Highland Park has partnered with 3 x 3-Michelin-starred chef Björn Frantzén to launch Between You and I: Journeys – a travel exclusive 17 Year Old Single Malt that offers a new approach to whisky tasting. Rather than traditional tasting notes, drinkers are invited to explore the many journeys that flavor can take them on. With […]
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TFWA President Philippe Margueritte: innovation, collaboration, and market intelligence will take TFWA into a brighter travel retail future
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Blue Caterpillar rides relationships to continued growth in Americas and beyond
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ARINA grows Canadian business even as U.S./Canada tensions disrupt cross border travel
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Cellshop transforms Paraguayan border shopping as it expands into new cities
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Starboard to debut vibrant, immersive “concept gallery” retail experience aboard Virgin Voyages’ Brilliant Lady
The Macallan takes inspiration from tea with latest Harmony Collection release
The Macallan has launched the latest in its Harmony Collection, a travel retail exclusive whisky created in a unique collaboration with JING, curators of some of the world’s most distinctive and fine single garden teas. Inspired By Organic Cherrywood Lapsang Tea is a limited-edition single malt Scotch whisky that pays homage to the world of tea and the […]
Floral Street and Netflix team up to produce Bridgerton fragrance
Award-winning British fragrance brand Floral Street has teamed up with Bridgerton, Netflix’ hugely successful period drama that takes place during the Regency period in England, to create a fragrance based on the hit series. Floral Street founder and CEO Michelle Feeney says that the collaboration “is a celebration of storytelling, sustainability, and scent. “As a British brand rooted in self-expression […]
JFKIAT & Hudson partner to debut custom, local concepts at JFK T4
JFKIAT – the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport – has announced the opening of three reimagined Hudson market concepts in T4: Manhattan Mercantile, Brooklyn-inspired East River Market, and 149th & Grand, representing the Bronx. Designed as immersive tributes to these three NYC boroughs, these new Hudson locations showcase the best of […]
JFK T6 adds three new dining concessions
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected to build and operate the new US$4.2bn Terminal 6 (T6) at John F Kennedy International Airport, have announced the addition of PJ Clarke’s (a saloon-style restaurant in New York), For Five Coffee Roasters and Brooklyn Brewery to the terminal’s hospitality options. These […]
Avolta, JFK T8 operators reveal duty free and F&B brands with 60+ new concessions
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, American Airlines and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield have announced 24 additional duty free and food hall brands arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s (JFK) Terminal 8 as part of the terminal’s expansion, which includes a $125 million commercial redevelopment program. All leasable space has now been awarded […]
DISCUS: U.S. Spirits exports decline sharply in 2Q amid rising trade tensions, falling 9% YoY
Following a banner year for U.S. distilled spirits exports in 2024, exports of American spirits fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by ongoing trade tensions, according to a report released earlier this month by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). The American Distilled Spirits Exports 2025 Mid-Year Report showed declines were particularly steep […]
TFWA President Philippe Margueritte: innovation, collaboration, and market intelligence will take TFWA into a brighter travel retail future
The 2025 TFWA World Exhibition & Conference was Philippe Margueritte’s first as president of the association since being elected in December 2024, succeeding Erik Juul-Mortensen. Following Juul-Mortensen, whose history with TFWA started at its beginning, is no small task. Margueritte tells TMI at a meeting in his office at the Palais in Cannes that his […]
Duty Free Global announces new partnership with Loch Lomond Group
Duty Free Global has announced a new partnership with independent Scottish spirits company Loch Lomond Group. This collaboration marks an important step in strengthening Loch Lomond’s presence in the duty free channel, accelerating growth behind the award winning portfolio. Duty Free Global Founder Barry Geoghegan confirms to TMI that the new agreement is for outside the Americas, […]
Maison Perrier-Jouët’s ‘House of Wonder’ experience at Paris and Miami airports combines champagne, art and nature
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail is bringing Maison Perrier-Jouët’s ‘House of Wonder’ experience to two major international hubs – Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Miami International Airport for the remainder of the year. The champagne house activation is supported by a large-scale advertising campaign and an artistic exhibit, beginning October 10th in Paris and running until […]
Puerto Iguazu Free Zone to be extended; London Supply to open new stores
The Argentine government has announced that the Puerto Iguazu Free Zone will be extended to include the cities of Posadas, the capital of Misiones province, and Bernardo de Irigoyen. Posadas is located adjacent to the Paraguayan city of Encarnacion and Bernando de Irigoyen shares a land border with the Brazilian town of Dionísio Cerqueira. About […]
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Blue Caterpillar rides relationships to continued growth in Americas and beyond
Boutique spirits distribution company Blue Caterpillar has scaled up since it was founded in 2021 by well-known travel retail executives Michael Gebrael and Christoph Henkel. Miami-based Blue Caterpillar now works with bigger global brands, and has expanded into more geographies around the world. But Gebrael and Henkel tell TMI that the key to its growth […]
Exquisite Clive Christian Perfumes launch in the Caribbean travel retail through luxury event at Penha in Grand Cayman
Iconic fragrance distribution company Marivi launched the exquisite Clive Christian Perfume collection at a gala event with Penha in Grand Cayman in March. This marks the first time that these fine British fragrances, considered some of the most luxurious in the world, are available in travel retail in the Caribbean. The company will be announcing […]
Duty Free Global doubles down on channel-first approach as it grows its spirits and wine portfolio around the world
The name says it all for Duty Free Global. When Barry Geoghegan founded his company nearly a decade and a half ago, he knew that he would offer something unique by only focusing on duty free. “We set out almost 15 years ago to offer the global travel retail operators a genuine channel-focused company that […]
