Campari’s Charles Roullet heads Travel Retail Euro Competition; WHSmith, Skyline Concessions and fresh executives in hot pursuit

Campari Group Director West Europe Middle East Africa – Global Travel Retail Charles Roullet still leads The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition despite nabbing only a single point in yesterday’s matches, writes our football correspondent Hedda Ball in Leipzig*.

Charles has his nose (just) in front of a trio of pursuers: Cherrie Chan, Regional Area Director, TR APAC for fresh; Roderick McOwan, Chief Development Officer for The Marshall Retail Group and In Motion Entertainment Group (WHSmith) in the US; and Skyline Concessions CEO Manuel Soto IV.

Cherrie has picked a remarkable 16 out of 21 games in terms of ultimate outcome (i.e. the correct winner or draw) while Roderick has snapped up six big three-pointers (including Ukraine 2 vs Slovakia 1 yesterday), the best in the competition, for nailing the precise scoreline.

Our wonderfully international leaderboard sees 72 players within seven points of our leader. As with the football tournament ahead many scoring opportunities lie ahead.

Get your predictions in now for today’s matches please.

The Moodie Davitt Report partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The following prize monies will be awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

• 1^st – €1,000
• 2^nd – €500
• 3^rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Hedda Ball is joined by experienced football correspondents Amos Wynmatch, Claire Fowell, Mark Closely, Parker Thebus, Paul Damstring, Mia Stryker, Constant Diver and Conor Flagg.

Look out for their match reports as the tournament continues.

There’s a new leader in The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition, writes our football correspondent Claire Fowell in Arena AufSchalke* after Campari Group Director West Europe Middle East Africa – Global Travel Retail Charles Roullet showed all the effervescence of an Aperol Spritz to bubble up the table with an impressive seven points out of a possible nine yesterday.

He correctly picked the 1-1 draws in the Slovenia v Serbia and Denmark v England matches and picked up a single point for predicting Spain to beat Italy (oh, oh, there goes the promotion) to move to 22 points.

Our long time leader, Angkasa Pura I’s I Wirantara had a rare bad day yesterday, failing to add to his 21 points, being joined by Rigo Trading Team Manager – Customer Service Developing Countries & Travel Retail – Luxembourg Marc Duchemin (an impressive 10 out of the last 15 points) and Ontario International Airport (the host of next week’s FAB Conference & Awards) Chief Revenue Management Officer Elisa Grey. 

All remains to play for however, with just seven points covering our first 73 contenders.

The Moodie Davitt Report partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The following prize monies will be awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

• 1^st – €1,000
• 2^nd – €500
• 3^rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Claire Fowell is joined by experienced football correspondents Amos Wynmatch, Hedda Ball, Mark Closely, Parker Thebus, Paul Damstring, Mia Stryker, Constant Diver and Conor Flagg.

Look out for their match reports over coming weeks.

20 June

It’s still Indonesia all the way in The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition, writes our football correspondent Hedda Ball in Cologne*. After another set of excellent predictions (four points out of a maximum six) yesterday, Angkasa Pura I’s I Wirantara sits atop our leaderboard on 21 points, two clear of Skyline Concessions CEO Manuel Soto IV.

The big mover though was Suntory Global Spirits Customer Marketing Manager – Global Accounts Juan Azqueta who picked the precise scores of both yesterday’s matches (Germany 2 v Hungary 0; Scotland 1 v Switzerland 1), giving him a remarkable three out of four 100% exact predictions in the most recent games. If he keeps up this form, Juan will become almost as notable a travel retail exclusive as the recently released 2024 Kogei Collection (Yamazaki Peated Malt Spanish Oak and Hakushu Peated Malt Spanish Oak). 

Alongside Juan on 18 points is Dubai Duty Free Assistant Buyer Mohammed Amine Lemrani, who nailed a three-pointer maximum on the Scotland v Switzerland match.

After the conclusion of the first round of group stage games, I Wirantara from Indonesian airport authority Angkasa Pura I leads the pack with 17 points from 12 matches in The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition, writes our football correspondent* Conor Flagg in Berlin. One point behind I Wirantara in second is Skyline Concessions CEO Manuel Soto IV with Campari’s George Bliss following closely in third.

