The United States announced that it is extending travel restrictions at the Canadian border for at least another month. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tweeted Friday morning that the U.S. is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at their land and ferry crossing with Canada and Mexico through Sept. 21. The current restrictions were due […]
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Canada eases border restrictions for vaccinated travelers, starting with Americans on Aug. 9; U.S. extends closure
Canada’s federal government announced Monday, July 19, that fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents who currently reside in the U.S. can travel to Canada for non-essential purposes without quarantining as of Aug. 9. Additionally, Canada announced that it will open its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from any country for non-essential purposes, with proof […]
U.S./Canada border remains closed for another month
Canada announced that it is extending the closure of its border with the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic until July 21, according to a tweet Friday morning by Bill Blair, Canada’s Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Prepared-ness. The border closure will now extend into its 16th month. “Our number one priority as we […]
Sky Duty Free – first new store in the area–to open in Foz de Iguaçu on Argentine-Brazil border
The first border duty free shop in the Brazilian state of Paraná –under the name of Sky Duty Free– is due to open within a matter of weeks. So far, following the approval of legislation in Brazil permitting duty free stores in 33 cities, the only store openings have been in the state of Rio […]
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, […]
Renovated Queenston Lewiston Duty Free store expands focus on whisky and white spirits
Queenston Lewiston Duty Free, located on the Canadian side of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in the Niagara region, renovated its store this summer, designing the layout to devote more space to its best-selling products. “The renovation is now completed and the store looks excellent,” Chris Foster tells TMI. “We reorganized the liquor department, and increased the […]
Dufry officially opens first border duty free shop in Brazil
Dufry officially opened its first Brazil duty free border shop on August 22. The store is located in Uruguaiana, one of the most important cities in the South of Brazil, at the border to Argentina. With a retail space of 850 sqm, the shop offers an assortment of prestige international brands similar to those seen […]
Brazil authorizes two more border stores
An additional two duty free stores have been authorized to open by the Receita Federal, the Brazilian Customs Authorities. Emporio Duty Free, owned by JR Correa & Cia and situated in Barra do Quarai (Sister town of Bella Union in Uruguay) and New York Comercio Importacao-Exportacao located in Uruguaiana are the two new members of […]
First Brazilian border duty free store could open by the end of the month
Brazilian businessman Marcos Lemos has confirmed to Travel Markets Insider that his company expects to open the first duty free shop in a Brazilian border town at the end of February/beginning of March. This store – under the façade of “Caraballat Free Shop” — will be the first to open in Brazilian territory since the Brazilian government […]
DFA opens 10,000 sqm Panda Free Shop on the border in Rio Branco, Uruguay
Duty Free Americas last week opened the doors to its major shopping and entertainment complex in the city of Rio Branco in Uruguay. A unique proposal in the region, the free shop is operating under the name Panda Free Shop, as part of the new Rio Branco Shopping. The Shopping center also comprises several commercial […]
First Brazil border shops could open before year end
Brazil may finally see the opening of its first duty free border stores in December, following the election of Jair Bolsonaro who will succeed Michel Temer as president on January 1. ASUTIL Secretary General Jose Luis Donagaray, in a press briefing held last week, says he expects one or two small operators could open the […]
Melancia Mall: Neutral Duty Free builds for the future and attracts a new border shopper
The opening of the 4,000 sqm anchor duty free store in the Melancia Mall is another landmark in the history of Neutral –the oldest established border shop operator in Uruguay, with stores in the six cities where duty free trading is permitted. Over the past few years the company has significantly increased the amount of […]
Duty Free City: catering to a new luxury shopper on the Mexican border
Describing itself as a “lifestyle destination” for luxury brands located along the US-Mexico border, Duty Free City opened its beautiful 14,000 square foot flagship store in San Ysidro, California with a gala event attended by 500 last November. Providing a luxurious, service-focused and interactive shopping experience within a sophisticated Spanish Colonial inspired aesthetic, Duty Free […]