Flemingo and ITDC join India Workshop line-up

John Rimmer

4-Jan-2006

All three of India's duty-free retailers—India Tourism Development Corp, Flemingo International and Alpha Asia—are to lead a strong line-up of speakers at the inaugural India Duty Free Workshop

Retailers India Tourism Development Corp (ITDC) and Flemingo International have confirmed their participation in the India Duty Free Workshop, to be held at Le Meridien Hotel, Cochin on February 21-23. The two operators will join forces with event coordinator Alpha Asia in a panel discussion on the future for Indian duty-free. The session, entitled Awesome Threesome, will set the scene for two days of debate on a variety of topics related to duty-free and airport development in the fast-growing Indian market, including the impact of low-cost travel, airport privatisation, inflight retail and effective brand marketing.

Welcoming the participation of ITDC and Flemingo, Alpha Asia managing director Paul Topping said: "Alpha Asia is thrilled that this partnership will lead the India Duty Free Workshop.  These three operators will join with suppliers, airport operators, aviation authorities and all other delegates to get a rare and valuable opportunity to learn more about the duty-free Industry in south Asia."

Several of Asian duty-free's biggest suppliers have agreed to support the event, with main sponsors including Diageo, Brown-Forman, Nestlé International Travel Retail, Albert Bichot, Channel Exhibitions and William Grant & Sons. The event is also being supported by the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association, while RavenFox.com sister publication Duty-Free News International is official media partner.

Further details of the event programme will follow shortly.

To join the many delegates who have already booked their place, please contact Chethika Hapugalle on chapugalle@alpha-group.com or call +94 11 243 1581. For further details about the event and for hotel bookings, please click here.

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