Latin America And Caribbean News

(12-Sep-2005) Operators of the country's arrivals outlets have welcomed the government's decision to raise liquor and tobacco allowances for the second time this year

(12-Sep-2005) On day two of the South American event delegates paid tribute to former UETA and IOSC executive Pablo Clasen, who died in tragic circumstances last year

(9-Sep-2005) The Paraguayan retailer gains permission to operate duty-free at the country's second largest airport

(8-Sep-2005) Day one of the 2005 conference in Buenos Aires proved a fitting start to the Latin American trade association's tenth anniversary celebrations

(6-Sep-2005) As the Latin American industry prepares to celebrate the tenth anniversary of trade association ASUTIL at this year's conference in Buenos Aires, the threat to the region's duty-free tobacco business is as strong as ever, says global campaign coordinator Keith Spinks

(5-Sep-2005) The group is to introduce its Havanna coffee bar concept to the airport following a successful opening in downtown Asunción

(1-Sep-2005) Mäurer + Wirtz plans to expand from its European base to become a more international player on the travel-retail market

(1-Sep-2005) Baghdad International airport duty-free operator Iraq Duty Free has reported strong business in premium cigars, with the number of US visitors through the airport boosting sales of Cuban brands in particular

(1-Sep-2005) For the first time in many years the Latin American industry is confident that sustainable recovery is under way. Retailers have recorded encouraging growth this year and the trend is set to continue. On the eve of the ninth ASUTIL conference, DFNI assesses the mood among some of the region's leading operators

(1-Sep-2005) There are times when trading in Latin America is not for the faint-hearted. Yet the region's travel-retail association ASUTIL has proved its staying power, and this year celebrates 10 years representing South American operators. DFNI talks to the association's president and co-founder Samuel Kauffmann about the association's past, present and future