While the 2023 TFWA World Exhibition & Conference was just shy of attracting a record number of total visitors to Cannes this year, it broke numerous other records and was hailed as a resounding success by attendees. According to the Tax Free World Association, the event hosted a total of 7,385 visitors –up 23% from […]
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TFWA looks ahead: TMI speaks with Erik Juul-Mortensen and John Rimmer
Travel Markets Insider Publisher Lois Pasternak recently had a chance to speak at length with TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen and TFWA Managing Director John Rimmer about a range of topics, including the upcoming Tax Free World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes; the industry’s new global campaign against illicit trade, and a prognosis of the future […]
DFWC & TFWA launch new campaign against illicit trade, counterfeiting and intellectual property theft
The global duty free and travel retail industries are banding together in a new campaign that targets illicit trade, counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft. Organized by the Duty Free World Council and Tax Free World Association, the global campaign– Duty Free: Trusted, Transparent, Secure—launched today, July 6. Its goal is to highlight the industry’s […]
TFWA Asia Pacific Live event in Singapore rated a “huge success”
There was much to celebrate this week when the Asia Pacific duty free and travel retail industry reunited for the first time in three years in Singapore at TFWA Asia Pacific Live. TFWA reports that 677 delegates from 235 companies attended the event at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre to network with industry […]
TFWA has a new President, as Alain Maingreaud wins election to succeed Erik Juul-Mortensen
Alain Maingreaud was elected President of the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) Management Committee at a meeting in Paris earlier today, ushering in a new era for the global industry Association. He succeeds Erik Juul-Mortensen, who steps down after a 19-year tenure as President. The position will run for one year. Maingreaud won the election […]
TFWA president Erik Juul-Mortensen honored at the Singapore Tourism Awards
Erik Juul-Mortensen has been named Best Business Event Champion at this year’s Singapore Tour-ism Awards, organized by the Singapore Tourism Board. The Best Business Event Champion award celebrates individuals from a trade or professional association whose contributions have had a significant impact on the development of the business events industry in Singapore. Juul-Mortensen was honored […]
