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The Chinese New Year Illusion: Crowded Terminals May Make Recovery Visible. They Do Not Make Conversion Automatic.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Chinese New Year 2026 delivered the headline the industry wanted: Chinese travel is back, traffic is…
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Overexposed To Fragile Travel Retail, Can Estée Lauder Repair At Speed?
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Arguably, Estée Lauder’s troubles are now a case study in how this beauty powerhouse misread structural shifts in China…
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Travel Retail’s Paradox: If Staff Influence 61% of Purchases, Why Are We Still Underinvesting in Them? Melvin Broekaart Interviewed.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall For years, travel retail has invested heavily in marketing campaigns, premium shopfits and ever-expanding product portfolios.…
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Looking At Heaven Hill Brands. Salvador Blanco, Managing Director Global Travel Retail, Interviewed.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall As Heaven Hill Brands builds a dedicated global travel retail structure for the first time in…
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Travel Retail’s Promotional Problem
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Shoppers don’t respond to promotion presence. They respond to the perceived value gap. And travel retail…
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Burgas Airport: Part 2 Of How Fraport Bulgaria Has Raised the Bar for Regional Airports
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Following our film on Varna Airport, this 4 minute film on Burgas Airport completes our perspective…
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Welsh Whisky Comes Of Age: Penderyn Distillery Makes Its Boldest Statement Yet
Introduction by: Peter Marshall The driving force behind the Welsh whisky renaissance, Penderyn Distillery is marking St David’s Day, today,…
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The Many Reasons To Attend ASUTIL 2026
Introduction by: Peter Marshall This year celebrates ASUTIL’S 25th anniversary. According to ASUTIL President, Enrique Urioste “the celebrations will honour…
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VARNA AIRPORT BULGARIA: HOW FRAPORT TWIN STAR AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AD HAS SET NEW STANDARDS FOR REGIONAL AIRPORTS.
“Twin Stars” is a very accurate description, and refers to both Varna and Burgas Airports, gateways to the beautiful Black…
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A TRunblocked.com Exclusive: Anne-Laure Pressat-Priore, Global Executive Director, Louis XIII Cognac, Interviewed.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall This is a rare interview. It was such a great pleasure to meet Anne-Laure Pressat-Priore, Global…