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“Let’s use colour, a new brand and a new proposition to really innovate the travel retail space,” says Schwan-STABILO Group CEO Michele Molon, as the 170-year-old German house prepares to make its TFWA World Exhibition debut.
This special edition revisits FAB 2026 in Bengaluru, marking the event’s 15th anniversary and first edition in India. It also features our annual Craft Spirits report, bringing together retailer and brand perspectives on discovery, differentiation and exclusivity in travel retail.
William Grant & Sons has launched The Balvenie 1931 Collection at Incheon International Airport, placing a TREX 15 Year Old at the centre of an airport-wide takeover spanning immersive shop-in-shops and Out of Home media.
The latest edition of TRI-POD features special guest Sabrina Sakhrani, Co-Founder of a remarkable women-led whisky-making enterprise from Yanbaru on the beautiful southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
Spirits & Wine
The fifth edition of this flagship wines & spirits programme features more than 60 premium expressions from over 30 brands, alongside a new Kaluga Queen Caviar Experience prize draw.
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The Design Solution’s Nick Taylor and Maria Mendes outline five strategies for creating memorable airport retail environments illustrated through the transformation of Portugal Duty Free’s estate.
Airport Hospitality World
We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
William Grant & Sons Regional Managing Director, Global Travel Retail Rufus Parkinson talks about partnerships, differentiation and creating excitement around spirits in travel retail today.
Participants will discuss the levers we should employ to grow customer penetration and conversion; how technology enables brands to engage consumers before they reach the airport, and where AI have its greatest impact in our sector.
The integration combines Generation Research’s global travel retail expertise with Beauté Research’s Asian market capabilities, expanding coverage across beauty markets worldwide.
World-renowned writing instruments house STABILO is making its debut at TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes next week. The brand’s long-awaited foray into travel retail promises one of the event’s most colourful debuts ever.
The Jones The Grocer Waterloo restaurant opened on 22 September, with further locations planned at major rail hubs nationwide.
The offer will draw on collaborations with local brands, producers, chefs, distillers and brewers, with regional ingredients and locally inspired menus at its heart, said Avolta.
Travelex will initially open five stores alongside ATMs across arrivals and departures, comprising two landside and three airside locations and offering more than 50 currencies.
The qualification stage opened today (22 September), covering two plots on the ambitious airport estate project.
Avolta pledges three days of “connection, discovery and a little indulgence” as it prepares to host guests at it first Club Avolta Lounge pop-up in Cannes.
Scent of Africa Founder Tanal Ghandour discusses how the fragrance house is translating its Ghanaian roots into a distinctive luxury proposition for global travel retail.
The Conservatives have pledged to restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors, but the proposal does not extend to tax-free sales at UK airports, The Moodie Davitt Report has confirmed.
Lagardère Travel Retail is bringing AI-powered skin analysis and personalised product recommendations to travellers at airports in Prague, Rome and Amsterdam, with two further locations to follow by the end of 2026.
China Duty Free Group is launching a themed campaign that runs across its six Hainan stores amid an anticipated surge in travel demand for the dual Mid-Autumn Festival (25 September) and National Day (1-7 October) holidays.
Munz has joined forces with Geneva Airport and Lagardère Travel Retail Switzerland to deliver an interactive chocolate experience led by a Ladybird-themed Microlino, tastings and gamification.
Described as the biggest single investment in Scottish aviation history, alongside new gates and aircraft stands the programme will significantly expand the airport’s retail, food & beverage and other passenger facilities.
The latest edition of TRI-POD, The Moodie Davitt Report’s video podcast in association with Organico Group, features special guest Sabrina Sakhrani, Co-founder of a remarkable women-led whisky-making enterprise from Yanbaru on the beautiful southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
gateretail Global Managing Director and Vice President José Lirio Silva assesses how the inflight duty-free proposition can become “more relevant, dynamic and digitally enabled”.
The opening strengthens Lotte Duty Free’s K-fashion line-up in response to growing demand from foreign customers, with category sales rising +55% year-on-year from January to August.
Our images today come from the LeShuttle terminals, with an exploration of the liquor sections at Avolta’s World Duty Free in Folkestone and Le Marché Duty Free in Coquelles.
