The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) and South American Duty Free Association ASUTIL have unveiled the first line-up of speakers for the Summit of the Americas – A Virtual Experience, which takes place on April 5-9, 2021. The list of speakers includes a roster of leading airport and border travel retailers […]
After spending a decade perfecting Coppa Cocktails, and redesigning the bottle and packaging, the time is right for Toorank’s Coppa Cocktails to dominate the Ready-To-Drink market. Toorank CEO Natal da Graca tells TMI that even as COVID-19 devastates on-premise and travel retail markets around the world, his company’s ambition is to create a global brand. […]
Penderyn Whisky is not just another scotch, Penderyn Distillery CEO Stephen Davies tells TMI. The whisky from Wales has a unique story to tell and a one of a kind still which together help fuel the company’s ambitions to grow the brand around the world. “We are certainly not another whisky from Scotland and not […]
Duty free stores may be closed and travel halted but Miami-based distribution company Essence Corp is more connected than ever to its customers, its brands, its Beauty Advisors and even consumers. The renowned beauty company that represents such brands as Versace, Rituals, Hermès, the whole Interparfums portfolio, and many other global marques, has ramped up […]
One of the biggest items of news that that came out of the 2020 SeaTrade Cruise Virtual Experience that began on Oct. 5, was the announcement by Cruise Lines International Association President and CEO Kelly Craighead that all of the organization’s members worldwide had agreed to 100% testing of passengers and crew for COVID-19 prior […]
Cayman Islands-based Island Companies Ltd. is on a crusade to show the luxury world the value of the destination’s unique high net worth visitors. The sophisticated Caribbean island, known as a leading international financial center, hosts an enviable roster of both long-term tourists staying in such top-line 5-star hotels as The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman with […]
Since Aer Rianta International reopened The Loop international store at YUL Montréal- Trudeau International Airport in July, passenger traffic has not picked up to the level that was expected. Fewer passengers means that sales are low, only a fraction of what they had been before the coronavirus pandemic brought global travel to a stand-still and […]
The Salt Lake City Department of Airports (SLCDA) opened the first phase of The New SLC Airport on September 15. Described by Bill Wyatt, SLCDA executive director as the “first new hub airport built in the U.S. in the 21st Century,” phase one of the $4.1 billion airport project features a new parking garage, gateway […]
LaGuardia Airport opened the first seven gates of the Western Concourse of the new state-of-the-art Terminal B on August 5. When fully complete, it will be the home for American Airlines’ LaGuardia operation. The new 218,000sqf concourse will open in two phases. In this first phase, seven of 17 gates will open, along with the Gotham […]
Aer Rianta International (ARI) has re-opened The Loop international store at YUL Montréal- Trudeau International Airport. The store has been closed since March 24, in line with the government order for the closure of all non-essential outlets to contain the spread of coronavirus. ARI’s team in North America has taken a wide range of measures to […]
Despite the dire impact on the travel retail sector from the curtailment of flights throughout the Americas, a number of companies are preparing exciting new innovative design displays at the point of sale for when flights begin to fly again. We An Idea, a creative agency formed in 2016 by Juan Trelles and Ernesto Cajias, […]
New York LaGuardia International Airport officially opened its new Arrivals & Departures Hall at Terminal B on Saturday, June 13. The opening represented a significant milestone in the $5.1 billion transformation of the airport, reports Vantage Airport Group, the lead equity investor, developer and manager of LaGuardia Gateway Partners, which has been overseeing the redevelopment and […]
While most of the Canadian land border stores have closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Water Bridge Duty Free in Point Edward, Ontario has remained open to essential traffic. But Blue Water Bridge Duty Free’s business over this period has been “decimated,” Tania Lee, Vice President, tells TMI. “The worst case scenario for any […]
With fewer people flying because of the COVID-19 pandemic and those who are traveling through airports concerned for their safety, International Shoppes has updated its ishoppes.com website and expanded its pre-order program to allow for “store-side pickup.” “This is a good example of how International Shoppes is adapting to the new landscape,” International Shoppes Vice President Matt […]
Heinemann Americas was in the midst of a very successful year in the cruise channel in 2019 and early 2020, celebrating concessions for new ship brands and announcing it had won a major retail contract for Carnival Cruise Lines newest, most high-tech ship. The Miami- based division of global travel retail company Gebr. Heinemann added […]
