The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here This special issue of Travel Markets Insider reports on Breaking News from the U.S./Canada border, which is finally opening fully after three years of closure and restrictive border measures. The Frontier Duty Free Association has been working […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here THE NEWS This week’s jam-packed issue of Travel Markets Insider sadly starts off with the news of the death of yet another pioneering icon of the travel retail industry, who had a profound impact on how jewelry is sold onboard […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here THE NEWS The Summit of the Americas delivers visitors and buyers. There was a decidedly positive buzz throughout the IAADFS Summit of the Americas, with higher than expected visitors and – most importantly – buyer numbers up by 45%, […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here THE NEWS IN MEMORIAM: Richard Rebuth. We are very sad to announce the passing of another industry pioneer, Richard Rebuth, a stalwart, familiar figure in the duty free beverage industry died suddenly earlier this week . Page 1. […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. THE NEWS Canada’s Frontier Duty Free Association has officially announced that its annual convention will return to a live event this year in Toronto in November. More details on page 1. If anyone still needs a reason to […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. THE NEWS One on One with IAADFS’ Michael Payne: A Summit of the Americas update. Page 1 TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference: large turnout. Page 1 AVIATION U.S. Travel Association calls for urgent demand for U.S. air travel […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. SOUTH AMERICA Registration is now open for the 2023 ASUTIL Conference, returning to a stand-alone format for the first time in more than five years. This year, the event is being organized with the assistance of TFWA, so attendees can expect […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. Women in Travel Retail (WiTR) All women attending the Summit of the Americas are invited to join us for an informal networking gathering on Sunday, April 16, at 5:00 p.m. prior to the official opening cocktail. Wine […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. Women in Travel Retail (WiTR) All women attending the Summit of the Americas are invited to join us for an informal networking gathering on Sunday, April 16, at 5:00 p.m. prior to the official opening cocktail. While […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. With the Summit of the Americas less than two months away, — taking place on April 16-19 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida –the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has confirmed […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. Duty Free Americas achieved the equivalent of a winning touchdown and kicking the extra point, when it partnered with the Miami Dolphins to raise $1 million to fight cancer, to use a sports motif. The record fund-raising was accomplished with […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. With the closing of the Dufry – Autogrill deal last Friday, passenger travel across the globe could be in for some positive changes, as the leaders in both airport retail and travel F&B companies combine to create a seamless […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. Between another series of high level executive appointments in travel retail and new airport openings, industry momentum continues to mount, especially in the U.S. and the Caribbean. But first, TMI wishes a huge congratulations to fragrance distribution company Essence Corp as it embarks […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. This week’s issue of Travel Markets Insider is all about Numbers and People on the Go. Among the People News, IAADFS has announced that best-selling executive coach and author Scott Miller will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Summit of the Americas, taking place April […]

The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. Our first newsletter of the New Year has a decidedly international flavor, with updates from regions around the globe. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS First and of foremost importance to the duty free/travel retail world is the easing of COVID bans […]