Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Announces Acquisition of WEBB Banks

 Deal Expands Southern Glazer’s Presence in the Pan-Caribbean Market and Bolsters Travel & Export Capabilities Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits today announced its plans to acquire Miami-based WEBB Banks, the leading premium wine and spirits distributor in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, as well as the travel retail and cruise sector. The acquisition, […]

Campari Group GTR blends physical and digital at world’s first Appleton Estate boutique in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Campari Group has opened a permanent Appleton Estate Jamaican rum boutique at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The boutique, prominently located near the entrance of the Dufry walk-in store, is Campari’s largest ever investment in global travel retail, and blends physical and digital elements to create an omni-channel experience. A sensorial journey Travel […]

The Botanist Gin reveals first ever line extension with GTR exclusive The Botanist Hebridean Strength

Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has announced the first line extension for The Botanist gin with a travel retail exclusive expression. The Botanist Hebridean Strength is launching in partnership with Gebr. Heinemann, across nine strategic locations in Europe and Australia, before it becomes available in travel retail globally from April 2023. The Heinemann launch is […]

IATA: 2022 ends on a strong note for the global air passenger industry

Positive trend remained strong throughout 2022 Over the course of 2022, global air passenger traffic gained momentum and recovered substantially as travel restrictions were taken down and passengers expressed a very strong willingness to travel, reports the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Passenger traffic recovered from 41.7% of 2019 volumes in 2021 to 68.5% in […]

Hawaii visitor recovery gains strength

Hawaii’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) reports that visitor numbers in January reached 96.8% of January arrivals in 2019, the benchmark year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary statistics. A total of 791,781 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in January 2023, up 37.9% from January 2022. Importantly, visitors are […]

Gucci Beauty launches new era for its Gucci Guilty fragrances with campaign starring A$AP Rocky, Julia Garner and Elliot Page

Gucci Beauty has launched a new campaign for its Gucci Guilty Pour Femme and Pour Homme fragrances starring three incredibly timely celebrities — Grammy Award-nominated musician A$AP Rocky, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress Julia Garner, and Oscar-nominated actor, director and producer Elliot Page. Described as an ode to self-acceptance, friendship and love in all […]

TAIRO International honors longest-serving employee and welcomes key new senior appointment

Miami fragrance company TAIRO International, a leading fragrance and cosmetics distributor in Mexico and the Caribbean which marked its 25th anniversary last year, is celebrating milestones for two of its own. TAIRO is honoring Sales Director Ricardo Rivas, one of the company’s longest-serving employees, who is celebrating 20 years with the company this year. “Ricardo […]