed that its new First Class product will be showcased at the Dubai Air Show in November. Making its debut on-board a Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates’ new First Class cabin will feature six private suites laid out in a 1-1-1 layout, compared to the existing eight in a 1-2-1 layout on its existing 777 […]
Lindt & Sprüngli plans to develop its range of regional editions, notably for Asia Pacific, as it extends its premium gifting offer. That’s according to Head of Global Duty Free Peter Zehnder and Global Marketing Manager Miriam Richter, speaking at the recent TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition. The show marked the introduction of the Golden Glamour […]
Passengers flying through Terminal 3 at Dubai International now have more options to get some rest with the launch of the sleep ‘n’ fly lounge, offering a total of 27 pods and cabins. Scandinavian-designed for comfort and style, DXB’s new sleep lounge features 20 state-of-the-art ‘igloo’ sleep pods, plus seven premium double cabins with pull-out […]
SINGAPORE. Hugo Boss and Victoria’s Secret have opened their second and third Changi Airport stores respectively. A number of food & beverage outlets have also opened at the airport. As reported, Hudsons Coffee and Pret a Manger have started serving in the transit area of Terminal 3. It is Hudsons Coffee’s first store outside of […]
Responding to customer demand, two of Cathay Pacific’s routes between the UK and Hong Kong will this week see a boost in frequency. Gatwick will move to a daily service, while Manchester increases to five flights per week. Cathay Pacific’s Manchester service will also join Gatwick in becoming an Airbus A350-900 operation. Both routes have […]
Folli Follie Group has revealed plans to reposition its Links of London jewellery brand amid ‘aggressive’ expansion in global travel retail. Folli Follie Group Chief Global Travel Retail Officer Johnnie Voutsas said: “We successfully trialled our Ground Travel Retail concept at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with a 350ft pop-up store, which opened in November. That location, […]
Delta Air Lines has appointed Corneel Koster as senior vice president Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. He takes over from Nat Pieper who has become senior vice president global alliances. Based in London, Koster will further expand on Delta’s successes in the EMEAI region in cooperation with long-term partner airlines including Air France KLM, […]
Coach has unveiled James Franco as the face of its new fragrance Coach For Men, which launches in September. Coach said that James Franco, as an actor, director, writer, artist and philanthropist, embodies the “creativity, confidence, curiosity and innate style of the Coach Guy”. The brand described Franco as “rugged yet refined, fearless and brave […]
With all eyes on the Welsh capital ahead the Champions League final on Saturday, Cardiff Airport is getting ready to welcome a huge number of additional passengers ahead of what is set to be one of the largest sporting events in the country’s history. More than 24,000 additional fans are expected to fly through the […]
UK. Aberdeen International Airport has launched the first phase of its terminal transformation project a month ahead of schedule. New retail outlets are scheduled to open before summer 2018 in a later phase of the project. The concessions will encompass fashion/sportswear, jewellery and gifting/souvenirs stores in the airport’s departure lounge, in a 276sq m space. […]
Low-cost African carrier fastjet has recorded a group operating loss of US$64 million for the financial year to December 31st. The figure reveals losses widening from US$37.9 million the previous year. Nico Bezuidenhout, fastjet chief executive, commented: “Last year was a challenging year and these financial results reflect not only a difficult market place but […]
Dubai International welcomed more than 7.6 million passengers in April according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger numbers reached 7,622,946 in April, up 9.2 per cent compared to 6,979,063 recorded during the same month in 2016. Following four months of robust growth, the year to date traffic reached 30,119,542 compared […]
International Airlines Group carriers British Airways and Iberia will introduce a fee for travel agents using third-party global distribution systems from November. A fee of £8 per booking will be charged from November 1st. The move follows the lead of German flag-carrier Lufthansa, which introduced a charge of €16 in late 2015. IAG partners were […]
SINGAPORE. Changi Airport is hosting a programme of Nordic-themed experiences and activities this June. The event kicked off on 26 May with a special ‘Nordic Adventures’ performance featuring Hello Kitty and other characters from Japanese company Sanrio’s stable [My Melody, Pompompurin, Gudetama, Cinnamoroll, and the Little Twin Stars]. It took place in Terminal 3 and […]
RIGA – On May 26, 2017, the Latvian airline airBaltic in cooperation with the Spanish airline Iberia, launched a new direct route linking Riga and Madrid. The route offers convenient travel options for travellers between Spain and Latvia and beyond to destinations in the Baltics, Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle East. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP […]
Passengers flying on board Qatar Airways who are fasting during Ramadan will be offered a delicious Iftar meal box infused with a traditional Middle Eastern twist to break their fast. Qatar Airways’ Iftar boxes will feature a creatively-designed Ramadan Kareem logo extending best wishes to all passengers during the Holy Month. Qatar Airways first and […]
Delta has launched its new non-stop service from Glasgow to New York-JFK, offering greater travel choice between Scotland and the US. Operated daily throughout the summer, the airline’s first-ever Glasgow route will provide convenient connections to more than 60 destinations throughout the US and beyond via Delta’s New York hub. Meanwhile, to further strengthen the […]
Ryanair has reported a six per cent increase in full year net profit, to €1.3 billion. A 13 per cent cut in average fares at the carrier delivered 13 per cent traffic growth, to 120 million customers, and an industry leading 94 per cent load factor. Unit costs fell by 11 per cent in the […]
QATAR. Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has brought a touch of the south of France to Hamad International Airport (HIA) by unveiling the Maison de Parfum Pavilion by Dior, featuring the fragrance house’s private perfume collection. Passengers departing, arriving or transiting through HIA encounter a replica of the Dior perfume laboratory in Grasse, France, where they […]