The power of region-focused innovation was uniquely spotlighted today (21 June) as TRBusiness and m1nd-set crowned the winners of the much-anticipated consumer-voted Travel Retail Awards: Asia Pacific during a virtual awards ceremony (09:15 CET).

Winners were selected across 12 product categories and six airport categories [click below to watch a repeat of the Travel Retail Awards: Asia Pacific; for a full list of the winners and finalists, see footer].

All companies that entered the 2020 Global Travel Retail Awards were enrolled in the 2021 Travel Retail Awards: Asia Pacific.

The new regional flanker to the hugely successful Global Travel Retail Awards provides a much-needed boost to the DF&TR industry as it charts an unpredictable recovery path.

Attendees to the ceremony enjoyed unique consumer insights courtesy of 2,000 international travellers across the Asia Pacific region sourced from m1nd-set’s unique database.

Travellers voted on their favourite products within the categories in a demonstration of the buying inclinations of Asia Pacific consumers compared with their global counterparts.

PRODUCT AWARDS

Best children’s product

WINNER: The Lego Group — Lego Duplo Playroom

Margarete Steiff — National Geographic Chinchi Chinchilla

Margarete Steiff – Soft Cuddly Friends Lita Lamb

The Lego Group — Lego Duplo Playroom

Best confectionery product

WINNER: Mondelēz World Travel Retail— Cadbury Dairy Milk Minis Pouch UK

Alfred Ritter (Ritter Sport) — TR Cocoa Selection Deluxe

Butlers Chocolates — Chocolate Collection

Butlers Chocolates — Family Share Assorted Truffles

Niederegger — Marzipan Classics Gold Edition

Lindt & Sprüngli —Dulce de Leche Edition

Lindt & Sprüngli —No Sugar Added Bars

Lindt & Sprüngli — Pretzel Edition

Lindt & Sprüngli — Lindor Mini Tube 70 Dark

Mondelēz World Travel Retail — Milka Strawberry Cheesecake Tablet

Mondelēz World Travel Retail— Cadbury Dairy Milk Minis Pouch UK

Mondelēz World Travel Retail — Milka Tender Moments Assorted Pouch

Mondelēz World Travel Retail — Toblerone Tiny Milk Spain Bag

Nestlé International Travel Retail — KitKat Senses Mini Desserts

Nestlé International Travel Retail — Nestlé Swiss Cranberries Hazelnuts Almonds Milk Chocolate Tablet

Best electronics product

WINNER: Travel Blue Limited — Lexingham Power Bank Pro – 1000mAh W PD (18w) + QC3.0

WINNER: Moshi — Porto Q 5K Portable Battery with Built in Wireless Charger

DHI Telecom Group — Sapphire 2 Global Mobile WiFi

iWalk (U2O Global) — Scorpion Air Pro

Merlin — Merlin AirJack

Moshi — Porto Q 5K Portable Battery with Built in Wireless Charger

Nuwave Channel Partners — Bitmore eFuel 10000 mAh Qi Wireless Charging Powerbank

Nuwave Channel Partners — Studio 19 Amazon Alexa Solo Play

Nuwave Channel Partners — Studio 19 Solo TWS Headphones

RHA Technologies — RHA Wireless Flight Adapter

Travel Blue Limited — Lexingham Power Bank Pro – 1000mAh W PD (18w) + QC3.0

Sony Europe — Sony WH 1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones

Best fashion and accessories product (including luggage and leather goods)

WINNER: VF International SAGL – Kipling, Curiosity PKT

Diesel Spa — Diesel x24 Bottles

Dolphin Innovations — Click Slide Card Case Carbon Fibre Black

Dolphin Innovations — Click Slide Hi Tech Leather Wallet

Fraas — The Fraas Plaid ‘with an extra portion of good feeling’

Hugo Boss — Soody TR

Hugo Boss — Titanium Runn TR

VF International SAGL, Kipling — Totepack

VF International SAGL – Kipling, Curiosity PKT

Best fragrance product

WINNER: Coty — Gucci Memoire Dune Odeur Eau De Parfum

Coty — Boss Bottled Infinite Eau De Parfum

Coty — Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Eau De Parfum Intense

Coty — Tiffany Love For Him Eau De Parfum

Coty — Gucci Memoire Dune Odeur Eau De Parfum

Interparfums Asia Pacific — Coach Dreams

Molton Brown — Mesmerising Oudh Accord Gold Eau de Parfum

Molton Brown — Recharge Black Pepper Eau de Parfum

Best make-up product

WINNER: Coty — Gucci Lipsticks Satin Sheer Balm

Coty — Burberry Kisses Lip Lacquer

Dr Lipp — Superfood Tints

Coty — Gucci Lipsticks Satin Sheer Balm

Best skincare, haircare, bath & body product

WINNER: Transformulas International — Flawless Photoglow SPF30

Brands of Style — Wellexir Power Bubbles

Dr. Lipp — Original Nipple Balm for Dry Skin Luscious Lips Glossy Bits

Long Haul Spa — Long Haul Spa Set

L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific — Kiehl’s Christmas Advent Calendar Set

