(30-Oct-2002) Badly conceived security measures are hurting airlines, IATA (International Air Transport Association) director general and ceo Giovanni Bisignani has said, referring to costly security procedures that have emerged at many airports

(30-Oct-2002) Specialist duty-free shopfitting company CIL International has announced its proposed merger with UK-based Anglo Retail Manufacturing

(30-Oct-2002) BAA, as part of the Seeb and Salalah airports consortium Oman Airports Management Co (OAMC), has announced additional tenders have opened for bookshops, car rental and bureaux de change with closing dates at the end of November

(30-Oct-2002) Returning UK cross-Channel shoppers will be allowed to take 3,200 cigarettes back into the country from France, under new rules outlined by the Treasury today

(30-Oct-2002) Allied Domecq Wines USA yesterday announced a number of senior organizational and operational changes affecting its California wine business in the areas of marketing, finance and production

(26-Oct-2002) Imperial Tobacco International has announced the new duty-free team, which will implement the company's new Global Reach Strategy, following its acquisition of Reemtsma earlier this year

(26-Oct-2002) Erik Juul-Mortensen has been reelected as president of Tax Free World Association (TFWA) for a further year

(25-Oct-2002) **EXCLUSIVE** A decision of the European Commission this week has declared unlawful certain charges for cross-border retailers relating to a restrictive "collective price agreement" between VISA's constituent banks

(25-Oct-2002) At the 17th annual Frontier awards held last night at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes The Nuance Group (Denmark) walked away with the Best Airport / Land-based Retailer prize

(25-Oct-2002) Zamora Internacional, producers of Spain's leading liqueur Licor 43, told TRW that duty-free sales had increased by over 12% this year

(25-Oct-2002) M Frey Wille told TRW it has experienced a successful launch for its latest Contemporary Art collection at the TFWA World Exhibition

(25-Oct-2002) Nicolas Urioste duty free director at Paraguayan operator Bright Star confirmed to TRW that their in-flight deal with regional airline TAM Mercosur would commence on December 15

(25-Oct-2002) Joe Gavin has replaced Danny Galvin as head of purchasing and logistics at Bahrain Duty Free

(25-Oct-2002) Aer Rianta International-Middle East (ARI-ME) is to manage Gulf Air's inflight duty-free contract for the next three years

(24-Oct-2002) Tax Free World Association announced today that up to 6pm on Tuesday October 22 the number of buyers attending the Cannes show remained significantly up

(24-Oct-2002) Spanish design consultancy Addison Espana has confirmed the sale of six mobile duty free trolleys to Weitnauer Americas to facilitate last minuty duty-free sales

(24-Oct-2002) Alpha Retail has won a five-year deal for a management and supply contract with local operator Universal Stores Associates at Katmandhu International airport

(24-Oct-2002) The Grand Salon in the Hotel Carlton Cannes last night saw the tenth anniversary party for the Cohiba Linea 1492 line, created in 1992 to celebrate the fifth centenary of the discovery of tobacco in Cuba by Christopher Columbus

(24-Oct-2002) German wine supplier Racke International yesterday presented the results of its survey into consumer behaviour in the duty-free wine sector

(24-Oct-2002) Greek brandy supplier Metaxa has unveiled a new line extension exclusive to travel-retail

(24-Oct-2002) The message from Geneva may be mixed, but campaigners say the industry must remain positive if it is to succeed in overturning the World Health Organisation's (WHO) move to ban duty-free tobacco sales

(24-Oct-2002) Sherry and brandy producer Williams & Humbert have presented the new packaging of flagship sherry brand Dry Sack

(24-Oct-2002) At the well-attended security workshop held yesterday at the TFWA World Exhibition chairman of the Dutch Council of Independent Security Advisors Rinus Meelis outlined the main problems curerntly facing airport operators

(24-Oct-2002) Indian Duty Free Association (IDFA) chairman Paul Topping told a press conference today the body had carried out a successful membership drive and was on track to fulfill some of its key objectives

