The Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) held the 2019 Gold Standard Awards at the Imperial Gala on November 13, in Toronto, during the annual FDFA Convention. For over two decades, the FDFA has selected winners for the 14 unique Gold Standards awards, to showcase the best in Canadian Duty Free. The awards honor products, suppliers, […]
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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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Renovated Queenston Lewiston Duty Free store expands focus on whisky and white spirits
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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
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Luxury concepts propel Shiseido Group to outperform the markets in the Americas
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Bvlgari rejuvenates its image with new luxury thrust
Frontier Duty Free Association prepares to work with new Canadian government as 2019 Convention convenes
Convention highlights Reporting that attendance at the 2019 FDFA Convention was up, with more than 230 people in attendance, Frontier Duty Free Association Executive Director Barbara Barrett told TMI that the goal is for everyone to have “meaningful connections.” “Suppliers, buyers and owners are all busy in meetings, doing business,” she said about the annual […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 48
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. Canada’s Frontier Duty Free Association held its annual Convention in Toronto on Nov. 11-14, welcoming attendees with its renowned warmth and good spirits in an atmosphere that FDFA Executive Director, Barbara Barrett says fostered “meaningful connections.” TMI here […]
Diageo Global Travel announces two new Game of Thrones limited edition whiskies
Diageo Global Travel has released two new Scotch whiskies by Johnnie Walker in collaboration with HBO Licensing & Retail, celebrating the legacy of the HBO series Game of Thrones. The limited edition whiskies are inspired by the iconic houses of Westeros – House Stark and House Targaryen – and are successors to White Walker by Johnnie Walker, which […]
Surging U.S. tourist arrivals pushes Caribbean to new records
Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by a solid 9.7% during the first half of 2019, reaching 17.1 million between January and June. This is 1.5 million more than in the corresponding period in 2018, reported the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) during the World Travel Market last week. CTO Chairman Dominic Fedee said this performance […]
Brazil confirms increase in Border duty free allowance
The Brazilian Ministry of Economy has officially confirmed that the duty free allowance for travelers entering Brazil via a land border will increase from $US300 to $US500 from January 1 2020. Ordinance No 601 confirming the new allowance has already been published in the State Gazette. This measure follows on from a previous announcement on October15, […]
Duty Free Dynamics and Seiko treat Mexico City passengers to a Day of the Dead special treat
On November 1, Duty Free Dynamics reactivated the Seiko Pop-up Shop at Dufry’s high-end, luxury brands store in Terminal 1 at Mexico City International Airport, which had first launched in September. Since this is the date of famous Mexican holiday “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead), Seiko treated all visitors with “Dead Man’s” […]
Estée Lauder extends Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond skincare range
Estée Lauder’s potent New Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Transformative Energy Dual Infusion skin treatment is now available in downtown and airport travel retail locations worldwide. The treatment combines a double concentration of Black Diamond Truffle Extract with Re-Nutriv’s latest youth-sustaining technology to produce skin that feels firmer, and looks more sculpted, radiant and even-toned. The product […]
Duty Free Dynamics rates Cannes debut with high marks
Panama-based “master distributor” Duty Free Dynamics welcomed more than 200 different guests at its showroom located across the Palais des Festivals during TFWA in Cannes last month. These visitors included operators, partners and brands, in a 2-section showroom where DFD exhibited its Sunglasses, Footwear and Outdoor & Travel Gear products in one section and Toys, […]
L’Occitane to embark on Plastic Odyssey journey that aims to recycle plastics into useful products
French luxury beauty brand L’Occitane has teamed up with Plastic Odyssey to support its three year sailing expedition to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans. The 40,000 nautical mile journey will feature 33 stopovers on the most polluted coasts of Latin America, Asia and Africa, where the crew will demonstrate the economic value and […]
Cruise Industry veteran Robin Rosenbaum-Andras on the move
Robin Rosenbaum-Andras, Starboard Cruise Services SVP Marketing, following an extensive tenure with the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton company, will be stepping down in order to start her own marketing and branding consultancy. “After twenty-five rewarding years with Onboard Media and Starboard Cruise Services, it’s with mixed emotions that I announced my departure,” Rosenbaum-Andras tells […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 47
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. The first ASUTIL/CEFSU Border Conference that took place last week in Porto Alegre, Brazil was deemed a complete success by the organizers, and attracted some 170 registered delegates. See full report from John Gallagher beginning on page […]
Inaugural ASUTIL Border Conference examines new Brazilian opportunities
The first Latin American Border conference welcomed 170 registered delegates at the Sheraton Porto Alegre last week, who gathered to discover details of how the new land border duty free stores in Brazil will operate. The conference was jointly organized by South American duty free association ASUTIL and CEFSU, the Chamber of Uruguayan Free Shop […]
Plaza Premium Group invests US$55 Million to open 15 new locations – Debuts in North America with openings in DFW, DEN and Toronto
Hong Kong-based airport hospitality services pioneer Plaza Premium Group is expanding its global footprint and enhancing products across 11 international airports –including in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Denver International Airport in the U.S. and Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada. Other new or enhanced locations cover Beijing Daxing International Airport; Dubai International Airport; […]
Beam Suntory brings together “the best of the East and West” with Legent bourbon
Beam Suntory launched its new unique bourbon Legent exclusively with Dufry in the DF &TR market (excluding Asia) in September for a 12-month period, before being rolled out across the rest of the GTR sector. Legent brings together the “best of the East and West” starting as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon with the Beam classic family recipe; […]
