Importations Guay’s TFWA Cares project in Haiti continues to make a difference for Haitian youth with water, energy and food projects, Justin Guay tellsTMI. Guay initially began donating running shoes through the organization Streethearts in 2014. Streethearts’ goal is to provide shelter and a safe place for street youth in Cap Haitian. Guay realized the […]
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TFWA president Erik Juul-Mortensen honored at the Singapore Tourism Awards
Erik Juul-Mortensen has been named Best Business Event Champion at this year’s Singapore Tour-ism Awards, organized by the Singapore Tourism Board. The Best Business Event Champion award celebrates individuals from a trade or professional association whose contributions have had a significant impact on the development of the business events industry in Singapore. Juul-Mortensen was honored […]
Erik Juul-Mortensen re-elected TFWA president
Erik Juul-Mortensen has been re-elected president of Tax Free World Association for a further year. The election, which took place during the quarterly meeting of the TFWA Management Committee on December 9, in Lisbon, was unanimous. Juul-Mortensen said: “This is an exciting time for the industry and for TFWA. In 2017, we will be progressing […]
TFWA reports: Confectionery a key driver of footfall and conversion
The TFWA Category Report on confectionery highlights the important role that confectionery plays in attracting customers to duty free and travel retail across all categories. The Report, which is part of the TFWA Category Reports series, was produced by Counter Intelligence Retail based on approximately 1,000 shopper interviews conducted at four key airports across the globe. […]
TFWA Board election
The election of the 37 members of the TFWA management committee took place during the week of Cannes, and the results were approved unanimously at the Annual General Meeting on Oct. 6. New board members are Bacardi Global Travel Retail’s Aude Bourdier-Rocourt as vice president commercial, Gerry Munday from Furla SPA as vice president marketing, andLuxottica Group’s Francis Gros as vice president […]
Cannes 2016 in review: optimism, millennials and engagement
This year’s Tax Free World Exhibition could be summed up in three words—optimism, millennials and engagement. Despite the change in date of the industry’s premier event—which conflicted both with China’s Golden Week and the beginning of the Jewish High Holy days – over-all visitor numbers were down only 3% versus 2015. Several major U.S. […]
Dufry’s Julián Díaz González, former UK foreign secretary David Miliband and social media pioneer Randi Zuckerberg to top bill at Cannes
TFWA has announced that Dufry CEO Julián Díaz González will address delegates at this year’s TFWA World Exhibition & Conference. As head of a business that is one of the most significant players in the global duty free and travel retail industry, Díaz will be offering a unique perspective on the industry during this period of its evolution. […]
Statement from TFWA re Brexit
Industry association TFWA has just issued the following statement regarding the UK vote to exit from the European Union: Comment re Brexit From Erik Juul-Mortensen – President, TFWA As yet, it is not possible to predict how Brexit will affect the duty free and travel retail industry, and it is wiser not to make assumptions […]
TFWA: drinks category research highlights how to up appeal of core sector
Value for money remains a critical driver in the drinks sector and is key to increasing footfall, conversion and spend, according to the latest research from TFWA. The study, which was conducted by travel retail research specialist Counter Intelligence Retail, revealed that over half of passengers (53%) believe they will find a price advantage for […]
Strong exhibitor bookings reported for 2016 TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference
TFWA is expecting a successful Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, with exhibitor bookings for the event already ahead of the number signed up by this time last year. The annual event will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore from May 8-12, 2016. The Association reports that 270 exhibitors […]
Juul-Mortensen re-elected TFWA president, launches strategy review
Erik Juul-Mortensen has been elected to the presidency of the Tax Free world Association for a further term of one year. This marks 16 years that Juul-Mortensen holds the top position at the Association. The election took place during the quarterly meeting of the TFWA Management Committee on December 7 in Paris. The vote was […]
TFWA to hold first research workshop in Cannes
TFWA will host its first dedicated research workshop at the World Exhibition & Conference in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on Wednesday, Oct. 21, starting at 18.00 (6 pm). The one-hour workshop will present key findings of the Association’s most recent research studies, all of which are available free of charge to members. Peter […]
Registration opens for 2015 TFWA Asia Pacific
Registration is now open for the 2015 TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, taking place in the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore from May 10 -14, 2015. This is a landmark year marking the 20th edition of TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference and the 50th birthday of the city of […]
Juul-Mortensen re-elected President TFWA
Erik Juul-Mortensen has been re-elected unanimously to the presidency of TFWA – the Tax Free World Association– for a 16th term. The election took place at a meeting of the TFWA Management Committee on December 12 in Barcelona, at which the executive team presented a review of the year. Juul-Mortensen has been a member of […]
Countdown to Cannnes: Dine, Dance, and Donate
The social highlights of the 30th TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes include many opportunities to network as we raise important funding for worthy causes supported by TFWA Care. Delegates are being urged to ‘Show You Care’ on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Carlton Beach on La Croisette to take part in the first […]
