Latin America And Caribbean News

(1-Mar-2005) Hawaiian Host is launching stand-up bags of sugar-free, individually wrapped pieces at the Duty Free Show of the Americas in Fort Lauderdale next month (booth 2039)

(17-Feb-2005) Spanish regulator gives Aldeasa until March 17 to accept the Dufry Group and Gestion de Explotaciones Aeroportuarias takeover bids

(17-Feb-2005) The Mexican airport authority records strong gains in 2004 as a result of traffic growth and new store openings

(16-Feb-2005) The Swiss retailer continues its recent form of hiring senior managers from its Spanish rival and acquisition target

(15-Feb-2005) LATIN AMERICA. Spanish travel retailer Aldeasa has secured a 10-year extension to its contract to run the duty-free outlets at Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez airport

(15-Feb-2005) The new Peru Plaza retail area at Lima Jorge Chavez International airport, which was opened earlier this month, features a strong fashion element designed to improve the image of the previously outdated facilities at the airport

(15-Feb-2005) The Raven Fox Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence in Asia/Pacific have become a key industry event, and this year for the first time they are joined by a sister awards programme celebrating achievements in another crucial travel-retail region

(4-Feb-2005) Operator set to open more than 2000sq m (21,520sq ft) of retail space

(1-Feb-2005) More tobacco news

(1-Feb-2005) French high-end fashion house Zilli entered the two biggest airports in Brazil last month, signalling a fresh move into the travel-retail market in South America