Cruise and Ferries
The award by Shenzhen China Merchants Shekou International Cruise Terminal Co Ltd is a big boost to the powerful Shenzhen travel retailer. Shekou Cruise Center’s departures hall serves 2 million outbound passengers annually.
“We are pleased to report that our strong trajectory continues into Q1 2024, underlining our confidence as we head into the summer season,” says an upbeat Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol.
The success is particularly notable for Zhuhai Duty Free as it represent the retailer’s first airport duty-free store in the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area.
Auckland Airport has invited “globally recognised, proven duty‑free operators” to register their interest in the upcoming duty‑free retail concession Request for Proposal process for a duty‑free licence commencing in the second‑half of 2025.
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The world’s leading travel retailer won the Excellent Communications Design and Integrated Campaigns and Advertising categories for its project named Secret Place.
The recent workload has ensured that neither me nor ‘the website that never sleeps’ reached for the melatonin.
The openings are part of an exclusive contract with the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games to operate official Paris 2024 boutiques in travel retail.
The tax exemption applies to travellers whose purchases from arrival duty-free stores do not exceed SR3,000 (US$800), with the condition that the purchase is for personal consumption.
Vibrant gondolas, painted in the brand’s signature orange colour, are strategically positioned in airport retail areas to draw attention to Reese’s peanut butter treats.
The annual extravaganza brings a range of special events and activities to passengers, alongside exclusive offers and discounts across more than 250 retail and F&B outlets.
We spoke to Sadettin Cesur, CEO of the TRU Hospitality Services & Retail Group, which leads F&B and retail concessions at the airport, to discover the strategy behind Istanbul beating the world’s top travel hubs to the prestigious Skytrax dining crown.
Retail produced a double-digit increase as Fraport Group, operator of Frankfurt Airport and several foreign gateways, delivered revenues of €890.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, a rise of +16.3% year-on-year.
A well-known figure in the travel retail community, Ly-Wainer brings extensive experience to her new role, having held key positions in premium and luxury brand management for more than two decades.
The Bharat Story and Bon Voyage are the latest additions to the diverse retail line-up at one of India’s key hubs.
Jesús Abia is named Managing Director of L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific from 1 July, succeeding Tao Zhang whose new position is yet to be confirmed.
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Noida International Airport has awarded the concession for duty free and other retail to a consortium of Heinemann Asia Pacific and BWC Forwarders Private Limited. Read on for full details.
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