The hugely popular TRConnect webinar series is set to return with an exploration of the exclusive consumer insights from m1nd-set, which determined the finalists and winners of the consumer-voted 2020 Travel Retail Awards.

Registration is now open for the webinar, which takes place on Thursday 5 November at 12:00 CET/5pm Singapore time. Click here to register.

M1nd-set’s Travel Retail Research Director Clara Susset will present a detailed summary of the insights, which serve to recognise both finalists and winners in the consumer-voted 2020 *Travel Retail Awards.

Compiled from interviews with over 5,000 consumers who travel internationally, the insights revealed their likes and dislikes across 12 product categories.

Consumers also shared their views on eight airport and cruise award categories, including the first-ever ‘Best Retail Environment Onboard a Cruise Ship’ and ‘Best Green Initiative at an Airport’ awards, as voted by consumers.

AWARD WINNERS AND FINALISTS SPEAK

The webinar will also hear from Adrian Pittaway, Head of Retail at MSC Cruises, winner of the very first consumer-voted cruise retail award, plus Nikolett Huszák, Senior Retail Marketing Manager at Budapest International Airport, winner of the inaugural consumer-voted airport green initiative award.

Other speakers include Christine Keeling, Founder of Long Haul Spa, which won ‘Best Skincare, Haircare, Bath & Body Product’, along with Luke Maga, Managing Director Travel Retail at Distell, Platinum Partner and finalist in the ‘Best Spirits Product’ award category.

The panellists will share their views on the importance of the consumer voice as well as reaction to the indispensable consumer feedback received. Other panellists will be confirmed in due course.

             

Left to right: Nikolett Huszák, Budapest Airport; Christine Keeling, Long Haul Spa; Luke Maga, Distell; Adrian Pittaway, MSC; and Clara Susset, m1nd-set.

TRBusiness Co-owners and Managing Directors Nigel Hardy and Janice Hook welcomed the return of the TRConnect webinar series and the consumer insights focus.

“The voice of the travelling consumer is pivotal to improving both brand and retail offerings in travel retail,” they said.

“Consumer concerns and critiques are crucial indicators of industry performance standards. At TRBusiness, we have always emphasised the importance of the consumer’s opinion, often ignored in industry fora.

“Through our partnership with the leading industry research agency m1nd-set, we place the consumer’s voice at the core of our awards programme.

“As the industry’s only consumer-voted awards, the widespread plaudits the event and programme have attracted across all sectors of travel retail has been fantastic and humbling. We look forward to hearing from these industry leaders on their involvement.”

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*The consumer-voted 2020 Travel Retail Awards ceremony took place on Tuesday 29 September during the TRMarketplace digital networking forum and has been watched by more than 7,000 individuals via the live broadcast and video-on-demand.