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Registration opens for APTRA India Conference 2027 as Jaipur’s royal heritage sets the scene
Jaipur’s royal heritage features among the highlights of APTRA India 2027, with the association also announcing speakers for its North Asia Forum.
In this edition, Adele Zhang outlines Shiseido Travel Retail’s ambitions for fragrance as traveller expectations evolve, while gateretail’s José Lirio Silva explores how a more curated, data-led approach can strengthen the inflight offer.
Jaipur’s royal heritage features among the highlights of APTRA India 2027, with the association also announcing speakers for its North Asia Forum.
The strategy comes as the confectionery house navigates regional disruption, changing traveller purchase missions and a shifting regulatory landscape.
Long-time World Brands Duty Free (now Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail) and William Grant & Sons executive Steve Corrigan is partnering with wife Joanne to bring their idiosyncratically named New York business Havadrink Enterprises to travel retail.
L’OCCITANE Travel Retail will preview new Sol de Janeiro and L’Occitane en Provence fragrances alongside both brands’ Holiday collections at TFWA Cannes.
The recognition comes as Mondelēz WTR advances its Destination: Value growth vision through closer retailer collaboration and traveller-focused initiatives.
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 Regional Managing Director, Global Travel Retail Rufus Parkinson talks about partnerships, differentiation and creating excitement around spirits in travel retail today.
La Banquise Pack Ice is targeting rapid international growth, with global travel retail and airlines among its priority channels as the French vodka brand works towards distribution in 100 markets.
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.
“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.












