Asia Pacific
Images of the Day: Travel retail puts on its best face for National Lipstick Day
Today’s images, shared by Airport Authority Hong Kong, celebrate the launch of the Hong Kong International Airport Arts and Culture Festival 2026, an immersive exhibition bringing the creative spirit of Hong Kong and Shanghai to travellers.
Avolta strikes seven-year duty-free contract at Kolkata Airport
The newly-awarded concession represents a vital expansion of the Avolta duty-free footprint in India beyond the company’s presence at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru.
Images of the Day: HKIA spotlights Hong Kong and Shanghai’s cultural heritage through arts and storytelling
Today’s images, shared by Airport Authority Hong Kong, celebrate the launch of the Hong Kong International Airport Arts and Culture Festival 2026, an immersive exhibition bringing the creative spirit of Hong Kong and Shanghai to travellers.
Asia Pacific passenger traffic weakens in June as Middle East tensions drive up airfares
The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines underscore the impact of geopolitical uncertainty on airline operating conditions as travel costs continue to rise.
China traffic booms as Brisbane Airport smashes passenger records
“What makes this result particularly pleasing is that international passenger numbers grew despite global uncertainty and disruption in the Middle East during the second half of the financial year,” said Brisbane Airport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff De Graaff.
Korea SME agency extends Fanfan duty-free footprint at Incheon Airport to support small businesses
Located in Terminal 2, the outlets showcase Korean products across the K-beauty, K-fashion, K-food and K-life categories while supporting SMEs’ ambitions for global expansion.
Lindt & Sprüngli scales up travel retail-exclusive Destination Pistachio platform across 200 locations
The scalable global platform showcases Lindt’s travel retail-exclusive pistachio portfolio through dedicated activations across more than 200 locations worldwide, including Zurich, Istanbul, Punta Cana, Panama and Singapore airports.
“The most diverse selection of F&B concepts” — Avolta celebrates wide-ranging honours at 2026 FAB Awards
Avolta secured ten global, regional and Superstar honours at the 2026 FAB Awards, complemented by nearly 30 Gold awards across its international F&B portfolio.
China Duty Free Group’s DFS marks 12 years of ‘First Class Beauty’ in Hong Kong & Macau
The ‘Run the Show, Define Your Glow’ campaign puts customers at the centre of the action through sensorial beauty experiences, exclusive brand activations and special services from leading beauty houses.
Route network diversity helps Sydney Airport offset Middle East flight disruption
While second-quarter passenger traffic softened amid Middle East disruption, Sydney Airport delivered +1.5% first-half growth as strong demand across Asia helped sustain international travel.
Mega-Melbourne opening: Airport Pharmacy unveils biggest Health & Beauty store
“Rather than replicating a downtown store and shrinking it to fit, everything from the ranging to the layout to the digital displays is designed around how travellers shop and what they value most while in transit,” Airport Pharmacy Director Rajiv Bhindi tells The Moodie Davitt Report.
Travel retail supports fragrance growth as Puig posts solid first-half revenue growth
Fragrance-led growth, expanding profitability and strong performances in travel retail, North America and Asia Pacific underpin a resilient first half as the prestige beauty group reaffirms its full-year outlook.
