The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here Summit Plenary Session and Workshop The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has announced that it will hold a plenary session at the 2024 Summit of the Americas that will feature a panel comprised of Greg Ford of Pernod Ricard, Felipe Grant from Puig Travel […]
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Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 6
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here Today’s news: The Dufry-Autogrill business combination appears to be a resounding success, as the newly named entity, Avolta, reports that it has delivered on its synergy targets and generated an impressive set of financial results in its first year. See […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 5
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here NOTE: We will once again be holding a gathering of Women in Travel Retail+ during the 2024 IAADFS Summit of the Americas, that will take place prior to the opening cocktail on Sunday evening, April 14th. Stay […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 4
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here to the Falic Family Foundation and Duty Free Americas along with their charity partner, the Miami Dolphins football team, who together with their suppliers, vendors, distributors and colleagues in the Americas, again raised one million dollars for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 3
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here DFA Golf The Travel Markets Insider team looks forward to seeing many of you at the 2024 DFA Charity Golf Tournament, which will take place this coming Thursday, Feb. 8. Once again, the event sponsors — the Falic Family Foundation […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 2
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here JetBlue-Spirit merger shot down. In one of the most important – not to say surprising – news stories of the week, a U.S. Federal District Judge blocked the proposed merger between JetBlue Airways and ultra-low cost Spirit Airlines on […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 1
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here We hope that all our readers had a restful, joyful holiday respite and are now returning to the workplace ready for a successful year. TMI opens our first newsletter of 2024 with the welcome news that the U.S. and […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 41
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here We begin this last newsletter of 2023 by wishing all our readers around the world a joyous holiday season and warmest wishes for health, happiness, peace and prosperity in the coming year. While many in the industry […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 40
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here We are delighted to kick off this issue of Travel Markets Insider with the news that Erik Juul-Mortensen has again been re-elected as President of TFWA—a role he has now served in for 22 years over two terms. The news is particularly […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 39
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here Today’s issue of Travel Markets Insider looks at major developments ranging north to Canada, far south to Argentina, and with a strong focus on the Caribbean in between. In the lead story, Argentina swore in a new President on Sunday. Right-wing […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 38
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here As 2023 draws to a close, global tourism continues to improve, reaching nearly 90% of the pre-pandemic level, according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization. Air arrivals in the Middle East, in fact, are 20% above 2019 […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 37
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here BREAKING NEWS The South American Duty Free Association – ASUTIL – today announced its new Board of Directors for 2024-2026. Enrique Urioste, President & CEO Latam & Carib at Avolta (formerly Dufry), has been elected President of […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 36
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here The combined travel retail / food & beverage operation formed by the Dufry-Autogrill merger officially rebranded as Avolta last week, including trading on the Swiss stock exchange under the Avolta name and launching a website showcasing the new identity. Further enhancing the Group’s latest chapter — and […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 35
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here Notice: Dufry shareholders have approved the change of the company name to Avolta AG. The approval came during an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Basel, Switzerland on Nov. 3, 2023. The company reports that a total number of 99,885,200 […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 34
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here Anyone who is interested in connecting with the Cruise industry should consider attending the Seatrade Cruise Global event taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center on April 8-11, 2024. Seatrade is the world’s largest cruise event, with 10K attendees including 100+ […]
