The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. It should come as no surprise that the full year figures from the travel and tourism sectors reached record lows in 2020. In fact, destinations worldwide welcomed 1 billion fewer international arrivals last year compared to […]
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Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 6
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. While the past year has been devastating for the cruise industry around the world, Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami are looking ahead to recovery. The two held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the state-of-the-art $120 million Terminal […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 5
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. The Duty Free World Council held another critical, far-reaching webinar yesterday entitled Year of Recovery? Note the question mark – it was there for a reason. TMI will cover the various presentations—especially those that pertain to the Americas – […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 4
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. This week the focus is on sustainability, with two of the leading brands in travel retail — Nestlé and The Estée Lauder Companies–underlining their commitments to protecting the environment. In a major move, Nestlé announced on January 26 that its popular Smarties is […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 3
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. The biggest news from last week was the announcement by Tax Free World Association that the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference is planning to return to a live event in Cannes this year. The dates are Sunday, Sept. 26 to […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 2
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. The organizers of the 2021 Summit of the Americas – IAADFS and ASUTIL – have announced a very impressive roster of speakers for the Knowledge Hub area at the upcoming virtual event taking place April 5-9. Key figures […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 1
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate the news in our industry – although last week’s horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol Building has led to its own travel developments from several airlines.With new cases and deaths […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 44
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. As this most difficult and challenging year draws to a close, we want to thank all our readers and partners for your interest and support. It appears that the year ahead will see […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 43
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. Jorge Ramos, RIP We are very sad to report the terrible news that Jorge Ramos has died of COVID-19 related complications in Panama. Many of our readers may know Jorge from his years […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 42
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. BREAKING NEWS: JAYA SINGH ELECTED NEW TFWA PRESIDENT Jaya Singh, Mondelēz World Travel Retail, European Export & Switzerland Managing Director, was today elected President of the Tax Free World Association. Singh was elected by the TFWA Management Committee during […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 41
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. Key industry associations all over the world met over the past week to try to prepare for a future post-COVID. With at least three promising vaccines on the horizon, with governments assuring widespread […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 40
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on world tourism and travel. Global air capacity is now less than half of what it was in 2019, and is trending towards less than 50 million […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 39
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. TRAVEL STOCKS SOAR The news last week that Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s COVID -19 vaccine was 90% effective in interim tests was a “shot in the arm” for airline, cruise and other travel-related companies, whose shares soared […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 38
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. Publisher’s Comment: The United States has elected a new President. Along with the rest of the world, we at TMI have spent the last five days glued to our news stations as the United States painstakingly counted […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 37
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this post as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click on this link. Two major developments took place in the industry this past week. In Europe, the European Travel Retail Confederation and ACI Europe unveiled a report calling for the introduction of duty and tax free arrivals shopping, outlining a whole […]
