The Moodie Davitt Magazine & Category Insight, May 2025 – Qatar Duty Free’s remarkable 25-year journey

INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to the May 2025 edition of The Moodie Davitt Magazine, timed to coincide with the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference in Singapore. This digital edition is mailed to our worldwide readership, while hard copies are available to delegates at the Singapore event.

In our cover story, we bring you a special report to mark the 25th anniversary of Qatar Duty Free. Qatar Airways Chief Retail & Hospitality Officer Thabet Musleh talks about the retailer’s commitment to investment, the power of partnership and reflects on a remarkable story of growth.

We share a detailed report on the Indian aviation and travel retail market through the eyes of some of those who are helping to shape an exciting future, from Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad airports to the ambitious Navi Mumbai Airport project. Martin Moodie reflects on a fascinating recent visit to Mumbai, when he caught up with many other key players and attended a memorable APTRA India Conference.

We also feature some of the most unforgettable scenes and events from the fifth China International Consumer Products Expo, which took place in Haikou in April, and we present highlights of the Hainan Travel Retail Whitepaper, produced by KPMG China and The Moodie Davitt Report.

We talk consumers, key categories and the retail mix with Extime Duty Free Paris Executive President Guy Bodescot.

We also carry highlights of the recent Seatrade Cruise Global event in Miami, including comments from cruise retail sector leaders on consumer trends and behaviours today and how they are planning for the guest of tomorrow.

As a special supplement to the main issue we share the latest in our regular Category Insight series, dedicated this time to the vital wines & spirits sector, with input from Gebr. Heinemann, Lagardère Travel Retail and Duty Free Americas.

Also in that issue, brand owners from around the world, from large spirits groups to smaller independents, share their views about the health of the market at a time of change and uncertainty.

We hope you find this edition of our Magazine and our Category Insight supplement enjoyable reading and we look forward to seeing many of our readers at TFWA Asia Pacific in Singapore.