The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here Last week’s Summit of the Americas, while relatively quiet, nevertheless proved an excellent venue for many of the companies exhibiting and taking advantage of the networking opportunities. The education sessions were candid, informative and relevant. TMI will report on these in […]
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How Starboard cruise ships are becoming fashion meccas
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IGL owners win tender to operate at Peace Bridge after receivership ends
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This is the year of beauty for Starboard
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From a speakeasy to exclusive products, Avolta woos JFK T8 passengers with surprises and seamless service
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International Shoppes and Ben Crump Enterprises launch community-driven retail program at Honolulu International Airport
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60+ new dining and retail concessions unveiled at inauguration of JFK Terminal 8’s $125 million commercial program
Toschi Vignola targets cruise with debut at F&B@Sea and collaboration with Deborah Golden
Italian food and beverage company Toschi Vignola, which is participating in Seatrade Cruise Global F&B@Sea for the first time, sees the cruise segment as a key growth segment for its portfolio of brands. In support of this growth strategy, Toschi Vignola has announced the start of a collaboration with Deborah Golden, a leading consultant in the international cruise industry and founder […]
Cruise and island events provide “incredible expansion” for Southern Glazers Travel
2025 was an incredible year of expansion across many cruise lines for Southern Glazers Travel, Phillip Jarrell, Vice President Travel Retail, Cruise & Key Accounts, SGWS, tells TMI. “Our brands performed very well in 2025, and the outlook for 2026 seems promising,” says Jarrell. “Our goal has been to simply listen to the cruise operators […]
Chiara Giorgi to leave Seatrade Cruise for senior role at CLIA
Chiara Giorgi will leave her role as Global Brand & Event Director at Seatrade Cruise on My 5, 2026, and will join CLIA as Senior Vice President, Partnership & Membership Strategy, effective June 15, 2026. At Seatrade, Giorgi has led the strategic direction and development of the cruise industry’s leading global events portfolio. In her […]
Breaking News: iShoppes-ARI partnership win JFK T4 duty free and specialty retail contracts
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFKIAT – the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) – announced that JFK T4 Retail Partners LLC has been selected to reimagine the duty free and specialty retail concessions for passengers at T4. The partnership brings together ARI, one of […]
Ardnamurchan Distillery targets global growth with strategic partnership with GMAX Travel Retail
Sustainable Scotch whisky producer Ardnamurchan Distillery has announced a new strategic partnership with global travel retail and duty free specialist GMAX Travel Retail. The collaboration represents a significant milestone in the distillery’s continued growth, creating new international routes to market and bringing its coastal whisky to travelers worldwide. Sustainability sits at the core of Ardnamurchan […]
Heineken strengthens cruise partnerships with a destination driven portfolio at F&B@Sea
Heineken has adopted a destination driven portfolio approach led by the Heineken brand and built around regional relevance, local heritage and authentic flavors to elevate onboard significance and choice for cruise guests. The Heineken Cruise team will debut its new strategy and portfolio expansion at the F&B@Sea exhibition and conference, April 15–16, 2026, at the […]
Osborne cruises into new opportunities with return to Seatrade Cruise Global event
Spanish wine, spirits and gourmet food specialist Osborne Grupo, eyeing expansion in the cruise market, returns to the Seatrade Cruise Global event in Miami, where it is taking a stand (No. 51) at F&B@Sea for the first time. Osborne team members will be present at both the F&B@Sea and Retail Days, encouraging Seatrade visitors to […]
Proximo Spirits activates 1800 Tequila Triple Cask in JFK with DFS and IShoppes
Proximo Spirits has partnered with DFS and iShoppes to launch 1800 Tequila Triple Cask Añejo, the brand’s first global travel retail exclusive, at New York’s JFK Airport. Running from February through March with DFS at Terminal 4, then April to June with iShoppes at Terminal 1, the activation spotlights the new 1800 Triple Cask through […]
Holland America Line and Jefferson’s Bourbon make history with the first bourbon aged on cruise ships
In celebration of International Whiskey Day, Holland America Line and Jefferson’s Bourbon last week announced a partnership for a first-of-its-kind collaboration in which Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon is aged at sea across the cruise line’s fleet. This marks the distillery’s maiden voyage partnering with a cruise line for its Ocean Aged at Sea Bourbon series. The […]
Shopping China opens a premium shopping experience in Ciudad del Este
Paraguay’s largest border store operator has opened a new 9-story, 94,000 sq m store in Ciudad del Este. The Shopping China venture is one of the largest shopping centers in Latin America and marks a new era for shopping in the Triple Frontier. Leaving behind its former 6,000 sq m store in the Shopping Paris […]
Siñeriz uncorks its Wine Experience
Siñeriz, the biggest duty free retailer in Rivera in northern Uruguay, has inaugurated a 1,500 sqm stand-alone wine and spirits store called The Siñeriz Wine Experience. Located right next to the company’s 10,000 sqm flagship store, and adjacent to the Brazilian immigrations office, the new store offers an impressive selection of wines and spirits from […]
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Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 27 No. 10
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here We at TMI are looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues at the IAADFS Summit of the Americas this weekend. Be sure to check out the excellent series of conference sessions that the Association has organized. There are four sessions spread over two […]
WTDC talks about tariffs, FTZs, and cruise logistics
By Sean P. Gazitúa, President & CEO, WTDC In light of Summit of the Americas 2026 including cruising into its programming, let’s examine how global trade, travel retail, and cruise logistics are integrally tied. As president and CEO of a worldwide logistics company and foreign trade zone, we are ever cognizant of the ways the […]