Moroccanoil — Moroccanoil Treatment

Transformulas International — Flawless Photoglow SPF30

Nuxe — Prodigious Collection

Unilever — AHC Premium EX Hydra B5 Toner 140ml

Best spirits product

WINNER: Quintessential Brands Group Premium Brands — Opihr Far East Edition

Bacardi Global Travel Retail — Bacardi Carta Blanca

Beam Suntory — Laphroaig Bessie Williamson

Brown-Forman — Jack Daniels Bottled in Bond

Chabot Armagnac — Chabot Armagnac XO Coeur

Chase Distillery Ltd — Chase Pink Grapefruit & Pomelo Gin

Diageo — Tanqueray Ten Gift Tin

Distell International — Amarula Vanilla Spice

Douglas Laing & Co — Rock Island

Douglas Laing & Co —The Epicurean

Friedrich Schwarze — Golden Shoe

Liviko AS — Crafters London Dry Gin

Quintessential Brands Group Premium Brands — Opihr

Quintessential Brands Group Premium Brands — Opihr Far East Edition

Quintessential Brands Group Premium Brands — Skinny Moo Peanut Butter

William Grant & Sons — Glenfiddich Grand Cru Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Best sunglasses/eyewear product

WINNER: Maui Jim — Shallows

Maui Jim — Hikina

Maui Jim — Shallows

Rodenstock: — R1430 A

Silhouette International — 8174 Titan Accent Shades

Silhouette International — 8716 Titan Breeze

Best travel accessory

WINNER: Aydya Ltd — Ion8 OneTouch On The Go Reusable Bottle

Cabeau — Evolution S3

Ibboo — Ibboo Full Kit

Aydya Ltd — Ion8 OneTouch On The Go Reusable Bottle

Long Haul Spa — The Mini by Long Haul Spa

United Creations (Shanghai) — Voyager Prime Travel Eye Mask

Best watches and jewellery product

WINNER: E Gluck Corporation — Anne Klein Rose Gold Tone Stainless Steel

Clogau — Clogau Tudor Court Locket

E Gluck Corporation — Anne Klein Blush Ceramic Bracelet Watch with Crystal Accents

E Gluck Corporation — Anne Klein Gold Tone Covered Dial Bracelet Watch

E Gluck Corporation — Anne Klein Rose Gold Tone Stainless Steel

E Gluck Corporation — Anne Klein Rose Gold Silver Tone Bracelet Watch

Kurate International — Belle Beau Blossom Watch Cherry Blossom

Swarovski International Distribution — Travel Exclusive Globe Bracelet Multi-Coloured Rhodium Plated

Swarovski International Distribution — Travel Exclusive Globe Set Multi-Coloured Rhodium Plated

Swarovski International Distribution — Travel Exclusive Swallow Studs Set White-Mix Plating

Swarovski International Distribution — Travel Exclusive Swallow Set White Mix Plating

Best wines product

WINNER: Barton & Guestier — Prestige Gift Pack Thomas Barton Réserve Privée

Barton & Guestier — Veuve du Vernay Rose Limited Edition

Barton & Guestier — Prestige Gift Pack Thomas Barton Réserve Privée

Bauer Spirits — Royal Riviera Champagne Brut Superme 12_5

Bauer Spirits — Burschiks Oak Vermouth 16

Bodvár House of Rosés — Bodvár N1 Pearly Rose

Bottega spa — Ancestral

Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei — Freixenet Prosecco DOCG

Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei — Henkell Cuvee Unique

Lanson International Diffusion — Lanson Green Label

Viña Concha y Toro — Casillero del Diablo Route of Cabernet Sauvignon

Best overall product

WINNER: Quintessential Brands Group Premium Brands — Opihr Far East Edition

 

AIRPORT AWARDS

Best airport for customer service

WINNER: Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (BOM)

Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN)

Kansai International Airport, Osaka (KIX)

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Best digital and social media offer

WINNER: Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (BOM)

Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)

Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN)

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi (DEL)

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Best Airport for ‘Sense of Place’

WINNER: Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (BOM)

Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN)

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Narita International Airport, Tokyo (NRT)

Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Best Airport for Retail Environment (Voted by millennials)

WINNER: Narita International Airport, Tokyo (NRT)

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (BOM)

Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi (DEL)

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Narita International Airport, Tokyo (NRT)

Best Airport for Retail Environment (voted by all age groups)

WINNER: Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN)

Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)

Narita International Airport, Tokyo (NRT)

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Best F&B offer at an Airport

WINNER: Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (BOM)

Kansai International Airport, Osaka (KIX)

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

Haneda International Airport, Tokyo (HND)

Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN)