(31-May-2003) Vietnam's government has given the go-ahead for two duty free stores managed by Saigontourist Import-Export Company to resume trading

(31-May-2003) The privatisation of Tokyo Narita airport authority NAA is on schedule as the company's senior executives prepare to present their plans to the Japanese Senate later this month

(31-May-2003) Jane Allen, former head of flight service at American Airlines, has been appointed senior vice president onboard services at United Airlines

(31-May-2003) Coty announced today that it has signed a contract to acquire the fragrances licences of Kenneth Cole and Marc Jacobs, two leading American fashion designers

(31-May-2003) The European Commission has issued a public consultation on simplified VAT regulations for mobile operators within the EU

(31-May-2003) Revlon is creating a new global travel-retail structure effective July 1, 2003

(31-May-2003) Malaysia Airports posted a 94% increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2003, but expects full-year profits to suffer as a result of rent and landing fee reductions introduced to alleviate the negative effects of SARS on operators and airlines

(30-May-2003) Aerofirst, the joint venture between Aer Rianta International, Aeroflot and Sheremetyevo airport authority has opened the first phase of its long-awaited luxury cluster in Moscow Sheremetyevo-2

(30-May-2003) Just weeks after the Airport Authority of India granted Dubai-based Flemingo International the right to set up five duty-free outlets in the country, the government has decided not to allow foreign investment in India's duty-free operations

(30-May-2003) Ferry group Stena Line has expressed interest in the Baltic market, just days after picking up P&O's Irish Sea service

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(29-May-2003) Uruguayan ferry operator Zeinal Hermanos purchasing manager Ariel Sanchez Sanchez has left the company

(29-May-2003) The results of the second part of the tender for Taipei Chiang Kai Shek International airport terminal one are expected by the end of June

(24-May-2003) Estonian ferry operator Tallink has concluded a preliminary agreement with Ahvenanmaa - part of the Finnish Aland islands - to reroute its Sweden-bound boats through the region in order to preserve duty-free after Estonia's accession to the EU, scheduled for May 2004

(24-May-2003) Greece's competition commission has approved Greek jeweller Folli Follie and electronics retail group Germanos joint buyout of local operator Hellenic Duty Free Shops

(24-May-2003) In a huge boost to travel retailers in Hong Kong and China, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has withdrawn its warning against travel to Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong

(24-May-2003) SAS Trading president Patric Sjoberg has told DFNI the retailer is not for sale, following the announcement by parent company SAS that it would look to divest some non-core businesses to cut costs

(24-May-2003) Duty-free contracts at Kuala Lumpur International airport are to be extended for two years from June as part of the government's package of relief measures announced this week.

(23-May-2003) The Malaysian government has answered pleas for relief from the tourism and travel sectors by implementing a package comprising tax and rent reductions for the worst affected companies

(23-May-2003) Seeb International airport's Muscat Duty Free store, operated by Aer Rianta International-Middle East with Oman Aviation Services, will be officially opened on June 2 following its extensive renovation

(23-May-2003) In an exclusive interview with Travel Retailer International, Davidoff president Dr Ernst Schneider has criticised governments for hypocrisy in regulating the tobacco industry

(22-May-2003) As the Bulgarian government prepares to draft a plan to close the country's border duty-free stores, operators remain confident that the move will be blocked

(22-May-2003) Manchester airport is close to completing the £5.5m ($9m) upgrade of its terminal one retail and passenger areas, the first and second phases of which have opened

(22-May-2003) The World Health Assembly has adopted the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control unanimously and without change, according to campaigners attending the Geneva meeting

(22-May-2003) Slovenian resort operator Terme Maribor has reported a 25% decrease in duty-free revenues at its shops on the Austrian border over the first quarter of 2003

(22-May-2003) Following the Dominican Republic Central Bank?s intervention at the Banco Intercontinental and charges filed against the bank?s leading shareholder and president Ramon Baez, the future of the island?s biggest duty-free retailer Inter Duty Free remains unclear

(22-May-2003) BAA unveiled its much-anticipated new retail complex at London Heathrow airport terminal three last week, which combines a strong World Duty Free (WDF) department store with a raft of luxury branded outlets

