Gulf War effect: key facts

(25-Mar-2003) - IAADFS Washington lobbyist Jon Kent has hinted that the association may ask Congress for rent relief for retailers should the Gulf war have the anticipated adverse effect on travel

(16-Oct-2001) - INTERNATIONAL. The duty-free industry is facing the greatest threat ever to its survival and prosperity as the crisis following the September 11 attacks on the US deepens. Observers believe the effects could last longer and hit the industry harder than the Gulf War in 1991 or intra-EU abolition two years ago.

(28-Sep-2001) - DFNI assesses the damage the Gulf War inflicted on the duty-free trade?and finds there is room for optimism in the way it bounced back in late 1991 and 1992.

(1-Mar-2003) - As DFNI went to press, war in Iraq appeared just hours away as last-minute diplomatic efforts to avert conflict faltered.

(28-Sep-2001) - INTERNATIONAL. The duty-free industry is already feeling the drastic effects of the September 11 terrorist atrocities in the US?but there are some encouraging bright spots. Retailers around the world are forecasting dramatic declines in sales, and many fear the situation could be as bad as during the Gulf War 10 years ago.