The Chilean Ministry of Public Works (MOP) on Feb. 4 awarded French-Italian consortium Grupo Nuevo Pudahuel as the preferred bidder in the tendering of the Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez international airport concession. The winning consortium— comprised of Aéroports de Paris (45% of the consortium),VINCI Airports (40%) and Italian construction firm Astaldi (15%) – made a […]
South America
Duty Free Americas wins its first airport duty free concession in Brazil
Duty Free Americas has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate the duty free concession at Afonso Pena International Airport in Curitiba, Brazil. The contract will commence in February 2015. Initially, the retail space will consist of approximately 2,320 square feet in the arrivals terminal and approximately 400 square feet in the departures terminal. Both […]
Neutral Duty Free opens expanded shopping outlet in Rivera
Neutral Duty Free celebrated the opening of a new store on the important Uruguayan / Brazilian border of Rivera last week. At 1,800 sqm in size the new store offers nearly triple the space of the 650 sqm Neutral store that it replaces, Neutral CEO Enrique Urioste tells TMI. The store offers a broad range […]
