Suntory Global Spirits has partnered with Holland America Line to launch two special barrels of Knob Creek exclusively with the cruise line, a big step for Suntory’s ambitions for its cruise business. Drew Foulk, Senior Manager, Dining & Beverage Operations and Innovation for Holland America Line & Seabourn, traveled to the James B. Beam Distilling […]
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Heineken reveals strategic outlook for travel retail/duty free
Heineken, which recently announced the appointment Natalia Kuldyaeva as Global Duty Free Manager and announced six senior appointments across its Global Duty Free and Travel Retail team, has announced plans for the future in the channel. “Guided by our ambition to be the partner of choice, across our four principal operating channels – Cruise, Airlines, […]
Glenfiddich brings GTR campaign with Aston Martin Formula One team to LAX
William Grant & Sons’ high-profile airport campaign for its GTR exclusive Glenfiddich 19-Year-Old Limited Edition in partnership with the Aston Martin Formula One Team is now live at Los Angeles International Airport with DFS. The limited edition expression rolled out progressively beginning in September with standout activations at Singapore’s Changi Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport, and […]
Proximo Spirits invests in growth categories in Americas travel retail with high impact activations
Proximo’s global travel retail business continues to grow across all regions, Roy Summers, Head of GTR at Proximo Spirits, tells TMI. The company is investing in its brands in the Americas, including its biggest ever activation earlier this summer at JFK for Dobel Tequila. “We have established big businesses in the Americas and Europe, but […]
Hampton Water Rosé joins Princess Cruises’ celebrity-crafted Love Line Premium Liquors Collection
Princess Cruises has added Hampton Water Rosé to its Love Line Premium Liquors Collection. Crafted in partnership with Jesse Bongiovi and his dad, Jon Bon Jovi, along with world-renowned winemaker, Gérard Bertrand, Hampton Water Rosé has received critical acclaim for its quality and lively fresh wine. The wines are available fleetwide and included in Princess […]
Penfolds showcases global wine portfolio in Cannes
Penfolds returned to the TFWA World Exhibition and Conference this year aboard the 36-meter yacht, Preference 19, with a selection of Penfolds fine wines, from Australia, U.S.A., France and China. Each of these wines reflect its unique country of origin terroir and consistent and distinctive Penfolds House Style. Among the wines Penfolds exhibited were: Bin […]
Bacardi GTR highlights Bombay Sapphire and E1 partnership with multi-sensory activation at MIA
Bacardi Global Travel Retail (GTR) is celebrating its partnership with the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric race boat series, with a multi-sensory activation at Miami International Airport this month for Bombay Sapphire, which is the official gin of the event. Running from November 1-20, 2025, the activation coincides with the finale of […]
Pernod Ricard GTR launches The Glenlivet Cask Master’s Collection, new permanent GTR exclusive range
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail (PR GTR) has launched The Glenlivet Cask Master’s Collection, a new aged range of 14, 16, and 19 Year Old expressions. This new permanent collection of aged single malts, exclusively available in Global Travel Retail, celebrates the mastery and vision of Cask Master Kevin Balmforth, and showcases The Glenlivet’s iconic smooth […]
Mozart Chocolate Liqueurs launches with Avolta in key South American airports
Marussia Beverages Export is partnering with Avolta to bring the premium Mozart Chocolate Liqueurs to travelers across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Starting this December, Mozart’s range—including the Mozart Chocolate Cream, White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and the newer Chocolate Coffee flavor—will be available at selected Avolta duty free locations in major airports throughout South America. […]
Highland Park partners with Michelin-starred chef Björn Frantzén on GTR-exclusive 17 YO Single Malt
Highland Park has partnered with 3 x 3-Michelin-starred chef Björn Frantzén to launch Between You and I: Journeys – a travel exclusive 17 Year Old Single Malt that offers a new approach to whisky tasting. Rather than traditional tasting notes, drinkers are invited to explore the many journeys that flavor can take them on. With […]
The Macallan takes inspiration from tea with latest Harmony Collection release
The Macallan has launched the latest in its Harmony Collection, a travel retail exclusive whisky created in a unique collaboration with JING, curators of some of the world’s most distinctive and fine single garden teas. Inspired By Organic Cherrywood Lapsang Tea is a limited-edition single malt Scotch whisky that pays homage to the world of tea and the […]
DISCUS: U.S. Spirits exports decline sharply in 2Q amid rising trade tensions, falling 9% YoY
Following a banner year for U.S. distilled spirits exports in 2024, exports of American spirits fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by ongoing trade tensions, according to a report released earlier this month by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). The American Distilled Spirits Exports 2025 Mid-Year Report showed declines were particularly steep […]
Duty Free Global announces new partnership with Loch Lomond Group
Duty Free Global has announced a new partnership with independent Scottish spirits company Loch Lomond Group. This collaboration marks an important step in strengthening Loch Lomond’s presence in the duty free channel, accelerating growth behind the award winning portfolio. Duty Free Global Founder Barry Geoghegan confirms to TMI that the new agreement is for outside the Americas, […]
Maison Perrier-Jouët’s ‘House of Wonder’ experience at Paris and Miami airports combines champagne, art and nature
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail is bringing Maison Perrier-Jouët’s ‘House of Wonder’ experience to two major international hubs – Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Miami International Airport for the remainder of the year. The champagne house activation is supported by a large-scale advertising campaign and an artistic exhibit, beginning October 10th in Paris and running until […]
Blue Caterpillar rides relationships to continued growth in Americas and beyond
Boutique spirits distribution company Blue Caterpillar has scaled up since it was founded in 2021 by well-known travel retail executives Michael Gebrael and Christoph Henkel. Miami-based Blue Caterpillar now works with bigger global brands, and has expanded into more geographies around the world. But Gebrael and Henkel tell TMI that the key to its growth […]
