Dufry extends concession contract at Helsinki Airport
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has extended its duty-free and duty-paid concession at Helsinki Airport, Finland for another...February 16, 2022
Shiseido Travel Retail launches limited-edition Lunar New Year lines
Shiseido Travel Retail has launched limited-edition ranges for Lunar New Year for SHISEIDO, Clé de Peau...January 13, 2022
TFWA reveals details about 2022 trade shows
TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) revealed details about this year’s Asia Pacific...January 12, 2022
DFS launches Lunar New Year initiatives
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS Group has launched a string of initiatives both online and in stores for...January 12, 2022
Dufry renews contract with Dominican Republic airport for 10 years
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has renewed its duty-free concession at the Dominican Republic’s La Romana Int. Airport...January 11, 2022
L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific opens renovated boutiques in Hainan
L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific has opened renovated flagship boutiques for the Lancôme, Kiehl’s and YSL Beauté...January 6, 2022
Fragrance top-selling category at Dubai Duty Free in 2021
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free’s (DDF) sales rose 40% year-over-year to Dhs3.56bn ($976m) in 2021. Fragrance was...January 4, 2022
DFS opens its largest beauty hall
Travel retailer DFS Group has unveiled the largest beauty hall in its store network on the Chinese...December 20, 2021
SHISEIDO hosts first VIP event in Hainan
Shiseido Travel Retail said its first VIP event in Hainan for the SHISEIDO brand generated 12 million...December 17, 2021
How Shiseido is building Drunk Elephant
In an interview with BW Confidential, Tiffany Masterson, Founder of the Drunk Elephant brand, and Philippe Lesné,...December 16, 2021
Urban Decay launches in Hainan
L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific hosted an event last month to celebrate the launch of California-based cosmetics...December 15, 2021
Lancaster hosts VIP event in Hainan
Skincare brand Lancaster (Coty) hosted a VIP event last month in Hainan to promote a new product...December 13, 2021
ELC names Umair Ansari VP for travel retail EMEA
Umair Ansari Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has appointed Umair Ansari as Vice President and General Manager, Travel...December 10, 2021
Puig opens multi-brand niche fragrance space in Hainan
Spanish company Puig has partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to open a multi-brand space for...December 9, 2021
International air travel reaches 26% of 2019 levels in 2021
International air travel reached 26% of 2019 levels in 2021, according to a report covering the top...December 7, 2021
Shiseido launches celebrity event for NARS in Hainan
Shiseido Travel Retail hosted an event in Hainan last month for NARS headlined by Chinese celebrity Mika...December 6, 2021
IATA warns on impact of travel bans
International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that governments’ recent imposition of travel bans threaten the aviation sector’s...December 3, 2021
Puig unveils Penhaligon’s activations in London and Dubai airports
Spanish company Puig has embarked on activations for British fragrance brand Penhaligon’s at London Heathrow and Dubai...December 2, 2021
Drunk Elephant launches in travel retail
Shiseido Travel Retail has launched skincare brand Drunk Elephant in travel retail. The brand began rolling out...December 2, 2021
Analysis: The other side of Hainan
Sanya Bay in Hainan Hainan may be pegged for astronomical duty-free growth, but the market still presents...December 2, 2021
L’Oréal launches SkinCeuticals pop-up at Hainan hotel
L’Oréal skincare brand SkinCeuticals launched a pop-up at the entrance of the Sanya Edition hotel in Hainan...December 1, 2021
Qatar and UAE see most travelers from most at-risk countries amid Omicron variant, says ForwardKeys
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the top two most visited countries by travelers from...December 1, 2021
Foreo launches in Bahrain
Swedish beauty-tech company Foreo has expanded into Bahrain with a new space at Bahrain International Airport’s Bahrain...December 1, 2021
Countries close borders amid new COVID-19 variant
Travel retail’s fragile recovery was dealt another blow at the end of last week with the news...November 29, 2021
Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific and AWPL to create joint venture
Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific and Australian travel retailer AWPL plan to form a joint venture in a...November 25, 2021
DFS and Augustinus Bader partner for Macau launch
Skincare brand Augustinus Bader has partnered with LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS for its launch in Macau. The...November 23, 2021
Lancôme launches pop-up for L’Absolu Rouge in Hainan
Lancôme Travel Retail Asia Pacific hosted a pop-up in Hainan to promote Lancôme’s newly relaunched L’Absolu Rouge...November 15, 2021
European travel to reach 2019 levels in 2024, says report
European travel is not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels until 2024, according to a report by non-profit...November 15, 2021
Getting consumers into travel-retail stores in Covid times
Travel retailers are re-working their strategies to lure consumers in-store and drive up basket sizes amid low...November 10, 2021
Analysis: Travel retail’s beauty assortment & COVID-19
COVID-19 has forced the hand of many travel retailers to re-think their beauty assortment Since COVID-19 struck,...November 10, 2021