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SPI Group appoints Marco Ferrari as CMO
By Doug Newhouse
The SPI Group has announced the appointment of Marco Ferrari as Chief Marketing Officer, 'to drive forward Stolichnaya Premium Vodka's innovative global marketing strategy'.
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Global pax growth slows to +7% in July 2010
By Doug Newhouse
ACI World's latest monthly PaxFlash report indicates that international passenger numbers grew by 9.5% in July 2010 over July 2009 to 164.962m, while domestic numbers rose by 4.5% to 174.610m leaving total passenger growth in both sectors up by 6.9% to 342.229m. Total international passengers between January and July-end reached 911.210m - an increase of 7.2%.
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WDF creates 'Whisky Fest'
By Doug Newhouse
WDF reports that it has created and launched its first ever nine-week long 'Whisky Fest' events in its World Duty Free stores in the Scottish airports of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
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'Happy ending' with Mika
By Doug Newhouse
Mimicking one of the superstars songs, TFWA is looking to provide a 'Happy Ending' to this year's Cannes TFWA event with the news that the international singer/songwriter Mika will perform at a private concert exclusively for TFWA World Exhibition in October.
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CPH creates competitive low-cost platform
By Doug Newhouse
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has announced new price agreements with a number of airlines meaning passenger charges for using Copenhagen Airport's new low-cost CPH Swift - which opens on October 31 - will be approximately 35% lower than the current passenger charge.
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KIT KAT celebrates 75 years in travel retail
By Doug Newhouse
Nestlé International Travel Retail has announced 'a major initiative' for its global KIT KAT brand in travel retail by launching two exclusive limited edition packs to celebrate its 75-year anniversary.
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Feel the force in Cannes
By Doug Newhouse
As an extension to its existing LEGO watches collection, Gerzon is introducing the new LEGO Clone Wars Collection, which features several 'villains' from the Star Wars film trilogy as part of the new Lego Clone Wars Collection of watches.
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King Fahd's new F&B offer
By Doug Newhouse
With the opening of a Costa Coffee outlet at the arrival hall, King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Mr Khalid, Director General of KFIA says this marks the successful first-stage revamp of its dining offerings, with fast food and specialty retail offerings to come.
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Toms launches new confectionery lines
By Doug Newhouse
The Toms Group has unveiled details of its new product launches for 2011, which include Temptations, Dark Velvet, Chocolate Senses, Cocktails and Sweet Moments.
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Interest in Colombo Airport duty free grows
By Doug Newhouse
Several international travel retail operators have told TREND that they are interested in the duty free business at Colombo's sole international airport gateway - Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) - with Alpha/Aldeasa's Orient Lanka contract set to expire at the Sri Lankan airport in May 2011.
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