Heineken is launching two commemorative limited edition collectors’ can designs to mark SAIL 2025, the world’s largest nautical event. Heineken is a major sponsor of the festival’s night-time entertainment with the SAIL ON STAGE series. SAIL 2025 takes place from August 20-24, 2025. Available exclusively in the Cruise sector in the Americas region from February to July […]
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F&B@Sea 2025: Conference, presentations, demonstrations and exhibition
F&B@Sea, part of the Seatrade Cruise portfolio, is of special interest to the travel retail channel, particularly those in the wine & spirits, confectionery and gourmet foods sectors. F&B@Sea is being staged separately at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center, where the organizers say it will offer an “unparalleled celebration” of cruise drinking and dining innovation […]
Seatrade Cruise Global celebrates 40 years of cruise industry excellence
Seatrade Cruise Global, the leading annual event for the cruise industry, is celebrating its 40th anniversary edition from April 7-10, 2025 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This milestone event will unite professionals from across the globe to explore key trends, network with industry leaders, and discover innovative strategies shaping the future of cruising. With […]
Coty Travel Retail launches Burberry Beauty with Avolta in Sao Paulo and Mexico City airports
Coty Travel Retail, in partnership with Avolta, has launched Burberry Beauty in Mexico City International Airport and São Paulo Guarulhos Airport. This launch offers travelers a dynamic, multidimensional beauty experience featuring Burberry make- up for the face, lips and eyes, reports the company. To mark this milestone, Coty Travel Retail has introduced a series of […]
Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail rolls out Westland American Single Malt Whiskey in Americas TR
Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has introduced Westland American Single Malt Whiskey at Seattle Tacoma-International Airport, in partnership with Avolta. As the home of Westland Distillery, the Seattle opening marks a key milestone for Westland in the travel retail channel, and highlights Rémy Cointreau’s ambitions for the brand in the region. Westland’s award-winning whiskies are distilled […]
Struggling Canadian border stores hard hit by tariff uncertainty
Canadian duty free, already suffering through its toughest period in years post-pandemic, could be devastated by the proposed tariffs coming from the U.S., the source of its most important customer. Travel Markets Insider speaks with three Canadian land border operators at the IAADFS Summit of the Americas in Miami about what is happening on the […]
Will tariffs impact duty free and travel retail shipping?
Miami-based logistics infrastructure company WTDC was founded by the Gazitua family in 1977 as Miami’s first General Order Warehouse, although the family was already running a successful freight forwarding business called Florida International Forwarders (FIF) at the time of WTDC’s founding. Over the years, WTDC added additional services such as bonded warehousing, customs brokerage, and […]
F&B@Sea Trends Report tracks latest food and beverage cruise preferences
The global food and beverage market is expected to be worth $8.9tn by 2026 with six leading cruise lines accounting for over $2bn in food and beverage annually, according to research by Seatrade Cruise. A desire for healthy and nutritious food options is set to steer the cruise industry culinary scene for the period 2025/26, […]
From hurricanes to logistics: How Essence Corp met the challenge of launching superstar Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty across nine Caribbean islands
At the end of October, leading Miami- based beauty distributor Essence Corp executed an unprecedented simultaneous launch for Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Fenty Eau de Parfum by Rihanna — one of the most anticipated, highly-coveted brands in the market — across nine islands in the Caribbean. Although the brand had been sold in the […]
Fenty Beauty: Phenomenal success at Rouge Duty Free in Grenada and Trinidad
The launch of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna took the Rouge Duty Free stores in Port Louis, and Spiceland Mall in Grenada by storm, exceeding all expectations.Sales surpassed projected targets and have maintained a remarkable momentum since its introduction. Rouge reports the same success in the two stores where Fenty Beauty launched in Trinidad, at Trin […]
Maggy’s gives Fenty Beauty launch the Red Carpet treatment in Aruba
Aruba’s iconic beauty retailer Maggy’s began preparing its loyal customers for the Oct. 24th Fenty Beauty launch well in advance of the actual start. Social media promotions for Fenty Beauty began on October 1st, starting with an announcement from Rihanna on the Fenty Beauty Instagram page, which Maggy’s then reposted. Preparations continued throughout the month, […]
59 Front celebrates local appeal of Fenty Beauty in Bermuda
The launch in Bermuda took place at 59 Front for three days beginning on Oct. 24, 2024. To celebrate the Fenty Beauty launch in Bermuda, 59 Front dressed the store and the entrance porch in large foliage, and installed experiential stations, branded photo walls and a photo station. The launch party was a gala event […]
Rihanna brings “Fenty Beauty” home to Barbados with Avolta
Avolta-owned Bridgetown Duty Free in Barbados was one of the two major Caribbean retailers to host the special Master Class with Rihanna’s personal make-up artist, Priscilla Ono, but the launch in the superstar’s hometown went far beyond that. The event was held in two locations— on Broad Street and in Sunset Mall— and in addition […]
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MONARQ Group evolves portfolio to connect with next generation
MONARQ Group’s portfolio of premium spirits and wines continues to evolve with the times, combining a mix of globally-known powerhouse brands and trending brands that connect with millennials and Generation Z. “MONARQ always strives to update and upgrade its portfolio, not necessarily expand, which also resulted in us releasing some brands, especially in the shrinking […]
