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Jura Islanders Expression No.3 shines in Travel Retail Awards 2024
The Jura Islanders Expressions No.3 has been crowned Supreme Champion Product at the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2024, the most authoritative, respected and premier drinks award for the Global Travel Retail sector.
Rémy Cointreau GTR unveils The Botanist Hebridean Strength
Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has unveiled The Botanist’s inaugural liquid innovation for global travellers.
Bacardi launches luxury travel retail experience in Hainan
Bacardi Global Travel Retail has unveiled the Fine Spirits Emporium, at the newly opened CDF Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Hainan province.
Jäegermeister and Jura shine in Travel Retail Awards 2022
Both Jura and Jäegermeister have been crowned Supreme Champions at Drinks International’s Travel Retail Awards 2022.
Drinks International Travel Retail Awards to return on Tuesday 4 October
Following a one-year hiatus, the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards will be returning for its 16th year to celebrate innovation and excellence in the world of drinks travel retail.
Bacardí opens duty free whisky boutique in China
Bacardi’s global travel retail department has opened a luxury seasonal boutique for its whisky portfolio in China.
Elixir Distillers launches Port Askaig and Black Tot in travel retail
Independent bottlers Elixir Distillers has targeted the travel retail sector this autumn through its Port Askaig Islay whisky and Black Tot Rum.
DI's Travel Retail Awards 2020 deadline approaches
Entries for Drinks International’s Travel Retail Awards 2020 will close on Thursday 6 August having already obtained a high volume of entrants despite the impact of COVID-19.
Coronavirus: a joint statement from TFWA and APTRA
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) and the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) have issued a joint statement expressing “great concern for the travel industry”, and assuring the public that they are working closely with their members across retailers, brands, airports, F&B and in-flight operators to monitor and evaluate the fast-moving situation.
Independent distiller, Loch Lomond Group has expanded its global travel retail team with the creation of two new roles.
Whyte & Mackay wins big at Travel Retail Awards
Whyte & Mackay starred in this year’s Drinks International Travel Retail Awards on Tuesday, 1 October at Hotel Majestic in Cannes.
GTR at tipping point says Pernod head
Global travel retail could be at a tipping point, according to the head of Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail.
Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2019 launches
The 13th edition of the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards has opened for entries through its new website in the build up to its annual awards night in Cannes, France.
Tito's seeks increased duty free presence in 2019
Tito’s Handmade Vodka recorded double-digit sales growth across duty free in the Americas in 2018.
TFWA China delegate numbers rise
The fourth TFWA China’s Century Conference gathered 418 delegates at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Haitang Bay on the island of Hainan.
MEADFA conference heads to Oman in November
The 2019 MEADFA Conference will take place in Muscat, Oman. The event, a key gathering for representatives of the duty free and travel retail industry in the Middle East, Africa and beyond, will run from November 25/26.
Edrington unveils The Macallan Concept No. 1
Edrington Global Travel Retail unveiled its latest Macallan line extension at the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) show in Cannes yesterday (Oct 2).
Edrington wins three awards at Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2018
Edrington Global Travel Retail won three awards at the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2018, the most authoritative, respected and premier drinks awards for the travel retail sector.
TFWA Singapore breaks attendance records.
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) says its Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference 2018, held in Singapore last week, broke previous attendance records.
Heinemann wins retail concessions for Carnival cruise ships
Gebr. Heinemann is to enter the American and Australasian market as a retailer on four cruise ships, represented by its subsidiaries, Heinemann Americas and Heinemann Asia Pacific.
Dubai Duty Free COO to address MEADFA conference
Dubai Duty Free chief operating officer Ramesh Cidambi heads the line-up of speakers at the 2018 MEADFA conference, which is taking place in Dubai later this month.
Travel Retail Awards 2017 presented in Cannes
John Dewar & Sons Fine Scotch Whisky Emporium Frankfurt Airport and Martell Cordon Bleu Intense Heat were named Supreme Champions at Drinks International’s 11th annual Travel Retail Challenge in Cannes.
MEADFA conference in Beirut goes ahead
The 2017 Middle East and Africa Duty Free Associaiton (MEADFA) conference will proceed as scheduled in Beirut from November 20-21 at the Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut.
Bacardi Global Travel Retail is running a major whisky campaign at six airports in four countries across the Asia Pacific & Middle East region to celebrate the Diwali festive period.
