The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has announced that space applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Summit of the Americas, which will be held April 16-19, 2023, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The 2023 Summit returns to a more traditional format featuring […]
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Rene Riedi re-elected IAADFS Board Chairman
The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) Board of Directors has re-elected Rene Riedi of Dufry to serve another term as Chairman of the Board. The new term will run through June 2023. “It is an honor to be chosen by my peers to continue serving in the role of Chairman of […]
IAADFS revises dates for 2023 Summit of the Americas
The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) announced today, July 5, revised dates for the 2023 Summit of the Americas, which will now be held April 16-19, 2023, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is a slight shift from the originally announced dates of April 18-21. […]
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IAADFS reveals conference session details for 2022 Summit of the Americas
The IAADFS has unveiled a preview of the conference sessions planned for the 2022 Summit of the Americas, which will be held April 10-13, 2022, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to IAADFS President and CEO Michael Payne, more than 40% of available space is booked to date, […]
IAADFS re-elects Rene Riedi as Chairman
Rene Riedi has been elected to serve another term as Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS). The new term begins July 2021. The Dufry executive was first elected as Chairman in 2019. “I am honored to be elected by my peers to continue to serve in […]
Summit of the Americas organizers add key new speakers to Knowledge Hub agenda
The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) and South American Duty Free Association ASUTIL have unveiled additional speakers for the Summit of the Americas – A Virtual Experience, which takes place on April 5-9, 2021. Keynote addresses and panel sessions will take place at the virtual Knowledge Hub each day, focused on […]
IAADFS & ASUTIL announce impressive roster of speakers for Virtual Summit of the Americas in April
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 […]
IAADFS Webinar: View from the Americas/Northern exposure
Travel and air traffic is still down by record levels but select markets in the Americas are beginning to see signs of improvement that will hopefully flow over into 2021, according to the retailers participating in the webinar hosted by the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores in early December (TMI, issue vol. […]
Visitor Registration & Exhibitor Bookings underway for Virtual Summit of the Americas
Registration is now underway for both exhibitors and visitors to the 2021 Summit of the Americas, which will take place in virtual form on April 5-9. As in the past, the Summit is jointly organized by the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Shops – IAADFS, and South American Duty Free Association ASUTIL. Due […]
IAADFS webinar: key operators see more challenges ahead before recovery begins mid-2021
The International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores hosted a critical, informative webinar on Dec. 2. An expert panel of duty free operators discussed their perspectives on the current business challenges confronting the travel retail industry in the Americas due to the COVID-19 crisis and their perceptions regarding future opportunities. Entitled Managing Through COVID: From Crisis […]
Summit of the Americas goes Virtual for 2021
The International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) and Asociación Sudamericana de Tiendas Libres (ASUTIL) announced today that the 2021 Summit of the Americas, originally scheduled to be held in Palm Beach, Florida next April, will now be conducted as a virtual expo on April 5-8, 2021. The 2021 Virtual Summit of the Americas […]
Dufry’s Rene Riedi re-elected Chairman of IAADFS Board
The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has announced the members of the association’s newly-elected Board and officers whose terms began on July 1, 2020. Dufry’s Rene Riedi, was elected as Chairman of the Board for another one-year term. Enrique Urioste, Dufry, was elected Vice President, and Padraig Drennan, Stellar Partners, Inc., […]
IAADFS joins U.S. airport concessions groups seeking $5 billion in financial relief
The International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) co-authored a letter to the U.S. Congress with the Airport Restaurant and Retail Association (ARRA), the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC), the National Parking Association (NPA), and the American Car Rental Association (ACRA), asking the U.S. Congress to provide financial relief for duty free, travel retail, […]
IAADFS adds its plea for concessionaire relief as airlines seek $50 billion U.S. bailout to survive coronavirus turbulence
A bipartisan coalition of governors and mayors from across the country joined with the entire U.S. aviation industry in a joint letter last Thursday to U.S. Congressional leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives urging the Administration and Congress to work swiftly to provide financial stability for the U.S. airline industry. The International Association […]
