AUSTRALIA. WHSmith this month opens two new stores at Adelaide Airport’s main terminal, with the retailer pledging to “offer a truly local experience to arriving and departing passengers”. To capture Sense of Place WHSmith has worked with local suppliers to create its mix of products, from healthy snacks and drinks to confectionery and gifting. The […]
CHINA. In an important and welcome landmark on the road to recovery from the global pandemic, Duty Zero by cdf (Duty Zero) has reopened one of its liquor, tobacco and gourmet item stores at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Since the temporary closure of its HKIA stores in March 2020, Duty Zero (an alliance between […]
UAE. Coty-owned beauty and fragrance house Gucci Beauty has launched the new Rouge De Beauté Brillant lipstick collection at Dubai International Airport with Dubai Duty Free. The line is available at the retailer’s store in Concourse B, Terminal 3 and online at dubaidutyfree.com. The collection, which sits between a sheer and satin lipstick, offers a […]
INTERNATIONAL. Airports Council International (ACI) World has today released its 2021 World Airport Traffic Report (WATR), which shows that Guangzhou Bai Yun International was the world’s busiest airport for passengers in 2020. Dubai International (DXB) led the international traffic rankings, followed by Amsterdam and London Heathrow, last year. The updated traffic report from ACI shows […]
Icy freshness with hints of warmth: The feminine fragrance is vegan and made with natural-origin ingredients Swiss multi-category lifestyle company Victorinox has extended its Signature Fragrance Collection with First Snow. The feminine fragrance, along with the rest of the Signature Collection scents, is now available for order through Victorinox’s travel retail team. First Snow was […]
UK. Gatwick Airport has vowed to motivate Britains to return to travel by introducing significantly cheaper lateral flow and PCR tests through subsidising the airport’s on-site COVID-19 screening centre from yesterday, 16 September. Gatwick currently has two testing centres operated by ExpressTest, a drive-in option and a walk-in centre. Since the drive-in centre opened last […]
SINGAPORE. Changi Airport has become the first airport in Asia Pacific to complete the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Measures Audit Program. The scheme – developed in partnership with Bureau Veritas – supports airports by addressing their health risks and reassuring passengers through an on-site audit of their health measures. By completing the audit, […]
UK/BELGIUM. Sim Local, the largest seller of SIM cards in the UK travel market, has opened its first standalone store outside the UK and Ireland at Brussels Airport. The retailer’s new 16sq m shop is located in a prime position in the baggage claim of the airport. It is targeting international travellers to purchase SIM […]
GERMANY. WHSmith Travel has won the news & books concession at Cologne-Bonn Airport, following a tender this Summer. The contract, which runs for five years, covers airside and landside spaces in Terminal 1. In other recent commercial news, Stena Line affiliate R&F Travel Retail opened its first store at Cologne-Bonn Airport in late April, offering […]
Athleisure brand Lacoste has renewed its partnership with Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic until 2025. Djokovic is currently the world’s number one tennis player. He recently beat Italian player Matteo Berettini at the 2021 Wimbledon Tennis Championships, to claim his sixth Wimbledon and 20th Grand Slam title. Djokovic and Lacoste have been partners since 2017. […]
FINLAND. Airport company Finavia will unveil the new Terminal 2, the largest expansion project in its history, in 100 days from now, on 1 December. The opening will come in three stages, beginning with the entrance, arrivals hall and multimodal travel centre, followed between March and June 2022 with check-in points and a new security […]
AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport today announced an agreement with powerhouse French luxury brand Louis Vuitton to anchor a reinvigorated luxury retail precinct in the T1 International terminal. The company said that the agreement reflects the airport’s position as Australia’s international gateway. The presence of Louis Vuitton will see the airport emerge as a key player in […]
Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky today unveiled the first in a range of Designed by Aston Martin limited-edition collections, exclusively in global travel retail (GTR). The launch signifies the coming together of Bowmore’s GTR whiskies with the design team at Aston Martin to create a striking bottle and pack design, giving the existing range […]
GERMANY. Passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport continued to recover in June, despite the continuing widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport served some 1.78 million passengers in the month, up by almost +200% versus the crisis-hit June 2020. Despite the encouraging growth, June passenger traffic was down by around -73% on the June 2019 […]
INDIA. Delhi Duty Free has introduced gate delivery for purchases made at its stores, which it said is a first for travel retail at the country’s airports. The company said the move was a response to consumer demand for touchless service options in the post-pandemic travel era. Delhi Duty Free is heavily promoting the new […]
EUROPE. The European travel and tourism sector has launched a TikTok social media drive to further boost its #DestinationSummer Campaign. The #TrainingtoTravel TikTok Challenge aims to mobilise travel and tourism stakeholders, pilots, agents, flight attendants, airport staff, travel retail shop assistants and travellers into becoming advocates for the safe restart of European travel this summer. […]
SOUTH KOREA. In a commendable industry first, Lotte Duty Free is hosting a ‘Travel is Coming’ event offering benefits to its Korean customers who have been vaccinated. The travel retailer noted that with vaccination uptake on the increase at home and abroad, international travel bubbles are being discussed in earnest, raising expectations for overseas travel. […]
Diageo Global Travel, in partnership with China Duty Free Group (CDFG), has opened a Johnnie Walker pop-up store at the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay, Hainan. The Johnnie Walker Gifting Studio, an “immersive retail experience”, represents the first spirits pop-up of its kind in the Building B first-floor location, said the […]
Dufry company World Duty Free has won a 12-year tax and duty free concession at Teesside International Airport, located in Darlington, Northeast England. The airport was recently taken into public ownership and is targeting an additional 1.4 million passengers by 2029, beyond the 148,000 travellers it served in 2019. With this new concession, Dufry has […]
IRELAND. Dublin Airport has announced plans for a €100 million investment in a new terminal-linked hotel, in partnership with UK hotel group Arora. A planning application has been filed for a 410-bedroom facility adjacent to Terminal 2, with opening slated for 2024. The 11-storey hotel – the first to link directly with the terminals – […]
CHINAUS. Offshore duty free sales over the peak five-day May Day holiday period (1-5 May) rose +248% year-on-year to an all-time RMB993 million (US$153.3 million) high, according to latest data released by Haikou Customs on Thursday, state-owned media chinanews.com reported. Sales were boosted this year by the introduction of the enhanced duty free shopping policy […]
GERMANY. Munich Airport retail subsidiary Eurotrade has introduced the PayPal QR Code – a mobile and cash free payment system – across all of its 41 stores. The company said that Munich is the first airport in Europe to use the technology solution. Customers can shop without using cash or card readers with the touch-free […]
Paul John XO – the 100% Indian grape brandy from Bangalore-based John Distilleries – has been rated Gold at the 2021 World Brandy Awards, hosted by Paragraph Publishing in the UK. The expression claimed the award in the Wine Brandy (World) category. The XO is the distillery’s first venture into the premium brandy segment. Dubbed […]
GERMANY. Stena Line affiliate R&F Travel Retail opened its first store at Cologne Bonn Airport on 28 April, offering duty paid goods ranging from wines & spirits to fragrances & cosmetics, confectionery, toys and fashion. R&F has been a supplier to shipping companies, embassies and airports for over 40 years. This is the first time […]
LATVIA. Today’s image features welcome news of store investment at Riga International Airport, where travel retailer ATÜ Duty Free has opened Roots of Latvia, dedicated to destination goods ranging from food to local craft items. It’s a positive statement of faith in recovery from the retailer – a joint venture between TAV Airports and Gebr […]
