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Karachi duty free tender closes tomorrow
By Doug Newhouse
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan will close its tender for the operation of a five-year contract at the Jinnah Terminal at Karachi International Airport tomorrow, when bidders will be revealed at 12.30 in the conference room at the airport terminal.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:27:09 +0200

Fund acquires Gatwick share
By Doug Newhouse
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has sold a 15% stake in London Gatwick Airport to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), and South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) says it intends to buy a 12% shareholding for approximately £100m ($159.6m).
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:26:10 +0200

ASUR down 4.3% to 1m
By Doug Newhouse
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) has announced that total international passenger traffic at its nine Mexican airports for January amounted to 985,078, a decline of 4.3%. Total passenger traffic for the month also fell by 4.6% to 1,512,613 in comparison with January 2009.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:25:25 +0200

Guylian makes major people changes
By Doug Newhouse
Chocolaterie Guylian has appointed Keith Ma as its new China-South-East Asia Sales and Marketing Manager, covering both domestic and duty free customers in this territory. Based in Shanghai, he will report to Guylian's Export and Travel Retail Director Steven Candries.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:24:35 +0200

HKIA tenders 12 specialty SkyMart shops
By Doug Newhouse
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has issued an open tender today covering 12 specialty shops, with ten located at the SkyMart Avenue (non-restricted area) and two at the Departures North Concourse in Terminal 1(restricted area) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:52:34 +0200

Judge orders border store to be demolished
By Doug Newhouse
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has won a lawsuit against the Ambassador Bridge Company (The Detroit International Bridge Company) after a Wayne County Circuit Court agreed that the latter’s duty free border store was illegally built on City of Detroit property.
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:26:10 +0200

Andersson joins Generation
By Doug Newhouse
Helene Andersson has been appointed International Sales & Marketing Director at Generation Research where she is working with Swedish analyst's flagship title Best & Most, as well as with TREND.
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:15:37 +0200

Diageo promotes Springer
By Doug Newhouse
Diageo Global Travel (GTME) has strengthened its Executive Board with the appointment of Sara Springer as Innovation Director, after leading the innovation function within GTME for more than three years.
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:14:47 +0200

Benoît Deroual joins Perfumes y Diseño
By Doug Newhouse
Benoît Deroual is the new International Director at Perfumes y Diseño, the Spanish perfumery company which creates, commercializes and distributes fragrances for TOUS, J. del Pozo and Roberto Verino.
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:13:24 +0200

DFS 'solid' as LVMH revenue hits $23.3bn
By Doug Newhouse
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has reported revenues of E.17.1bn ($23.3bn) in 2009, a -1% fall on 2008 and profit from recurring operations of E.3.352m ($4.585m) an -8% decline on the previous year. It also reported 'a solid performance' by DFS, despite the slowdown in global tourism, although its Miami Cruiseline business suffered from the economic slowdown in the cruise market and the decline in purchases made by American customers.
Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:17:40 +0200