Articles tagged “travel retail”

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IDEAS: Community-Driven ‘Great Hall’ Experience Planned for JFK’s Terminal 8

Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy Airport is set to undergo a $125 million commercial redevelopment program with a focus on bringing the local community into the airport, thanks to a new partnership between American Airlines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports. Following the completion of the $400…

Adam Stacey | 5 months ago

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IDEAS: Shop Autonomously at Hong Kong International Airport

Lagardère Travel Retail has launched its first completely autonomous store, Travelwell, at Hong Kong International Airport. The contactless store, which has been designed to offer passengers a convenient shopping location to complete any last minute purchases, utilizes an Artificial Intelligence technology system to track shoppers and products to ensure an accurate and safe shopping experience. …

Adam Stacey | 7 months ago

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American Airlines Is Shaking Up Corporate Travel Booking: Here’s Why

From April, the airline will stop selling almost half its airfares through traditional channels, instead selling them exclusively through its own website and so-called New Distribution Capability-powered channels. The shakeup mostly impacts travel agencies and corporations that fly American for business. We explain.

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

American Airlines Is Shaking Up Corporate Travel Booking: Here’s Why
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Sabre’s Mike Reyes on Navigating the Future of Airline Retailing

Today’s airlines are challenged with maximizing revenue in the face of unpredictable booking patterns, widespread industry disruptions, and evolving traveler expectations. To stay competitive, they need to reconsider the travel retailing experience through the eyes of their customers and overcome limitations at key stages of the travel journey.

Sabre + Skift | 1 year ago

Sabre’s Mike Reyes on Navigating the Future of Airline Retailing

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It’s Official, A New $6 Billion Travel Retail Giant is Born: Dufry Buys Autogrill

This deal has been rumored and in the works for many months now: Switzerland headquartered travel duty free and retail firm Dufry has agreed to buy Autogrill from Italian billionaire Benetton family, creating a new $6 billion player in the travel retail market, reports Bloomberg. The combined group will have 5,500 outlets at around 1,200…

Rafat Ali | 1 year ago