The second set of group stage fixtures is scheduled to kick off later today as Croatia take on Albania at 2pm GMT, before Germany welcome Hungary and Scotland attempt to get off the mark against Switzerland.

Enter your predictions now to ensure you get your scores in ahead of kickoff.

Below are the top 50 rankings in this hotly contested competition.

The Moodie Davitt Report partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The following prize monies will be awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

• 1^st – €1,000
• 2^nd – €500
• 3^rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Conor Flagg is joined by experienced football correspondents Amos Wynmatch, Hedda Ball, Mark Closely, Parker Thebus, Paul Damstring, Mia Stryker, Constant Diver and Claire Fowell.

Look out for their match reports over coming weeks.

Veteran travel retail executive Manuel Soto IV, CEO of Skyline Concessions, leads the way in The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition following Monday’s matches, write our football correspondents* Parker Thebus and Paul Damstring in Düsseldorf.

The San Francisco-based executive is one point in front of I Wirantara with Julie Fenwick from Luggage-Point in the UK and George Bliss from Campari Group both a further point back.

Here is our current top-12 ranking. We will bring you a full leaderboard later today, which shows just five points covering the top 27 players.

Don’t forget to get your predictions in for today’s matches below.

The Moodie Davitt Report partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The following prize monies will be awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

1st – €1,000
2nd – €500
3rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Parker Thebus and Paul Damstring are joined by experienced football correspondents Amos Wynmatch, Hedda Ball, Mark Closely, Mia Stryker, Constant Diver, Claire Fowell and Conor Flagg.

Look out for their match reports over coming weeks.

A wonderfully international leaderboard is taking shape as The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition starts to heat up, write our football correspondents* Constant Diver and Claire Fowell in Gelsenkirchen.

Following Sunday’s matches, I Wirantara from Indonesian airport authority Angkasa Pura I and Skyline Concessions CEO Manuel Soto IV are locked in a tie for first place with an impressive 13 points. Even more impressively, both have predicted the correct outcome in all seven matches played to date (and the precise score in three, an impressively above industry average 42.9% penetration rate).

But the big mover over the weekend was Julie Fenwick at Luggage-Point in the UK, who after a slow start swooped up the table with a hat-trick of precise score predictions on the Poland v The Netherlands, Slovenia v Denmark and Serbia v England matches. Julie sits on 12 points, alongside Campari Group Regional Manager GTR EMEA George Bliss, who picked up the maximum three points on the Poland v The Netherlands and Serbia v England matches.

Three more players – Avolta Global Supply Chain Master Data Office Head Dani Petkova; Ricola Vice President Region Middle East & Travel Retail Andreas Reckart; and Marchesi de Frescobaldi Global Travel Retail Director Philippe Jamme– are just one point back on 11 points. In turn they are followed by ARI Global Business Development Manager James McLean and The Moodie Davitt Report Research Director Jess Allerton on 10.

Things can change fast though and with 11 players bunched on 9 points and 33 on 8, expect lots of changes on our leaderboard yet. There are three matches today (17 June) so don’t forget to get your predictions in.

The Moodie Davitt Report partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The following prize monies will be awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

• 1^st – €1,000
• 2^nd – €500
• 3^rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Constant Diver and Claire Fowell are joined by experienced football correspondents Amos Wynmatch, Hedda Ball, Mark Closely, Parker Thebus, Paul Damstring, Mia Stryker and Conor Flagg.

Look out for their match reports over coming weeks.

There’s a six-way tie at the top of The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition leaderboard after the first four games in the UEFA European Football Championship (Euros) with five of the record 203 contestants just one point behind, write our football correspondents* Mark Closely and Mia Stryker in Dortmund.

