Dublin Airport and Cork Airport will be fighting it out for two awards in the upcoming Moodie Davitt Digital Awards. Dublin and Cork will face off in two categories – Best Twitter Feed and Best Use of Social and Digital Media. Cork doesn’t feature in two shortlists – Best Use of Facebook and Best Use of Instagram. Aer Rianta has been nominated in the Best Use of Social & Digital Media – Concessionaire/Retailer/Food & Beverage.
The Moodie Davitt Digital Awards, now in their fourth year, recognise best practice in social and digital media among airports and airport retailers. Both Irish airports face stiff competition from the likes of Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow and Dubai Airports in the categories.
Best Twitter Feed – Airport
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol – @Schiphol
- Cork Airport – @CorkAirport
- Dublin Airport – @DublinAirport
- Dubai Airports – @DubaiAirports
- London Gatwick Airport – @Gatwick_Airport
- London Heathrow Airport – @HeathrowAirport
- Sydney Airport – @SydneyAirport
Best Use of Instagram
- Chicago O’Hare Airport – @flyohare
- Dublin Airport/DAA – @dublinairport
- London Gatwick Airport – @gatwickairport
- London Heathrow Airport – @heathrow_airport
- Los Angeles International Airport – @flylaxAirport
- Lotte Duty Free – @lottedutyfree
- OTG Management – @otgexp
- Shilla Duty Free – @shilladutyfree
- Shinsegae Duty Free – @shinsegaedutyfree
- Singapore Changi Airport – @changiairport
- Sydney Airport – sydneyairport
Best Use of Social & Digital Media – Airport
- Aeroports de Paris
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Chicago O’Hare
- Copenhagen Airport
- Cork Airport
- Helsinki Airport
- Dublin Airport
- London Heathrow Airport
- Singapore Changi Airport
- Sydney Airport
Best Use of Social & Digital Media – Concessionaire/Retailer/Food & Beverage
- Aer Rianta International – TheLoop.ie
- Delhi Duty Free Services
- Duty Free Americas
- HMSHost North America
- Lotte Duty Free
- Qatar Duty Free
- Shilla Duty Free
- Shinsegae Duty Free
- The Hudson Group
- WDFG
Best Use of Facebook – Airport
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Copenhagen Airport
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Dublin Airport/DAA
- London Heathrow Airport
- Los Angeles Airport
- Perth Airport
- Singapore Changi Airport
“We’re delighted to have been shortlisted in four categories that cover the core of Dublin Airport’s social media activity,” said Dublin Airport spokesman Paul O’Kane.
“Through social media we interact with our customers on a daily basis. Our aim is to try and be relevant to our passengers and our wider social media audiences by posting engaging content, as well as providing key information and updates about the airport.”
Dublin Airport has twice won the Moodie award for the world’s best Airport Twitter feed and was also Highly Commended in this category last year, when the category was won by Heathrow. The @DublinAirport account, which has 192,000 followers, is the world’s sixth largest airport Twitter feed.
This Moodie Davitt Digital Awards comprise 19 categories covering airports, airport retailers, and airport food and beverage outlets. The awards will be judged on criteria such as quantifiable impact, customer engagement, visual appeal and the quality of content.
The award winners will be announced later this month. The full list of finalists can be found here.