(22-May-2003) The US house of representatives has passed a proposal that could inject up to $100m into Caribbean countries by increasing the travellers allowances of returning US citizens

(19-May-2003) Tax Free World Association (TFWA) will respond to the concerns of exhibitors about costs incurred through the cancellation of TFWA Asia Pacific after its Management Committee on June 13

(19-May-2003) TRW publisher Raven Fox and Horizon Research Consumer Insight, in association with Business Traveller magazine, are teaming up to organise a major industry event focusing on the consumer in travel-retail, to be held in Amsterdam in April 2004

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(16-May-2003) SUTL Corp of Singapore has secured an exclusive supply contract for Mongol News Corp, which has been awarded an arrivals shop at Ulaan Baatar airport in Mongolia

(16-May-2003) Messe Schweiz, organiser of the Baselworld Watch and Jewellery fair, has launched a formal protest over the actions of Switzerland's Federal Office for Public Health

(15-May-2003) King Power (Thailand) is pushing ahead with its ambitious investment plans despite the hard-hitting effects of SARS on its business

(15-May-2003) Madrid-based duty-free and travel-retail specialist Aldeasa has posted Q1 profits of ?3m during the first three months of 2002, up from ?2.73m

(15-May-2003) Dubai-based military and diplomatic supplier Flemingo International has been awarded contracts to operate duty-free at five regional airports in India

(15-May-2003) BAA has announced the appointment of two senior positions within its UK retail team

(14-May-2003) The Nuance Group has announced a drop of 1% in consolidated operating revenue to SFr1.72bn ($1.28bn) for 2002

(13-May-2003) Malaysia Airport Holdings (MAHB) could shed its non-core business, including duty-free retail, to focus on running Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), according to local media reports

(10-May-2003) BAA's seven UK airports handled a total of 9.9m passengers in April, an increase of 1.6% on the same month last year

(9-May-2003) Dubai Duty Free landed one of the industry's top awards today when it was named 'Best Duty Free Shopping' at the prestigious Business Traveller Middle East Awards ceremony held at the Emirates Towers Hotel

(9-May-2003) The World Health Organization has issued an alert warning travellers against non-essential visits to the Taiwanese capital Taipei

(8-May-2003) Scandinavian company Inflight Service has agreed a new deal to purchase duty-free goods for Helsinki airport retailer Helsinki Airport Duty Free, owned by Finland's Civil Aviation Administration

(8-May-2003) Dragonair's passenger numbers have dropped to just 700 from the usual 10,000-13,000 daily as the SARS crisis in Greater China worsens

(8-May-2003) A new inflight communication system will allow Britannia Airways cabin crew to access product information, stock levels and prices of duty-free goods, and could save the company £500,000 ($800,000) in procurement and support costs over four years

(8-May-2003) In a sudden change at Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh airport in Saigon, the four duty-free operators have been told their contracts are to be terminated after five years

(8-May-2003) Two Romanian companies, Alliance Networks and OmniCom Network, have set up a web-based duty-free service operating out of Constantza duty-free zone

(8-May-2003) WH Smith has won all ten stores split across two concessions in the Hong Kong International Airport tender for airside and landside news and bookstores

(8-May-2003) The Nuance Group and the International Olympic Committee have unveiled their third Olympic Store in preparation for next year's competition in Athens

(8-May-2003) Julian Levy has been appointed president of DFS Hawaii, effective May 1, replacing Bob Coe who resigned in January

(7-May-2003) Estée Lauder Companies has acquired Paris-based prestige skincare and make-up company Laboratoires Darphin from owner André Bénet and his family

(7-May-2003) Following Fraport's dispute with the Philippine government over retail revenue control at Manila airport's new terminal three, the Frankfurt-based airport group has revealed that it will take legal action against the government, both on its own and as part of concession consortium Philippines International Air Terminal Co (PIATCO)

(7-May-2003) The fourth annual Airline and Supplier Conference will be held from June 29 to July 1 in Geneva

(3-May-2003) BAA has issued airline partners with details of its 10-year investment programme at the authority's London airports

(3-May-2003) Qatar Airways exceeded traffic forecasts by 14% in the financial year to March 31, carrying 2.5m passengers to 40 destinations