IFE Lux Group announces a partnership between Avolta and Rebecca Jewelry in the Mexico duty free market. The partnership entails the successful launch of a shop-in-shop concept in Cancun International Airport, followed with a rollout to Cabo San Lucas International Airport and Royal Village Shopping Center, the outdoor mall across from the International Pier in […]
Latin America
ASUTIL partners with m1nd-set to launch quarterly insights updates for members
Latin America continues to demonstrate a strong post-pandemic recovery in international air travel, outperforming the global trend, according to data just released from ASUTIL and m1nd-set in an inaugural joint newsletter. Latin American Duty Free Association ASUTIL – Asociación Sudamericana de Tiendas Libres – has partnered with travel retail research agency m1nd-set to provide the […]
Royal Salute launches 21 Year Old Rio de Janeiro Polo Edition exclusively with Avolta in Brazil
Scotch whisky house Royal Salute has unveiled its latest edition in its Polo Collection – the 21 Year Old Rio de Janeiro Polo Edition. The limited edition expression launched exclusively with Avolta in Brazil on April 1 in limited quantities at Rio de Janeiro Galeão International Airport and São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. The new whisky […]
Tairo brings Sabrina Carpenter fragrances to Mexico & the Caribbean
Tairo Group, in partnership with Scent Beauty, has launched the Sabrina Carpenter fragrances in Mexico and the Caribbean’s local and travel retail markets. This expansion marks a major milestone, bringing the star’s signature scents to a wider audience. A singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion icon, Sabrina Carpenter has a worldwide fan base. With gold-certified hits, […]
Duty Free Americas launches inaugural DFA Festival in LATAM
Duty Free Americas (DFA) has launched its first DFA Festival, a dynamic travel retail event running now through May 2025 across key airport locations in LATAM. DFA Festival has partnered exclusively with Visa and the world’s leading wines and spirits producers, including Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Moët Hennessy, Bacardi, Campari Group, Suntory Global Spirits, William Grant […]
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 […]
Viva Mexico! Avolta celebrates vibrant new concepts in Mexico City and Cancun
Even as Avolta opens new and expanded concessions around the world– from Turkey to Saudi Arabia, from Norway to Tunisia and beyond – its operations in Mexico – where the company has been operating for nearly 30 years – continue to take center stage in the Americas. Not only has Avolta completely renovated its flagship […]
Top Brands’ Neutral by Luryx enters Brazil with acquisition of DF store at Foz de Iguazu’s Dream Park
Neutral by Luryx, part of Top Brands Internacional, has announced it is expanding into Brazil with the acquisition of Mazenta’s retail operation in Foz de Iguazu. The company has signed an exclusive contract to operate the duty free store in Dream Park, the city’s most important amusement attraction. The new store, set to open in […]
Motta Internacional unveils Luxury Avenue boutiques at Tocumen Airport T2
Motta Internacional’s Attenza Duty Free has opened a new Luxury Avenue in Terminal 2, Tocumen International Airport offering the latest high-luxury fashion and lifestyle brands. This new luxury promenade presents a select proposal of elevated boutiques featuring accessories, leather goods, watches, jewelry, shoes, and apparel: Tory Burch; Montblanc and TAG Heuer; Tumi and Longchamps Paris […]
Campari Group GTR kicks off 360° Aperol takeover at Punta del Este International Airport, part of brand’s largest activation in South America
Campari Group Global Travel Retail (GTR), in collaboration with Avolta and Airports of Uruguay, has unveiled an immersive 360° omnichannel campaign for Aperol at Punta del Este International Airport. The initiative serves as the anchor for Aperol’s largest and most expansive activation in South America to date. The dynamic Punta del Este activation seamlessly integrates […]
Top Brands acquires Mega Shopping store in Iquique, Chile
Top Brands has acquired Mega Shopping, a prominent store located in Iquique, Chile, from the Vierci Group. The store, which spans an impressive 1,200 square meters, offers a wide range of product categories, making it the largest and most important Duty Free shopping destination in the region, according to the company. It is the largest […]
DFA and House of Suntory launch first ever whisky showcase in Latin America in Panama, with more collaborations to come
House of Suntory has launched its first-ever whisky showcase in Latin America in partnership with Duty Free Americas at Panama’s Tocumen International Airport. The showcase marks a crucial step in the company’s strategic expansion across the Americas and highlights the growing importance of Latin America in House of Suntory’s global travel retail strategy, the partners […]
Lancaster debuts its sun and skin products in Argentina exclusively with Avolta
Prestige suncare brand Lancaster, (#1 in Europe according to Circana) has partnered with Avolta to unveil the exclusive launch of its signature collections at airports across Argentina. Beginning November 2024, travelers across major Duty Free locations in Argentina have been able to immerse themselves in all that Lancaster has to offer, from skin protection to […]
Avolta expands with new store opening at Chile’s Santiago International Airport
Avolta opened a new duty-paid store at Santiago International Airport in Chile at the end of October. The new 950-sq-meter walk-through new store expands the company’s existing portfolio, and offers passengers more opportunities to experience Avolta’s commitment to create a strong sense of place. The new store showcases Avolta’s best-selling products across the perfumes and […]
Argentina’s Iltico Limoncello listed in Ezeiza and Aeroparque
Argentina’s Iltico Limoncello has been listed in its home market with Avolta at Ezeiza and Aeroparque duty free stores in Buenos Aires, continuing to enjoy growing sales since the end of the pandemic. The story of Iltico combines Italian traditions with Argentine lemons. “With the listing of the Iltico No 9 and No 18 brands […]
