The world’s leading international airport conference and exhibition lands in Amsterdam! The 2020 event was originally planned to open at the end of March 2020 in Paris, but was subsequently rescheduled to early June at
ACI Airport Commercial & Retail
The ACI EUROPE Airport Commercial & Retail Conference & Exhibition is established as the meeting place for all who are focused on delivering non-aeronautical revenue success. Each year, the event is attended by senior airport
The World’s Top 25 Travel Retailers 2019
The latest rankings have been revealed by The Moodie Davitt Report, through their annual guide measured by 2018 sales. This is a must read report with plenty of detailed information and insight – the link
Nordic Travel Retail Seminar 2019
NTRG organises three to four events every year. The main objective with each event is to support the industry by sharing of information, news, best practise and inspiration together with creating forthcoming networking opportunities for
The Drinks Industry Rich List 2019
It is that time of the year once again when The Sunday Times newspaper reveals their annual Rich List. As a result, I have updated below some of the Drinks Industry Rich List, based both
The World’s Busiest Flight Routes 2019
OAG Aviation has released the latest data on the busiest international flight routes over the last 12 months up to February 2019. The top six routes have remained the same with KUL-SIN (Kuala Lumpur –
An Inside the Cask chat with…Matthew Fergusson-Stewart
Matthew is the whisky-loving Award winning Brand Ambassador, turned Chief Marketing Officer at The Whisky Store in Singapore. Someone with a real passion for discovering and sharing the sources of flavour and aroma in Single
Latest Drinks Industry Construction Projects
Here is a selection of some of the latest projects under way within the industry….
Latest Mergers & Acquisitions in the Drinks Industry
Alcoholic drinks remain a target for M&A activity in the food and drink sector. Europe had the largest share of M&A activity in 2017 and the largest announced transaction in 2017 was the December acquisition
Supermarket Shopping Psychology
Supermarkets rely heavily on science to drive consumers to shop whilst instore, especially in places such as the UK where the competition over the last few years has continued to grow with online shopping such
Travel, Migration and Me
International migration is a controversial topic of discussion these days, but as an immigrant myself, I am aware that there are plenty of examples where the move is a positive one for both the individual
Want help from the UK Dept of International Trade?
The Department of International Trade (DIT) is here to help companies looking to invest in the UK or equally to help UK based companies to export abroad. Drinks companies large or small in size can
The role of Age Statement in the Value Proposition for Scotch whisky in GTR
I have contributed to the August 2018 issue of Duty Free News International (DFNI) magazine on the topic of the value proposition for Scotch whisky in Global Travel Retail (GTR). The full version is available here
Say No to “Fake Gin” Campaign gaining momentum
Miranda Hayman and James Hayman from Hayman Distillers, have recently launched a campaign that was displayed at the Imbibe Live bartender show that took place in July, calling time on “fake gin”…so what is the