Campari Group has donated € 1 million to ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, a public healthcare institution in Milan, for the Coronavirus emergency. ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco is a center of national excellence in the research and treatment of highly contagious and dangerous diseases, which is dealing with patients critically affected by COVID-19. The sum will be used to finance an Intensive Care […]
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DUTY FREE & TRAVEL RETAIL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
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HMSHost opens new locally-themed and unique celebrity dining options at FLL
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Multi-faceted activations from Mars Wrigley ITR bring M&M’s Block to center stage at JFK Airport
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Frontier Duty Free Association prepares to work with new Canadian government as 2019 Convention convenes
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Inaugural ASUTIL Border Conference examines new Brazilian opportunities
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Cannes 2019: attendance tops record 7.5k; industry calls for a major thrust for sustainability
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Montblanc uses luxury pedigree to dominate category in travel retail
Bacardi changes production to make hand sanitizer
The Bacardi Corporation distillery in Cataño, Puerto Rico, where more than 80% of the company’s rums are produced, has partnered with Puerto Rico based manufacturer Olein Refinery to provide raw materials that will enable the production of more than 1.7 million units of 10-ounce hand sanitizer. At 70% alcohol, these products are in line with […]
Brown-Forman announces $1 million donation for COVID-19 response funds
Brown-Forman Corporation announced a donation of $1 million to COVID-19 response funds. The donation supports multiple locations and agencies as the company assesses community and industry needs and identifies the best ways to support those impacted by COVID-19. Brown-Forman partnered with the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation to support their COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund. As part of this partnership, the […]
Pernod Ricard donates alcohol to produce hand sanitizer around the world
Pernod Ricard has announced it is mobilizing its affiliates globally to deal with the shortage of hand sanitizer. In France, the company Ricard SAS is donating 70,000 liters of pure alcohol to Laboratoire Cooper, one of France’s leaders in everyday health products, and the leading supplier of hydroalcoholic gels to pharmacies. This will allow Cooper […]
MSC-owned Splendid arrives in Genoa as floating hospital
Last Monday, MSC Group’s ferry ship Splendid was delivered to Genoa after being converted into a “floating hospital” ship to sup-port the coronavirus battle going on in Italy. These beds will be used for patients recovering from COVID-19 before returning home. Operated by ferry liner GNV, Splendid has been converted into a fully-equipped facility to assist COVID-19 […]
Carnival Corp. offers to convert cruise ships for non-COVID-19 patient hospital use
Carnival Corp. has offered select ships from Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia to be used as floating hospitals in the coronavirus fight. Ships would be used for non-coronavirus patients. The cruise ships are capable of being quickly provisioned to serve up to 1,000 hospital rooms, and can use […]
Status of Canadian border stores after closing of border with U.S.
The U.S. and Canadian governments agreed to close their shared border to non-essential traffic on Wednesday, March 18. While some stores that serve commercial trucks carrying essential goods have remained open, most others have closed. Barbara Barrett, Executive Director of Canada’s Frontier Duty Free Association confirmed to TMI that CBSA (the Canada Border Services Agency) […]
IAADFS adds its plea for concessionaire relief as airlines seek $50 billion U.S. bailout to survive coronavirus turbulence
A bipartisan coalition of governors and mayors from across the country joined with the entire U.S. aviation industry in a joint letter last Thursday to U.S. Congressional leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives urging the Administration and Congress to work swiftly to provide financial stability for the U.S. airline industry. The International Association […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 11
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. In our lead story, TMI reports on the efforts by the International Association of Airport & Duty Free Stores to make sure that the duty free and travel retail concessionaires — especially in the United […]
IAADFS petitions airport partners for relief in face of COVID-19 passenger collapse
Washington, D.C.-based industry trade group IAADFS (International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores) today sent a letter to its airport partners throughout the region, requesting that airports suspend guarantee payments that are based on minimum passenger numbers for the duty free and travel retail stores that operate in the airport, resulting from the “rapid freefall […]
Hudson Group reports record 2019 revenues but warns of COVID-19 impact in ‘20
In a year highlighted by major agreements with food and beverage concessions operator OHM Concession Group and Brookstone stores in U.S. airports, North American travel retailer Hudson Group turned in record full year revenues of $1.95 billion, a 1.5% year-over-year increase, in 2019. Despite the strong showing in 2019, Hudson Group CEO Roger Fordyce voiced […]
Too Faced extends line with three new Hangover Skincare products in travel retail
The Estée Lauder Companies has launched three new products in its Too Faced Hangover Skincare Line that are now available in travel retail. The newest products in the line include Too Faced Hangover Wash The Day Away Gentle Foaming Cleanser, Too Faced Hangover Pillow Balm and Too Faced Hangover Pillow Cream. All are now available […]
ALFA Brands and InnoTRI sign exclusive deal for CIHUATÁN Rum from El Salvador in Canada Duty Free
ALFA Brands and Miami based distributor InnoTRI have signed a deal which will make ALFA Brands the exclusive duty free agent in Canada for the El Salvadorian CIHUATÁN rums. The companies’ focus for the next 12 months will be on the duty free exclusive Obsidiana 1L, as they look to create differentiation in the market. “We are […]
Gucci Beauty debuts Mascara L’Obscur
Gucci Beauty has launched its first mascara this month, a “buildable” new mascara called L’Obscur which the company says was created with an “ultimate formulation for customized performances.” Inspired by creative director Alessandro Michele’s ideals of beauty, Thomas de Kluyver, Gucci Global Makeup Artist, applies the mascara by handling brushes in different positions – vertically […]
Glow on the Go: Shiseido Travel Retail unveils latest make-up innovations
Shiseido Travel Retail has unveiled a new assortment of make-up products from its four prestige brands – NARS, Laura Mercier, SHISEIDO and Clé de Peau Beauté. Premiering in the first quarter of 2020 in travel retail, the techno-logy-infused offerings – ranging from foundations to colored lip balms and palettes – have been launched in response […]
