The Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) has announced it will continue to run its own stand-alone convention for the next three years at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, while pledging to update the format to add more value. Next March the IAADFS and ASUTIL will integrate their two annual events into one joint Summit […]
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Canadian duty free sales up in 2016
Canada’s duty free sales were up in both airport and land border stores in 2016, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Airport duty free sales were $407 million in 2016, rising approximately 8% versus 2015 sales. December sales increased 15%. Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare, the number one category in Canada’s […]
Canada July duty free sales up
Canada’s duty free sales were up at both airport and land border stores in July 2016, according to the latest numbers from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Airport sales were $39 million for the month, rising 19% versus July 2015. Through the first seven months airport sales are $220 million, an increase of 6.9%. […]
Canadian land border sales up, airport falls in June 2016
Canada’s land border duty free sales rose 6% in June 2016, while the country’s airport duty fee sales reversed a long-term trend and fell 5% for the month, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). However, the airport sales are being compared to highly successful June 2015, when sales were up […]
Canadian duty free sales up in May
Canadian airport duty free sales rose 4% in May 2016, with land border sales right behind, increasing 3% according to the latest figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Airport sales in May equaled $30 million, up 4.63%. Number one category Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare (35.25% of airport sales) was up 1.78%. Alcohol (20.41%) increased […]
Canadian airport duty free sales soar 16%, land border sales rise 4% in 2015
Canada’s airport duty free sales soared 16% year-on-year in 2015 while land border sales rose almost 4%, according to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Overall, the combined airport and land border sales for Canada in 2015 were $524 million; airport sales reached $375 million out-pacing duty free shopping on the land border ($149 million). […]
FDFA 2015 Gold Standard Awards
BEST MARKETING AWARD – Peace Bridge Duty Free NEW IDEA AWARD – Peace Bridge Duty Free NATIONAL BRAND INTEGRATION AWARD – DFS Ventures (Emerson Duty Free Shop) SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2015 – SMALL SUPPLIER – Michel Germain Parfums Ltd. SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2015 – LARGE SUPPLIER – Turkey Hill Sugarbush Ltd. DUTY FREE […]
One on One with FDFA Executive Director Laurie Karson
Will Canada’s new government help the land border duty free business? Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office on Nov. 3, just days before the Frontier Duty Free Association held its milestone 30th anniversary convention in Vancouver, B.C. Trudeau, the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history and the son of the late Pierre […]
Michael Resch inducted into Canada’s Tourism Hall of Fame
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) has inducted Michael Resch, Owner of DFS Ventures (Emerson Duty Free – Manitoba) into Canada’s Tourism Hall of Fame. This award is in recognition of Michael’s outstanding achievements for tourism in Canada and the Canadian Land Border Duty Free Industry. Resch is one of only two inductee’s to […]
FDFA celebrates 30 years and prepares for future
The 30 year-old Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) is celebrating its anniversary at its annual convention in Vancouver from November 15-18, and will introduce a number of new initiatives as it moves forward, says FDFA Executive Director Laurie Karson. “We are thrilled to be back on the West Coast to celebrate our milestone. We developed […]
Canadian land border business must adapt to its changing reality
One on One with Peter Brain, FDFA President The Canadian land border duty free business is being bombarded with serious challenges that threaten sales all along the northern side of the U.S./Canada border, says Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) President Peter Brain. “The land border industry is struggling to maintain healthy land border duty free […]
Canada officially launches Connecting America initiative to attract more American visitors
Canada’s Frontier Duty Free Association has passed on news that the Canadian Tourism Ministry announced a $30 million three-year program entitled “Connecting America” – which is a TIAC/CTC initiative to attract more U.S. citizens to Canada. The FDFA supports this initiative and is very pleased with the Government’s announcement. The CTC is Canada’s national tourism […]
FDFA’s Road TRIP program passed over in current budget
Despite a valiant effort from the Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA), Canada’s 2015 Federal budget released on April 21 did not include a provision for a three-year pilot program called Road TRIP (Travel Rebate Incentive Program). The program was developed by the FDFA to help incentivize US tourism visits and related spending in Canada by […]
FDFA, Canadian border operators, wait for new Federal budget to hear fate of Road TRIP rebate program
Since unveiling the initial plans for its 3-year pilot Road TRIP (Travel Rebate Incentive Program) at its annual convention last November, Canada’s Frontier Duty Free Association has been strongly advocating for the program with government and industry officials to make the concept a reality. Now the Association is waiting to see if the program – […]
Canadian airport duty free continues hot streak, land border sales down
Canada’s airport duty free sales continued to grow in double figures in November 2014, while land border sales fell, according to the latest numbers from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). The national airport duty free sales for November 2014 were $22 million, an increase of 21% compared to November 2013 sales. For the year […]
