Tobacco and Reduced Risk Products
Key duty-free tender underway for Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao International airports
The two-phase contract terms potentially run for eight years at the city’s two international gateways, embracing departures and arrivals duty free.
Case closed: Huge boost for travel retail as WHO deems duty-free tobacco ‘not a significant channel’ for illicit trade
The decision – which has hugely positive ramifications for both the tobacco category and the travel retail sector – validates the duty-free industry’s longstanding claim that the channel is among “the most trusted, transparent and secure in the world”.
Images of the Day: Alicante Duty Free delights with fusion of local and international brands
Martin Moodie captures the vibrancy, local flavour and diversity of the Avolta-run Alicante Duty Free offer at Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, alongside snapshots of the extensive food & beverage offer.
BAT Interview: Maintaining the momentum with next-generation products in travel retail
BAT is doubling down on travel retail as a channel through which it can communicate its commitment to ‘Building a smokeless World’, says Cluster General Manager Global Travel Retail and China Andy Hrstic in this interview.
PMI Global Travel Retail’s Beste Ermaner talks leadership and personal growth in WiTR+ webinar
Women in Travel Retail+ (WiTR+) hosted a webinar titled ‘Mission Impossible: Juggling Career and Personal Life in Travel Retail’ on 18 November featuring Philip Morris International Global Travel Retail Vice President Beste Ermaner.
Tobacco & RRP in focus: How Lagardère Travel Retail is maximising a key destination category
At 15% of global duty-free sales, tobacco & reduced-risk products represent a vital segment of the business for Lagardère Travel Retail. Director of Negotiations and Category Management – Tobacco Cécile Carenton explains how the category is trending today.
Oliva Cigars and CDFG advance China travel retail strategy with humidor installations at key airports
The Oliva Island Humidor is located in the departure hall of Beijing Daxing International Airport, featuring a refined selection of the brand’s signature cigars, while a sleek wall-bay humidor in Shanghai Pudong International Airport Terminal 2 offers travellers convenient access to the brand’s premium cigar selection.
Higher and higher: Luxury and confectionery sales soar as Dubai Duty Free hits another monthly record in October
The airport retailer continues its remarkable 2025 resurgence, reaching yet another monthly landmark as year-to-date sales surge to AED6.88 billion (US$1.89 billion).
Chinese authorities announce key policy measures to drive duty-free consumption
In major breaking news, key Chinese regulators have announced a series of proactive measures designed to improve the country’s duty-free shop policy.
Towards a smoke-free future, Italian style: PMI launches limited edition with Seletti
Limited in release volume, potentially vast in impact. Six months after announcing the IQOS Curious X platform, a breakthrough collaboration with over 20 global artists to push creative boundaries, PMI has unveiled the first fruits of the project.
Moodie Davitt Showtime – PMI Global Travel Retail’s path towards a Smoke-Free Future
In this video interview, PMI Global Travel Retail Vice President Beste Ermaner talks to The Moodie Davitt Report President Dermot Davitt about the company’s transformation and its vision for what it terms a Smoke-Free Future.
“A world-class retail experience” – Avolta unveils shopping transformation at Perth Airport
The development, notable for both its sense and taste of place, is part of the ongoing renewal and expansion of Avolta’s duty-free concession at the Western Australia gateway to 2031.
