Latin America And Caribbean News

(15-Oct-2006) ARGENTINA. In a bid to accelerate sales growth, Argentinian duty-free operator InterBaires has embarked on a new project to expand the company's flagship store at Buenos Aires Ezeiza airport to more than 3,250sq m (34,970sq ft). It also plans to improve other passenger facilities

(15-Oct-2006) BRAZIL. Dufry Brazil has launched a new store concept called Do Brasil in a bid to increase its share of the growing market in destination merchandise

(1-Oct-2006) PANAMA. One of South American duty-free's founding fathers, Alberto Motta Sr, has passed away, aged 90

(1-Oct-2006) Liquor sales at Tortuga Rum Company's stores at the Cayman Islands' Owen Roberts International airport have yet to recover following the imposition of new regulations restricting liquids on US-bound flights

(1-Oct-2006) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Swiss travel retailer Dufry Group has announced the official opening of four duty-free shops in the new north terminal at Santo Domingo Las Americas International airport

(27-Sep-2006) The chairman and founder of Motta Internacional has passed away less than a month after celebrating his 90th birthday

(15-Sep-2006) CHILE. More than 200 delegates attended the 10th annual ASUTIL conference in Santiago de Chile last week as the Latin American travel-retail industry gathered to debate the future of the regional trade

(15-Sep-2006) ARGENTINA. InterBaires CEO Enrique Urioste has confirmed that the company's gate delivery system for flights from Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport to destinations in the US is now fully operational and is working "better than expected". The system was implemented in response to last month's security alert in the UK

(8-Sep-2006) A busy first day at the South American trade association's annual conference included presentations from some of the region's key airport companies, retailers and market analysts

(7-Sep-2006) Two networking sessions and an opening cocktail party provided a fine start to the 10th annual ASUTIL conference, writes DFNI Spain and Latin America editor and conference co-moderator John Gallagher