Qatar Duty Free and L’Oréal have teamed up to bring a fragrance pavilion to Hamad International Airport in Doha. The 100sqm pavilion is in the style of a famous Parisian square called Place Vendôme. Qatar Duty Free Senior Vice President Luis Gasset said: “Qatar Duty Free is inspired to create experiences for our customers that add […]
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The 25th Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships starts in two weeks time (19th February – 4th March) and more tickets have just been made available online (including tickets for the womens and mens finals). If you fancy seeing some world class sporting action at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Garhoud, tickets are available […]
Qatar Duty Free have teamed up with HMSHost International to open a brand new open air food market called Harvest Market inside the five star terminal at Hamad International Airport. Walter Seib, CEO of HMSHost International said: “This partnership with one of the fastest growing airports in the Gulf, mark a significant milestone in our strategy […]
The World Duty Free store at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, in collaboration with Bulldog London Gin, are featuring a campaign to bring a modern take on the classic gin and tonic to global travellers. Bulldog owner and creator Anshuman Vohra said: “Bulldog is a new kind of gin. When I created it in 2007 I wanted […]
Loch Lomond is launching it’s first duty free Scotch whiskey collection at Glasgow Airport. The range consists of two single malts, the Loch Lomond Signature, and the Loch Lomond Single Grain. Fred Creighton, World Duty Free Managing Director said: “We’re delighted to offer our Glasgow Airport customers the opportunity to purchase and enjoy the local […]
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, AirAsia’s Big Duty Free us offering an amazing 38% off all items for passengers if they pre-book their duty free purchases online at their website portal – bigdutyfree.com. The offer runs until February 12th. Travellers need to pre-book their purchases up to 48 hours before their flight, and then […]
M1nd-set have compiled some data on whether travellers research duty free before they fly. In figures compiled from over 4,000 interviews with travellers, it turns out that over 50% of Chinese travellers will research their potential duty free purchases before they fly and that more than half will also use the airport’s WiFi to check […]
A new and improved Bulgari fragrance counter has been opened at Bahrain International Airport by Bahrain Duty Free. The new counter is much bigger, expanding a massive 400% from 3sqm to 12sqm. Bulgari Area Sales manager Loic Le Toux said: “In partnership with Bahrain Duty Free and Aer Rianta International, Bulgari is proud to be […]
Mumbai Airport unveiled it’s newest store today at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 – a showroom for Harley Davidson gear called “Mach-1”. The store will sell a range of Harley Davidson themed products such as boots, helmets, caps and t-shirts. A spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said: “The launch of this merchandise-only […]
AirAsia X have introduced the ability for passengers to purchase duty free products from the comfort of their own seat. The touch screen tablet includes all their usual inflight entertainment such as music, TV and films, but now gives travellers access to the AirAsia BIG Duty Free catalogue. Passengers will be able to pre-book the […]
MAC Cosmetics have opened a 20sqm counter at Belfast International Airport which will be their first ever counter in Northern Ireland. Lagardere Travel Retail managing director Amaury Dehen said: “MAC Cosmetics is an exciting addition to the store’s major perfume, cosmetics and skincare category. We have already seen tremendous category growth thanks to the innovation, […]
Finavia have announced that during 2016, passenger volumes at their airports increased by 3.5% to reach an all-time high. A total of 20,786,846 passengers travelled through their airports in 2016, with an impressive 71.2 million at Helsinki Airport. 26% of these passengers were on domestic flights, whilst the remaining 74% were on international ones – an increase of […]
Davidoff Cigars have introduced a limited edition of 600,000 Golden Leaf to their range of mini cigarillos. They will come in tin packs of 10. Davidoff Cigarillos are crafted with 100% pure premium tobacco from the Caribbean, Sumatra, Java and other parts of Indonesia, and Brazil and require preservation in an adequately humid climate. Charles […]
Premier jewellers Tiffany & Co are to open two boutiques at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport in the second quarter of 2017 it has been announced. SDA CEO Guy Bodescot said: “We are very excited to contribute to Paris Aéroport’s strategy of creating the ultimate Parisian shopping experience by this new partnership with one of, […]
Shiseido Travel Retail will make Dolce&Gabbana’s latest fragrance available to buy in travel retail from March 2017. The fragrance will be available in 50ml and 150ml. Velvet Cypress is a fresh fragrance of contrasts, featuring cypress and Sicilian lemon. The aromatic facets of cypress are highlighted by enriched clary sage and clary sage absolute, while […]
Helsinki Airport has released statistics about all the products sold at their airport during 2016. Airport operator Finavia said Chinese travellers were the biggest spenders at the airport, and the number of Chinese passengers increased +7.5% in 2016. The most popular product groups among Chinese passengers last year were cosmetics, jewellery, watches and fashion, with European […]
The Shilla Duty Free at Singapore’s Changi Airport have joined forces with fragrance brand Puig to launch their new Nina Ricci perfume Luna Blossom. Chillie Por, merchandising director at Shilla Duty Free said: “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Puig to make The Shilla Duty Free at Singapore Changi Airport the only place in the world […]
To mark Richard Paterson, Master Distiller at The Dalmore, reaching the incredible milestone of 50 years in the whisky industry – the distillery are going to release an exceptionally rare, Domaine Henri Giraud champagne-finished 50 year old single malt. Richard Paterson, Master Distiller at The Dalmore said: “This is a special year for me so […]
German fashion label Baldessarini like to separate the men from the boys, and they intend to continue to do this with the release of their latest fragrance, COOL FORCE, designed to appeal to the “modern man”, which is set to hit the travel retail market in March. Perfumer Vincent Schaller said of the fragrance composition: “I […]
China Airlines are now using their newest, state of the art Airbus 350 aircraft on their Taipei-Vienna route. The airline currently runs three weekly flights to the Austrian capital and follows closely the company’s decision to do exactly the same by improving their Taipei-Amsterdam route. The Chinese airline bought their first ever A350 back in […]
Estée Lauder Travel Retailing brand Michael Kors has added new Sexy Blossom eau de parfum to its fragrance offer and is now available to buy across Europe, The Middle East, Africa and The Americas beginning this month for a limited time. Housed in a 100ml Michael Kors collection bottle, Sexy Blossom opens with sweet lychee, rose petals […]
Indian airline SpiceJet are planning to increase their fleet with one of the largest ever aircraft orders in aviation history. The chairman of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh, announced last Friday that the company is planning to buy up to 205 Boeing 737 aeroplanes with a total cost of $22bn. SpiceJet said: “The Boeing 737 class of aircraft has […]
Irish budget airline Ryanair have revealed that their smartphone app has been downloaded an impressive 17 million times and it the most popular airline app in Europe on both the Apple and Android app marketplaces. Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, Kenny Jacobs said:“We are continually improving our mobile app on both the iOS and Android platforms […]
Cigar manufacturer Davidoff are relaunching their iconic 702 series of cigars in Febuarary 2017. The only change from their previous 702 cigars is that the new ones will feature an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Charles Awad, senior vice president of global marketing and innovation at Davidoff said: “It is time to unexpect. Davidoff Masterblenders have taken […]
AeroMobile is the company that launched inflight 3G mobile data back in 2015 and has since seen increases in it’s takeup year on year. They allow passengers to use their own mobiles and tablets to call, text and use the internet. Since launching in December 2015, they have reported a 160% increase in inflight mobile […]
