Saudi Arabia Newsroom
Davidoff of Geneva opens first luxury duty-free boutique and cigar lounge at Jeddah Airport
The new space, located in King Abdul Aziz International Airport Terminal 1, features a humidor and lounge, and represents the brand’s most immersive airport execution to date.
Riyadh Airports Company builds a culture of excellence and earns industry recognition
King Khalid International Airport’s award-winning transformation underscores Riyadh Airports Company’s focus on growth, connectivity and passenger experience.
International tourism arrivals reflect ‘sustained travel demand’ with +5% increase in first nine months
UN Tourism says the results “reflect sustained travel demand throughout the year despite high inflation in tourism services and mixed traveller confidence due to geopolitical and trade tensions”.
MEADFA 2025 in review: Al Waha Duty Free CEO Jack MacGowan on seizing the Saudi opportunity
In a big highlight of the recent MEADFA Conference in Dubai, Al Waha Duty Free Company CEO Jack MacGowan outlined the ambitions for this new Saudi Arabian travel retail force.
Jeddah Airports issues tenders for VIP and Business Class lounges
The lounge concessions span 7,000sq m of space at at King Abdulaziz International Airport terminals 1 and 4.
Blockbuster MEADFA Conference in review
The event attracted a record 736 delegates, underlining the region’s critical importance to the travel retail, aviation and tourism sectors.
Middle East & Africa region tops passenger growth in DFWC Q3 KPI Monitor
The study shows passenger volumes have superseded pre-pandemic 2019 benchmarks across all region and claims that shoppers are showing renewed engagement.
Swarovski and Jeddah Duty Free sparkle at King Abdulaziz International Airport
The standalone store represents a sparkling new chapter for Swarovski in the Kingdom.
King Fahd International Airport achieves Saudi first with ACI World accessibility accreditation
ACI World’s Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation offers a structured path for airports to continuously improve accessibility for passengers with disabilities.
This Week on Social Media: Travel retail’s boo-tiful Halloween moments
From haunted terminals to candy cauldrons, this week’s social media round-up proves that travel retail knows how to turn a seasonal moment into a spookily riotous celebration of creativity, engagement and ghostly good fun.
North Asian travel retail improves as L’Oréal posts quickening like-for-like growth across all divisions and categories
North Asia embraces the historically critical South Korean and Hainan off-shore duty-free markets, both of which have been heavily impacted by softened Chinese spend and official crackdowns on daigou trading in recent times.
Lagardère Travel Retail generates record Q3 revenues as Africa, Middle East and South America shine
Lagardère Travel Retail today posted a record third quarter with revenue up +5.0% on a like-for-like basis to €1,695 million, driven by all geographic areas except North Asia and the start-up of duty-free activities at Auckland Airport, New Zealand.