Record attendance for TFWA show
The TFWA World Exhibition & Conference drew to a close last week with attendance increasing +6% to 6,812.
Travel Retail Challenge winners announced
John Dewar & Sons Fine Scotch Whisky Emporium Frankfurt Airport and Martell Cordon Bleu Intense Heat were named Supreme Champions at Drinks International’s 11th annual Travel Retail Challenge last night.
Plenty to work and hope for, says TFWA president
The pressure on the luxury sector continues, according to Tax Free World Association president, Erik Juul-Mortensen.
Global travel retail sales growth continues
Sales in global travel retail were up 4.2% in the first quarter of 2017, according to Tax Free World Association (TFWA) president Erik Juul-Mortensen.
González Byass, the leading Spanish wine and spirits producer, has launched a new division to focus specifically on the international tax free sector.
Ban Ki-moon named head speaker at TFWA conference
Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon will be a head speaker at the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference on 2 October in Cannes.
TFWA Asia Pacific show breaks all records
The TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition and Conference in Singapore recorded the largest number of visitors in its 22-year history.
Speakers at TFWA China’s Century Conference
TFWA has revealed its programme for the third TFWA China’s Century Conference, held in partnership with APTRA and officially hosted by Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co.
ASUTIL and IAADFS announce collaboration
The South American duty free association, Asociacion Sudamericana de Tiendas Libres (ASUTIL), and the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) have announced a new, collaborative partnership for their annual events.
At a dinner on Monday night in Cannes during Tax Free World Association (TFWA) show week, Pernod Ricard chief executive, Alexandre Ricard emphasised the importance of the global travel retail sector to the company.
Dubai Duty Free wins CSR awards
Dubai Duty Free has won the Best CSR (corporate social responsibility) Practices and Best Community Action at the recent 6th Asia Best CSR Practices and Sustainability Excellence Awards held in Singapore.
David Miliband to speak at TFWA Cannes
Former UK foreign secretary David Miliband and once regarded as a future prime minister, is the keynote speaker at this year’s TFWA Cannes inaugurual conference.
Draught Heineken at 30,000 feet
Heineken, in partnership with Dutch airline KLM, has pioneered in-flight draught beer.
Strong attendance at TFWA Asia Pacific
Numbers were up at the 21st TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, which took place last week in Singapore.
APTRA to allow associate members
The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) has announced that it is to extend membership to companies which can offer services of value to member companies and to the industry as a whole.
Diageo GTME announces opening of The Singleton Sensorium
Diageo Global Travel and Middle East (GTME) has announced the opening of the first The Singleton Sensorium in Travel Retail in Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport.
Consumers still think there is a price advantage from shopping at airports
New research commissioned by the Tax Free World Association, the lead trade body for the global travel retail/duty free sector, claims that more than half of passengers (53%) believe that there is a price advantage to be gained by shopping at the airport.
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) says its executive team is now in Cannes supervising the final preparations for the exhibition which will be staged from October 18-23.
MMI and Edouard Garabedian link up
MMI, the leading alcoholic beverage distributor across the Gulf and Indian Ocean and Edouard Garabedian, the major independent alcoholic beverage distributor in Ethiopia, have announced a strategic partnership.
Quintessential expands international team
Quintessential Brands has announced the expansion of its international commercial team with the appointment of three new drinks industry professionals.
TFWA Cannes: first-ever dedicated research workshop
The Tax Free World Association has announced its first-ever dedicated research workshop at its World Exhibition in Cannes on Wednesday October 21.
The Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association has announced that the 2015 MEADFA conference will take place on November 23 and 24 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre at the Dead Sea in Jordan.
Former New York Mayor Giuliani to speak at TFWA Cannes
The Tax Free World Association has announced that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be the headline speaker at its inaugural conference prior to its annual Cannes exhibition opening.
Luton Airport appoints LS Travel Retail
London Luton Airport (LLA) has announced that LS Travel Retail UK & Ireland has won the tender to operate a new 1,700 sq m flagship tax and duty free store at the airport.
Farrer is md of Brown-Forman’s global travel retail
Brown-Forman has announced that Marshall Farrer, described as a “veteran employee” with various domestic, international, and global roles in sales and marketing, is its global travel retail team’s new managing director.
Edrington launches specialist travel retail unit
Edrington, owners of brands such as The Macallan, Famous Grouse and Snow Leopard, has announced the launch of Edrington European Travel Retail.
