Lancôme hosts Hainan pop-up for New Year
Lancôme has partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to launch a pop-up for the New Year...February 8, 2023
Dufry names new global executive committee
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has named a new global executive committee (GEC) consisting of nine members. The...February 7, 2023
L’Occitane sales up 8% in Q3
L’Occitane Group’s sales grew 8% to €701.8m in the third quarter (the three months ended December 31,...February 1, 2023
L’Oréal and Tripadvisor sign exclusive agreement
L’Oréal and US-based online travel company Tripadvisor have signed an exclusive worldwide travel retail agreement for beauty....February 1, 2023
Hainan duty-free sales up 6% during Spring Festival
Chinese island Hainan’s offshore duty-free sales grew 6% to Rmb1.56bn ($234m) during the week-long Spring Festival holiday...January 30, 2023
Qatar Airways launches membership points as payment option
Qatar Airways is to allow its loyalty program members to purchase products with Qatar Airways Privilege Club...January 24, 2023
Coty opens multi-brand fragrance pop-up in Malaysia
Coty has launched a multi-brand fragrance pop-up at Malaysia Airport. The space launched in December and will...January 24, 2023
Dr.Ci:Labo launches Lunar New Year campaign
Japanese dermacosmetics brand Dr.Ci:Labo (Johnson & Johnson) has launched a Lunar New Year campaign at its concept...January 23, 2023
Elizabeth Arden launches Miffy activations for Lunar New Year
Beauty brand Elizabeth Arden has partnered with Miffy, the fictional rabbit character created by Dutch artist Dick...January 20, 2023
L’Oréal Paris opens pop-up in Hainan
L’Oréal Paris has partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to open a pop-up in Hainan for...January 20, 2023
ELC makes travel retail appointments
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has named Matthieu Cheyrou Vice President/General Manager of Clinique, Travel Retail Worldwide....January 18, 2023
International tourism set to reach 95% of 2019 levels in 2023
International tourist travels could reach between 80% and 95% of 2019’s pre-pandemic levels in 2023, according to...January 18, 2023
China flight bookings surge in December, says ForwardKeys
China’s domestic flight bookings rose 56% the week of December 7 compared to the week prior, following...January 12, 2023
International traffic up 85.2% in November, Asia Pacific sees gains
International air traffic rose 85.2% in November 2022 compared to November 2021, according to the International Air...January 10, 2023
Bluebell Group enters Australia
Asian distribution and travel-retail company Bluebell Group has entered Australia with brand partners eyewear brand Gentle Monster...January 10, 2023
L’Oréal opens first Prada Beauty pop-up at Paris airport
L’Oréal Travel Retail has opened its first pop-up for the Prada Beauty brand at Paris’ Charles de...January 9, 2023
Shiseido Travel Retail launches Lunar New Year products
Shiseido Travel Retail has launched limited-edition lines for the Lunar New Year for the SHISEIDO, Clé de...January 9, 2023
China Duty Free Group President Charles Chen resigns
China Duty Free Group President Charles Chen has resigned China Tourism Group Duty Free Free Corp announced...January 5, 2023
Dubai Duty Free sales reach $1.74bn in 2022
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free’s (DDF) sales reached $1.74bn in 2022, a 78% increase over 2021,...January 3, 2023
Serge Lutens expands in Asia travel retail
Shiseido has expanded travel-retail distribution of its Serge Lutens fragrance brand at airport and downtown duty-free hubs...January 2, 2023
Industry prepares for return of Chinese travel
The beauty industry has welcomed news that China will open its borders from January 8, the latest...January 2, 2023
Shiseido Travel Retail opens Hainan pop-up for SHISEIDO 150th anniversary
Shiseido Travel Retail partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to launch an online-to-offline (O2O) pop-up in...December 20, 2022
Europe passenger traffic recovery pushed back to 2025, says ACI Europe
Europe’s passenger traffic recovery to pre-pandemic levels (2019) has been pushed back to 2025 rather than...December 20, 2022
Bluebell Group acquires Star Brands Travel Retail
Asian brand and travel-retail company Bluebell Group has acquired China-based travel-retail operator Star Brands Travel Retail. As...December 19, 2022
L’Oréal opens 19 new stores in Hainan
L’Oréal has opened new stores for 19 brands at China Duty Free Group’s (CDFG) Haikou International Duty...December 14, 2022
TFWA re-elects Erik Juul-Mortensen as President
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has re-elected Erik Juul-Mortensen as the association’s President. The TFWA President...December 9, 2022
ELC makes travel retail leadership changes
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has made a string of leadership changes to its travel retail team....December 7, 2022
Alibaba and Dufry launch mini-app
Alibaba has launched a new digital feature for Dufry’s Chinese operations as part of the two companies’...December 6, 2022
Estée Lauder opens travel retail flagship in Hainan
Estée Lauder (ELC) has opened a new travel-retail flagship store at China Duty Free Group’s (CDFG) Haikou...December 2, 2022
The Middle East drives travel growth, says ForwardKeys
The Middle East’s international arrivals are up 4% in the fourth quarter so far compared to the...December 2, 2022