Duty Free Global has appointed Justin Weston to the dual role of Senior Vice President Middle-East and Asia Pacific and Chief Marketing Officer, effective September 1, 2023. Weston brings an impressive resume to his new positions. He is an experienced luxury sales and marketing executive with a long career spent living and working across Europe, […]
Travel Retail
Bijoux Terner revitalizes, expands under new ownership
Iconic travel retail and resort lifestyle brand Bijoux Terner is undergoing an expansion into the U.S. domestic and Caribbean retail locations and online sales, increasing its presence beyond the airports, ports and cruise lines where the brand first launched back in 1997. The company recently changed ownership, being acquired by a group of businessmen […]
We An Idea: Booming creative design agency rebrands, expands markets and extends into domestic channels
Well-known travel retail creative architectural and industrial design firm We An Idea has been on a whirlwind of development over the past year, expanding from its original platform in Miami and extending its services to high profile projects in related domestic markets. TMI had an opportunity to speak with We An Idea founders Juan Trelles […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 18
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. Efforts to reopen the Americas to travel and tourism are rushing ahead. CANADA: The Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) has made the safe reopening of border a key advocacy focus, and has strongly engaged key elected officials on both sides […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 17
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 is filled with more positive news than the industry has seen in many months. An in-person TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes seems closer to reality as many leading brands confirm plans to exhibit. Page 2.Regionally, ETRC, […]
Travel Markets Insider Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 16
The Travel Markets Insider newsletter is attached to this letter as a PDF file. To open the PDF file, please click here. In a key development for the region, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that will enable the major cruise lines to rescue some of its popular Alaska season – maybe! Once the bill is signed by President Joe Biden, which is expected, the CDC […]
Brexit delivers significant new potential market for UK and EU duty free business
According to the latest report fromSwiss research agency m1nd-set, there might be a silver lining emerging from the confusion and crisis of the last year—in this case from Brexit. m1nd-set reports that the number of travelers eligible to purchase duty free goods at European and British airports could increase by over 60%, following changes […]
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 […]
Visitor Registration & Exhibitor Bookings underway for Virtual Summit of the Americas
Registration is now underway for both exhibitors and visitors to the 2021 Summit of the Americas, which will take place in virtual form on April 5-9. As in the past, the Summit is jointly organized by the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Shops – IAADFS, and South American Duty Free Association ASUTIL. Due […]
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail prepares for the future of travel retail with digitalization powered by consumer insights
Pernod Ricard GTR is using a consumer-centric approach drawing on multiple data sources to prepare for the future of travel retail amidst the global pandemic, says Anuj Roy, Strategy & Insights Director at Pernod Ricard GTR. This observation was part of Roy’s discussion on how PR GTR is “staying ahead of the curve” at the inaugural […]
IAADFS webinar: key operators see more challenges ahead before recovery begins mid-2021
The International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores hosted a critical, informative webinar on Dec. 2. An expert panel of duty free operators discussed their perspectives on the current business challenges confronting the travel retail industry in the Americas due to the COVID-19 crisis and their perceptions regarding future opportunities. Entitled Managing Through COVID: From Crisis […]
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 […]
