Pernod Ricard Travel Retail has launched The Glenlivet Master Distiller’s Reserve, the latest extension to The Glenlivet line of single malt Scotch whiskies. The travel retail exclusive will be available solely through World Duty Free for the first two months, before a full international roll-out. And it's got off to a flying start.

Treasure Beach won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Sunday, a race that brought virtually incalculable global publicity for the UAE travel retailer. Dubai Duty Free is in its fourth year of sponsoring the big race. That investment was extended this year to create the concept of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival.

Coty Prestige unveiled the debut feminine fragrance from the house of Bottega Veneta yesterday evening at the Palazzo Trivulzio in Milan. The scent will be launched worldwide, including the travel retail channel, from September. The Moodie Report Associate Editor Rebecca Mann joined the party.

Australian cricket great Steve Waugh captured the limelight at The Nuance Group’s SYD store at Sydney Airport on Friday, signing bottles of Johnnie Walker in support of the brand's Walk with Giants campaign. After the event, Waugh spoke to The Moodie Report about his commitment to the campaign.

Leading haute couture house Valentino and licence partner beauty group Puig unveiled the new Valentino fragrance at a spectacular event on Wednesday in Rome, home of the iconic fashion brand. Travel retail will be a key channel for the new line, which will be available in selected markets from September. The Moodie Report was on hand in Rome for the launch event.

Diageo has created a luxury bar experience in a pioneering partnership with British Airways. Dubbed The World Class Bar and sited in the BA Club Lounge at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, the bar is the centrepiece of Diageo’s World Class Collection programme – a communications programme that engages with business passengers pre-travel, on-airport and inflight.

The Nuance Group has officially opened its new 1,000sq m store in Antalya Airport Terminal 1, marking what CEO Roberto Graziani calls “an important milestone for our group”. More than a new opening, the Antalya store represents a fresh direction for the retailer as it unveils a retail concept that will shape its future development. The Moodie Report's John Rimmer was at the official opening in Turkey.

Korean Air last week formally unveiled its new onboard duty free and Absolut-sponsored ‘Celestial’ bar, which will be introduced onboard the carrier’s new fleet of A-380 aircraft from June 2011 onwards. Readers can join The Moodie Report as we go onboard a mock-up of the A-380 and view the latest innovations from the world’s most successful inflight retailer.

Korean Air last week formally unveiled its new onboard duty free and Absolut-sponsored ‘Celestial’ bar, which will be introduced onboard the carrier’s new fleet of A-380 aircraft from June 2011 onwards. Readers can join The Moodie Report as we go onboard a mock-up of the A-380 and view the latest innovations from the world’s most successful inflight retailer.

Earlier this month Birmingham Airport unveiled the latest phase of its £100 million redevelopment with the inauguration of a unified terminal. The centrepiece is a 1,750sq m walk-through World Duty Free store. Here we take a detailed look at the retailer’s new regional flagship, including a podcast with Aldeasa and World Duty Free CEO José Maria Palencia.