Fraport AG has signed the concession agreements with the Brazilian government for managing and developing Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) airports. Following its double airport win at the government’s public auction on March 16, 2017, Fraport AG has been planning and creating the foundation for the new Fraport Brasil airport companies, which are expected to […]
Latin America
Industry veteran Laurent Lamotte launches new agency for luxury brands in Latam
Well-respected travel retail executive Laurent Lamotte brings together his wide range of experiences to his new position of managing partner for his new company HERA Latam, an agency of luxury brands in Latin America. Lamotte’s former roles, ranging from representing the Longines watch brand from the Swatch Group, over-seeing Latin America retail develop-ment for fashion house […]
Erasmo Orillac: Motta prepared to defend its turf at Panama’s Tocumen Airport “if it makes economic sense”
Following Albert “Pancho” Motta’s tragic death last year, Motta Internacional has now reassigned some roles within the company in some of the businesses outside of Motta Internacional. “We all miss Pancho terribly but we are organized to go forward,” said Motta Internacional CEO Erasmo Orillac. Under the Attenza Duty Free brand, Motta currently operates […]
DFA pushes Brazil expansion with new duty free stores in Salvador airport
DFA’s rapid expansion into Brazil continues with the recent opening of two duty free stores at Deputado Luís Eduardo Magal-hães International Airport in Salvador. The stores cover 7,700 square feet, and occupy prime areas of the terminal. The multi-category store design enhances DFA’s core portfolio of traditional travel retail products, which includes perfumes and cosmetics, wine and […]
Argentina “crosses the red line” with the Polo Red Extreme event in Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport in May
Polo Red Extreme, the latest fragrance for men from Ralph Lauren, is a powerful, masculine scent that launched in April in Travel Retail Americas. An oriental gourmand fragrance, embodied by the American model Kenneth Guidroz Jr., it is a blend of vibrant blood orange, black coffee essence, and supercharged ebony wood. The company says that it […]
Dufry introduces new retail concept with Dior at GRU Airport
Dufry, in partnership with Dior, has opened the first ever pop up store of the brand, located in the departure area of Terminal 3 São Paulo/Guarulhos Airport (GRU) in Brazil. The Dior Pop Up boutique is situated in a key location of passenger traffic and offers an exciting shopping environment, reflecting the brand’s unique heritage […]
How successful has airport privatization been for Brazil?
The third tranche of the Brazil’s airport privatization program was completed in March this year and 10 of the most important airports in the country are now managed by private companies. With this latest round of privatizations, 59% of total passenger traffic in Brazil is now being handled by private companies. In a special analysis for […]
Top Brands International acquires Bright Star Duty Free in Asuncion
Since acquiring Miami-based Image Duty Free last October, Panamanian company Top Brands International continues to power ahead with its expansion strategy. Earlier this year, Top Brands acquired the duty free operations of Paraguayan travel retailer Bright Star. The acquisition further strengthens the company’s presence in the airport travel retail channel in the region. Bright Star […]
DFA aggressively expands in Latin America
Powerhouse travel retailer Duty Free Americas is aggressively expanding its reach throughout the hemisphere, opening new operations in Latin America and the Caribbean and renovating key locations in its stronghold North America market. The expansion comes just as the company is beginning to see a recovery in much of its business, DFA CEO Jerome Falic […]
Brazil: will new Temer scandal derail fledging recovery?
On the morning of May 17, just as Brazil was set to celebrate the news that it might finally be climbing out of its worst recession in its history, the country got slammed with a bombshell allegation that President Michel Temer was involved with a coverup and had condoned bribery payments made to a former […]
Dufry’s Gea to speak at ASUTIL conference as registration nears 300
Asutil confirms additional speaker and registration numbers Registrations for the 21st annual ASUTIL Conference to be held in Rio de Janeiro from June 6 – 9 are proceeding at a good pace and are slightly ahead of the organization’s original budget, Jose Luis Donagaray, Secretary General of the Latin American Duty Free Shops Association tells Travel Markets Insider. […]
Tocumen tender announced
Tocumen SA, the airport management company at Panama’s leading international gateway is set to confirm details of the duty free tender for the airport’s North Terminal. After 2 years of planning with London based Pragma Consulting, Carlos Duboy, the recently appointed airport general manager has published the initial tender details and is expected early next […]
Dufry wins new cruise contract and important Mexico City T2 concession
Dufry has signed an agreement with Madrid-based Grupo Pullmantur to operate all gift shops onboard their fleet of four ships until 2022. The travel retailer also announces that it has won the concession contract to operate the very important duty free concession at Terminal 2 in Mexico City airport. Dufry’s contract with Grupo Pullmantur covers […]
London Supply to open Apple store in Puerto Iguazu
London Supply is unveiling a huge new draw to its destination flagship store in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, when it opens an Apple store at the end of March. The Apple store will be located in the section that had previously featured luxury watches. London Supply expects it “to be a big novelty,” says Commercial Director […]
London Supply’s 2017 Trophy Charity Golf Tournament raises record high US$809K
The 13th annual London Supply Trophy Golf Tournament, organized by the London Supply Group Foundation, has raised a new record high of US$809,276 for charity. The event this year took place at Club del Lago Golf in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The monies raised at this year’s tournament will be used to continue with the works already begun by […]
