Tobacco debate moves to Washington

(20-Jun-2002) - The United Nations will welcome delegates from the 191 World Health Organization (WHO) member states this August, when it will host the International Conference on Illicit Tobacco Trade in Washington

(10-Apr-2003) - As Duty Free Americas (DFA) celebrates its first airport tender victory in Washington, CEO Jerome Falic has expressed his confidence in the potential of retail at the city's Dulles and Reagan National airports

(15-Nov-2002) - CANADA. As the Canadian duty-free trade met in Vancouver this week at the 18th Convention of the Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA), the Canadian government?s controversial tobacco policy continued to provoke lively debate. With tobacco sales at the US/Canada border down an estimated 34% since the introduction of an export tax on Canadian-manufactured tobacco, the FDFA is discussing whether to push for the indexing of duty-free tobacco, which would ensure that further tax increases would hit travel-retail less hard than the domestic market.

(16-Jan-2003) - US. The opening stage of the duty-free tender at Washington?s two airports Dulles International and Ronald Reagan National closed on December 20, with airport authority Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) receiving ?multiple? bids, according to a spokesman.

(2-Sep-2003) - US. Duty Free Americas has begun operating at Washington Dulles International airport after former incumbent The Nuance Group failed in its bid to overturn the result of the recent duty-free tender.