The Trinity Forum 2025
‘Prepare to be amazed’ – The Trinity Forum returns to Doha in 2025
“We are thrilled to share that the Trinity Forum is coming back to Doha in 2025. After an incredible event here in 2019, it’s great to bring everyone together again. Since then, we have made huge strides in redefining what’s possible in travel retail. We can’t wait to show you what we have been up to.”
The words of Qatar Airways Group Chief Retail & Hospitality Officer Thabet Musleh as he celebrates the return of The Trinity Forum to Doha in 2025. A hugely memorable edition of The Trinity Forum took place in the city in 2019.
The handover to Qatar Duty Free from this year’s co-hosts Airports Corporation of Vietnam and Imex Pan Pacific Group during a special ceremony at the Gala Dinner in Ho Chi Minh City, with an exchange of commemorative gifts between the parties.
A commemorative photo marks ‘The Handover’, a ceremony which included the exchange of gifts between this year’s host, Airports Corporation of Vietnam/IPP Travel Retail, and Qatar Duty Free. Pictured from left are The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie; Qatar Airways Group Chief Retail and Hospitality Officer Thabet Musleh; Qatar Duty Free Head of F&B Operations Ibrahim Al-Emadi; IPP Travel Retail Chief Executive Officer Phillip Nguyen; and Airports Corporation of Vietnam Deputy Director Nguyễn Cao Cường.
Qatar Duty Free manages over 200 retail and dining outlets as part of an ‘integrated eco-system’ that includes Qatar Airways and Hamad International Airport, with a pledge to “provide a retail experience that caters to all”.
Qatar Duty Free recently scooped the top prize of Airport Retailer of the Year at the 2024 Frontier Awards, along with the Best New Specialty Shop Opening for Dior Luxury Beauty Retreat.
The award-winning travel retailer also received seven titles at the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards 2024 (organised by The Moodie Davitt Report), including Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Hamad International Airport recently won World’s Best Airport for Shopping at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024 for the second year in a row.
More details of The Trinity Forum 2025 will follow soon.
Musleh concluded: “On behalf of Qatar Duty Free, The Moodie Davitt Report and ACI, we are delighted to welcome both new and familiar faces to Doha for the Trinity Forum 2025. Get ready to experience the best of Qatari hospitality and prepare to be amazed.”
The Moodie Davitt eZine
Issue 341 | 4 December 2024
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