The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners today approved the construction of New Concourse K at Miami International Airport (MIA), a transformative infrastructure project marking a significant milestone in MIA’s ambitious $9 billion Future-Ready Modernization in Action plan. With an investment of $600.6 million, this expansion will deliver six new gates, a ground support equipment […]
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Maker’s Mark celebrates limited New York edition with flagship activation at JFK Terminal 4 with DFS
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From hurricanes to logistics: How Essence Corp met the challenge of launching superstar Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty across nine Caribbean islands
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Viva Mexico! Avolta celebrates vibrant new concepts in Mexico City and Cancun
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EDGExecution: Bringing that extra EDGE to experiential marketing experiences in travel retail
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Propelle + Konnect finds the right people to activate your brands
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Campari Group GTR kicks off 360° Aperol takeover at Punta del Este International Airport, part of brand’s largest activation in South America
Mexico slashes controversial cruise tax after industry backlash
The Mexican government has significantly reduced its proposed cruise passenger tax, initially set at $42 per person, which was due to go into effect on July 1, 2025. Instead, a revised tax will commence at $5 per passenger starting July 1, 2025, and will incrementally increase in a phased rollout between this July and August […]
RIP: Thom Rankin, former TFWA board member
TFWA has announced the passing of Thom Rankin after a short illness. Thom was a member of the TFWA management committee for a number of years and also served on the board for several years, with responsibility for conferences and research. TFWA president Philippe Margueritte said: “It is with deep sorrow that I learned of […]
Luxury ABSOLU fragrances from Canada launch exclusively for GTR
ABSOLU, a luxury Canadian fragrance brand that embodies the country’s natural beauty and sophistication, has launched exclusively into global travel retail. Produced by the House of Cosper Inc, in Canada, the initial range features five unisex fragrances, AURA, BLISS, MYSTIQUE, OPULENCE and TIMELESS, each presented in 100ml bottles at a recommended retail price of US$120. […]
IFE Lux Group partners with Avolta to expand Rebecca Jewelry in Americas travel retail
IFE Lux Group announces a partnership between Avolta and Rebecca Jewelry in the Mexico duty free market. The partnership entails the successful launch of a shop-in-shop concept in Cancun International Airport, followed with a rollout to Cabo San Lucas International Airport and Royal Village Shopping Center, the outdoor mall across from the International Pier in […]
Harding+ brings Exclusive Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Collection to Carnival Cruise Line retail stores
Harding+ has announced a limited-edition series of specially selected Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel bottles, now available exclusively in the retail stores aboard Carnival Cruise Line ships. This exclusive collection is the result of a special collaboration between Harding+, Carnival Cruise Line, and Jack Daniel’s. In October, the teams joined Carnival on a visit to the […]
Avolta expands at JFK Terminal 5 with new dining, retail, and video gaming experiences
Avolta has announced two new contracts at JFK International Airport Terminal 5 through its Hudson and HMSHost subsidiaries, including a 10-year deal to revamp the terminal’s dining experience. Hudson has secured a seven-year contract to launch a Manhattan-inspired retail store and JFK Terminal 5’s first immersive video gaming lounge. Simultaneously, HMSHost will debut six […]
New global wine company Vinarchy combines Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard’s Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses
Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL) – a consortium of international institutional investors – has announced the creation of Vinarchy, a new global wine company. Vinarchy combines the assets of wholly-owned Accolade Wines with the Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses formerly owned by Pernod Ricard, which were acquired by AWL in April 2025. Vinarchy […]
Blue Caterpillar to bring Two Drifters Distillery carbon negative rum to Global Travel Retail and Domestic Markets in the Americas
Blue Caterpillar has announced a distribution agreement with UK-based, sustainability-driven Two Drifters Distillery for Global Travel Retail and key domestic markets throughout the Caribbean, North, Central and South America. Two Drifters Distillery, which features the world’s first carbon negative rum portfolio, was founded by husband-and-wife team Russ and Gemma Wakeham. With every bottle produced, the […]
AdVini announces partnership with Duty Free Global
Duty Free Global Ltd has announced a new partnership with leading international wine group AdVini focused on specific markets in global travel retail where AdVini is currently not present. AdVini already has a significant presence in the travel retail sector, but the new agreement with DFG is focused on specific markets that AdVini doesn’t currently cover. Duty Free Global founder Barry Geoghegan […]
Teremana Tequila celebrates first anniversary in GTR
Teremana, the premium, award-winning tequila founded by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, is marking its first year in global travel retail, celebrating its success as it disrupts the tequila category and is on the way to achieving brand internationalization. Since its April 2024 launch, the premium, small-batch tequila brand is available in all regions in global […]
Canada’s Peace Bridge Duty Free goes into receivership amidst plunging border traffic
Peace Bridge Duty Free, one of Canada’s largest duty free land border retailers, has entered receivership, as it struggles to pay off millions of dollars in debt amidst plummeting traveler numbers, according to Canadian media reports. In an order issued on April 17, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered a takeover of Peace Bridge […]
DFWC and industry prepare to defend duty free tobacco sales against WHO allegations of illicit trade
With the next session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (MOP4) scheduled for this November in Geneva, the duty free industry has been gathering information and preparing evidence to use to safeguard the sale of tobacco products in the channel. The stakeholders in the WHO […]
Falic Group names Laurent Boidevezi as advisor to Leon Falic; CEO of BlockBar
Duty Free Americas owner Falic Group has appointed former Moët Hennessy executive Laurent Boidevezi as Advisor to President Leon Falic. Boidevezi will also lead Global Business Development across the Group’s international operations and will assume the role of CEO of BlockBar. Boidevezi has more than two decades of senior leadership experience at Moët Hennessy, part […]
ASUTIL partners with m1nd-set to launch quarterly insights updates for members
Latin America continues to demonstrate a strong post-pandemic recovery in international air travel, outperforming the global trend, according to data just released from ASUTIL and m1nd-set in an inaugural joint newsletter. Latin American Duty Free Association ASUTIL – Asociación Sudamericana de Tiendas Libres – has partnered with travel retail research agency m1nd-set to provide the […]