(23-Oct-2002) Allied Domecq is presenting a new premium line extension to its Canadian Club whisky brand, exclusive to duty-free

(23-Oct-2002) This week sees the launch of a new Passport colour cosmetics line in World Duty Free (WDF) stores at London airports Gatwick south and Heathrow terminal 3

(23-Oct-2002) Spanish wine supplierhas Codorniu created a number of new merchandising units for travel-retail

(23-Oct-2002) Over 80 exhibitors attended the TFWA Asia Pacific briefing held at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes yesterday

(23-Oct-2002) Thousands of delegates attended the glittering TFWA Welcome Cocktail on Sunday night at the Palm Beach

(23-Oct-2002) Paco Heredia, executive director of Argentine operator London Supply confirmed to TRW that the Argentine government would allow Argentine tourists to purchase duty-free goods in the new border shopping complex in Puerto Iguazu

(23-Oct-2002) BAA announced this week that the world's first ever Paul Smith airport store is among the fashion store openings scheduled at London Heathrow airport terminal 3 in the next few months

(23-Oct-2002) Caran d'Ache has launched a range of new items aimed at toy and gift buyers in Cannes

(23-Oct-2002) Over 400 people attending the TFWA World Exhibition took part in the pre-show day of sport and relaxation on Sunday October 20

(23-Oct-2002) At yesterday's Airline Executive Meeting in Cannes leading figures in the inflight sales business agreed to take part in a forming committee which will explore further the objectives and information gathering of an inflight travel-retail association

(23-Oct-2002) Nine-month sales of Dhs774m ($215m) have put Dubai Duty Free firmly on course to achieve full-year sales of Dhs1bn ($280m) for the first time

(23-Oct-2002) Leading Spanish sherry producer Gonzalez Byass , has recorded its best ever international sales in its 2001-2002 financial year, which closed in August

(22-Oct-2002) Diana de Silva Cosmétiques (DDS) has agreed an exclusive licensing contract with the French company Mauboussin

(22-Oct-2002) The keynote speaker at this year's TFWA World Exhibition conference, former UK prime minister John Major, mapped out the changes that the world will face in building for the future

(22-Oct-2002) Antoine d'Oiron, former senior travel-retail executive at Parfums YSL, is to join Weitnauer as chief operating officer for western Europe and Africa, effective next month

(22-Oct-2002) At a presentation at the TFWA World Exhibition this morning, Bvlgari Global Operations launched its latest exclusive travel-retail collection and a plan of brand animation set to get underway with selected travel-retail operators from January to March 2003

(22-Oct-2002) Tax Free World Association (TFWA) president Erik Juul-Mortensen has lent TFWA's support for a proposed alliance of travel-retail associations

(20-Oct-2002) Albania will close all duty-free shops nationwide including port shops, but except for the duty-free shop at Tirana's Mother Teresa International airport (operated by Albania Duty Free)

(19-Oct-2002) Swiss travel retailer Weitnauer announced today that its activities will be split into two separate divisions, Weitnauer Retail and Weitnauer Distribution

(19-Oct-2002) Aelia Group subsidiary Aeroboutique Inflight Retail (AIR) has announced the launch of its new website: www.aeroboutique-inflight.com

(19-Oct-2002) Former World Duty Free Americas president and ceo Ramon Bosquez has said the main thrust of his new company's strategy will be to seek new airport duty-free concessions in the US, in partnership with Alpha Retail and Stellar Partners

(19-Oct-2002) Following an internal restructure Iain Harrison has been nominated trading controller of Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) with immediate effect

(19-Oct-2002) Join the Raven Fox editorial and advertising team for a drink during TFWA World Exhibition

(19-Oct-2002) The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released details of the tender to run duty-free at the new terminal complex at Lahore Allama Iqbal International airport

(19-Oct-2002) This year 63 new companies will exhibit at the TFWA World Exhibition

