Dufry and Carnival forge stronger Caribbean ties
John Rimmer
13-May-2005
Following the success of their cooperation at Puerta Maya pier in the Mexican resort of Cozumel, retailer Dufry Americas and cruiseline Carnival Corp are aiming to repeat the trick in one of the Caribbean's untapped markets. John Rimmer reports on the companies' plans in the Turks and Caicos Islands
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If, as World Tourism Organization statistics suggest, the cruise sector is the world's fastest-growing travel market, its future success will owe much to the performance of Carnival Corp & PLC.
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(19-Apr-2005) - The retailer is to open a 10,000sq ft (1,080sq m) walk-through store at a new cruise terminal on Grand Turk
(29-Apr-2005) - CARIBBEAN. As revealed by DFNI sister publication Duty-Free News Florida, Dufry Group has been awarded the exclusive duty-free concession at Carnival Corp's new cruise terminal on the island of Grand Turk, capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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(30-Jul-2007) - Duty Free Americas and Dufry Americas are the frontrunners to secure 10,000sq ft (930sq m) of space at a new cruise terminal in Roatan in Honduras operated by Carnival Corporation
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