Our super sextet are: Inside the Cask Founder (and Scotch whisky industry veteran) Andre de Almeida and I Wirantara from Indonesian airport authority Angkasa Pura I, who both predicted the Italy 2 – Albania 1 scoreline correctly; along with Skyline Concessions CEO Manuel Soto IV, Starboard Cruise Services Senior Regional Merchandise Manager – Europe Matteo Assalino, Ontario International Airport (the host of the upcoming FAB Conference & Awards) Chief Revenue Management Officer Elisa Grey, and Campari Group Regional Manager GTR EMEA George Bliss, who all nailed the Spain 3 – Croatia 0 result.

An equally quality quintet follows just one point behind: Avolta Global Supply Chain Master Data Office Head Dani Petkova; Valora Group Controller Katrin Deaney; CAVU Vice President Growth Craig Pring; Revlon/Elizabeth Arden/American Crew Senior Director Travel Retail Frank Andreassen; and Campari Group EMEA Regional Manager – GSTR Giorgio Gabossi.

Underlining how close this contest will be (and the intense industry interest in it), another 62 participants are just one point back. If you haven’t entered there is still time to not only participate but even to win. Click here for the simple entry procedure.

The Moodie Davitt Report partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The following prize monies will be awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

• 1^st – €1,000
• 2^nd – €500
• 3^rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Mark Closely and Mia Stryker are joined by experienced football correspondents Amos Wynmatch, Hedda Ball, Constant Diver, Parker Thebus, Paul Damstring, Conor Flagg and Claire Fowell.

Look out for their match reports over coming weeks.

The whistle has blown and The Moodie Davitt Report Travel Retail Euro 2024 Tournament Predictor Competition is underway, write our football correspondents* Amos Wynmatch and Hedda Ball in Munich.

If you haven’t entered there is still time to not only participate but even to win, especially as not a single one of the 203 entrants picked the correct score in host Germany’s 5-1 (sledge)hammering of a not so bonny Scotland.

However, 176 of them did predict a German victory and no doubt the 87th minute own goal by Germany’s Antonio Rudiger (about the only way the Scots were going to score) ruined several otherwise perfect predictions.

The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie cracked a bottle of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc today after perusing the early leaderboard (below), only to discover his front-running status was shared with 175 others.

*The Moodie Davitt Report is the sole travel retail media title reporting on location from Germany. Amos Wynmatch and Hedda Ball are joined by experienced football correspondents Constant Diver, Paul Damstring, Conor Flagg, Parker Thebus, Claire Fowell, Mark Closely and Mia Stryker.

Look out for their match reports over coming weeks.

The competition, open to anyone involved in the aviation and travel retail sector (mandatory) and free of charge to enter, is based on match predictions for the 24-team UEFA Euro 2024 competition.

You can still sign up and submit your initial predictions.

Predictions must be entered 15 minutes before kick off for any given match, but they can be changed freely up until that point. T

The Moodie Davitt Report and its partners Denizen Destination, Duty Free Global, Go Travel, Haribo, Gebr. Heinemann, Mast-Jägermeister and Qatar Duty Free are generously sponsoring the competition.

The contest is easy to enter and will see the following prize monies awarded to the winning entrants’ chosen charities (together with a write-up on each cause):

• 1^st – €1,000
• 2^nd – €500
• 3^rd – €300

Winners will also receive Denizen Destination bracelets of the country of their choice kindly donated by the high-quality brand house.

Real names must be used, no pseudonyms please.

RULES

The rules of the contest are simple. Qualified readers just need to register with the site and then provide a score prediction for every match. Reminders to post your score will be issued before each round for those who haven’t done so.

Entrants will receive 3 points for an exact score prediction and 1 point if they predict the result (win or draw) without getting the score correct.

Players with the most points at the end of the competition will take out the prizes.

If two or more players are tied on points, the differentiators will be as per the following:

• Number of Correct Scores
• Number of Correct Results
• Competition Winning Team Prediction

So remember to also select a team you think will be champions at the end of the competition at the outset to ensure the most possible points.

Click this link to enter: https://moodiedavitt.football-predictor.net/en/

Please Note: You will need to register a new account even if you have entered previous predictor competitions. 

A league table will be updated after every round of matches showing latest rankings, while the full table can be accessed at any point on the site.