(19-Oct-2002) Copenhagen Airports has been selected as a strategic partner in connection with the flotation of the Chinese airport operator Hainan Meilan Airport Co and has signed an agreement buy 20% of the company's shares at a price not exceeding HK$515m ($66m)

(18-Oct-2002) To offset mounting security costs and lost revenues from concessions over the last year, officials plan to allow advertising at Los Angeles International airport for the first time in its 42-year history

(18-Oct-2002) UK airport and news retailer WH Smith announced its annual results today, with a recent sales update showing that its US travel-retail division was on the road to recovery while UK growth has slowed

(18-Oct-2002) **EXCLUSIVE** Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce has launched a tender for the duty-free concession at the city's airport, concerning 100sq m (1,076sq ft) of retail space

(17-Oct-2002) Changes to US airport security policies designed to improve customer service were announced last week by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

(17-Oct-2002) Scotch whisky supplier William Grant & Sons has acquired three former Seagram rum brands from Diageo and Pernod Ricard

(17-Oct-2002) Long-time Brasif executive Samuel Kauffmann will assume the role of president at South American duty-free association ASUTIL, following the departure of president Randy Emch last week

(17-Oct-2002) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its latest monthly statistics for scheduled international airline traffic

(17-Oct-2002) Estonian ferry operator Tallink has commissioned a new superferry to serve its Tallinn-Stockholm route

(16-Oct-2002) King Power International Group Co has said the renovations of its new-look stores at Thailand's international airports will be complete in the first quarter of 2003

(16-Oct-2002) LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton today announced that its revenue for the first nine months of 2002 rose 2.2% to Eur8.85bn ($8.74bn)

(15-Oct-2002) InterBaires executive director Randy Emch has left the company by mutual agreement

(15-Oct-2002) Senior executives of the world's airports gathering this week at their annual meeting, the ACI World/Pacific Conference in Tokyo, have rejected the call of the airline industry for further subsidies

(15-Oct-2002) Foreign companies registered in Bulgaria will be given the right to take part in tenders to open duty-free shops in Bulgaria, according to new Council of Ministry duty-free trade regulations

(15-Oct-2002) The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport last week announced it has decided to privatise Tokyo Narita International airport, probably in the fiscal year 2004

(12-Oct-2002) Tax Free World Association has followed the lead taken by an exhibitor at the TFWA World Exhibition and agreed to support a charity for underprivileged people

(11-Oct-2002) BAA's seven UK airports handled a total of 12.1m passengers in September 2002, an increase of 8.1% over the same month last year when traffic was severely disrupted following the tragic events of September 11

(11-Oct-2002) Geneva-based travel-retail consultancy Lemantrade has signed a consultancy agreement with French ferry company Emeraude Lines to help further develop and consolidate its duty-free business

(11-Oct-2002) In its latest report, California-based marketing information company JD Power and Associates has measured how increased airport security has made passengers more sensitive to "people skills" of staff and the availability of retail services

(10-Oct-2002) Tax Free World Association has chosen Paris-based company THEMODE.TV as its film and video partner

(10-Oct-2002) Plans for a 20% expansion of concession space in Honolulu International Airport are firmly back on track, TRW can exclusively reveal

(10-Oct-2002) **DFNI E-MAIL NEWS FLASH** The long-delayed plan to implement the Espace Voyageur concept in Europe launched a year ago (TRW 23/10/01) has gained a crucial boost with the launch of a new marketing campaign in Paris, London and other key EU locations. Before the end of the year, travellers in Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow, Dublin and Brussels airports will be confronted with signage and leaflets explaining Espace Voyageur as soon as they enter airside zones

(9-Oct-2002) Tax Free World Association has agreed to sponsor a special security workshop during the TFWA World Exhibition, designed to help members to combat theft in the travel-retail environment

(9-Oct-2002) As revealed on TRW last week, the Duty Free Air & Ship Supply (DFASS) Group has consolidated its powerful presence in the inflight market by signing a long-term agreement to operate American Airlines' inflight duty-free concession

