Latin America And Caribbean News

(18-Apr-2005) The government is to sell controlling stakes in two airport authorities covering 25 Mexican airports

(18-Apr-2005) Autogrill and Altadis joint-venture to take control of Aldeasa after overwhelming acceptance from Aldeasa shareholders

(18-Apr-2005) The operator tops the voting for two categories in the inaugural Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas

(15-Apr-2005) Now under private management, Montevideo Carrasco airport is at the forefront of a revolution in Latin American duty-free retail standards. As operator Duty Free Uruguay completes the first phase of its renovation work, John Rimmer reports on its first year in business

(15-Apr-2005) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 is Latin America's most ambitious airport manager, with an ever-expanding network of locations. John Rimmer talks to commercial director Marcelo Orfila about the company's plans for retail

(15-Apr-2005) For a lesson on how closer relations between airports and retail tenants can benefit the customer, look no further than Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport, where InterBaires is working to build penetration with a number of impressive new stores. John Rimmer talks to CEO Enrique Urioste about the retailer's new approach

(15-Apr-2005) As Latin American trade association ASUTIL prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary, president Samuel Kauffmann and secretary general José Luis Donagaray talk to John Rimmer about past and present challenges for the regional industry

(15-Apr-2005) John Gallagher talks to Falic Group president Leon Falic in Panama about the company's plans to consolidate and grow its business throughout the Americas

(15-Apr-2005) A new, more international passenger profile is changing the duty-free business in Brazil, where dominant retailer Brasif is determined to take advantage. John Rimmer reports

(15-Apr-2005) The Caribbean is one of the world's most dynamic tourist markets