(5-Oct-2002) The Weitnauer Group of Companies has reported sales of SFr519m ($346m) for the first half of 2002, down just 2% on the same period last year

(5-Oct-2002) At a press conference in London yesterday Pernod Ricard announced consolidated half-year sales, excluding duties and tax, amounted to ?2.6bn ($2.5bn) up 18% from first-half 2001

(5-Oct-2002) Duty Free Air & Ship Supply has landed the inflight duty-free contract for American Airlines, against stiff competition

(5-Oct-2002) Demand for travel among Japanese is unlikely to recover until at least 2003 according to a survey of Tokyo area residents last month by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper

(4-Oct-2002) A moving advertisement for Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) will be taking to the road shortly en route to Cannes

(4-Oct-2002) The tender process under way at Iceland's Keflavik International airport has been delayed while the local competition authorities investigate complaints from operators at the airport

(4-Oct-2002) Japanese duty-free concessionaire Traveller Corp has beaten rival bidders to supply onboard duty-free goods to Thai Airways International

(4-Oct-2002) A new travel-retail industry conference, The Trinity Forum, is to be held on June 18-20 2003 in London's Langham Hilton Hotel

(4-Oct-2002) Boston-based GenuOne has launched a new version of is online brand tracking system GenuNet

(4-Oct-2002) Estée Lauder has announced that group president William Lauder will become chief operating officer

(3-Oct-2002) Without the immediate support of European governments, airlines and airports will soon be left with insufficient third-party and terrorism insurance cover to ensure the continuation of normal operations

(3-Oct-2002) Austria's Maritime Leisure Group has been appointed by Faroe Islands-based Smyril Line to develop hotel and entertainment services and gift shops for a new cruise-ferry service linking the Faroes, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Scotlands Shetland Islands from next summer

(3-Oct-2002) Hong Kong's Airport Authority said last week it is in talks to strengthen cooperation with the airport in the nearby Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen and would consider buying a stake in the airport company

(3-Oct-2002) Sydney International airport's terminal 2 (the former Ansett Terminal) opened its doors to four domestic and regional airlines last week

(3-Oct-2002) The 2001 annual statistical report just released by PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) shows that tourist arrivals to the region held steady at over 171.3m last year, in spite of the various global and regional upheavals

(3-Oct-2002) A ceremony was held at Hong Kong International airport last week to unveil the renovated arrivals hall, which is designed to offer a more impressive arrival with many new retail and food & beverage outlets, miniature gardens and passenger service counters

(3-Oct-2002) At their recent meeting in Cognac, the TFWA Management Committee, which represents the interests of the hundreds of members of Tax Free World Association, heard from the executive team that this year's TFWA World Exhibition will be the biggest - in terms of space - in the show's history

(3-Oct-2002) At its annual general meeting last week, the International Travel Retail Confederation (ITRC) board unanimously re-elected Alain Falque for a further term as ITRC chairman

(2-Oct-2002) Allied Domecq Duty Free (ADDF) is setting up a specialist team to handle its portfolio of premium wines in travel-retail

(2-Oct-2002) The Uruguayan government has drafted plans for the auction of the management contract at Montevideo Carrasco airport, which will cover all commercial activities at the location, as exclusively revealed in the July 15 issue of DFNI

(2-Oct-2002) LVMH yesterday announced that it has strengthened the management team of its American brand Donna Karan

(1-Oct-2002) Bernard Fornas has been appointed as chief executive of Cartier, the largest operating subsidiary of the Richemont luxury group

(1-Oct-2002) Fast ferry operator Hoverspeed, which won a legal challenge in July (TRW 31/07/02) against HM Customs and Excise (HMCE) gave its reaction to the UK Treasury's announcement on increased inbound tobacco allowances today

(1-Oct-2002) The Indian ministry of civil aviation has announced it will finally move on a Cabinet proposal to privatise the country's international airports