Latin America And Caribbean News

(13-Dec-2003) Brasif's Samuel Kauffmann was yesterday re-elected as president of ASUTIL, the South American duty-free association

(13-Dec-2003) Medical beauty brand NV Perricone MD Cosmeceuticals is planning to make its first move into travel-retail in Brazil by March next year

(12-Dec-2003) Argentinian flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas has announced a 32% increase in passengers for November

(3-Dec-2003) The Argentinian government will have a more decisive role in airport investment plans if a provisional agreement is approved

(27-Nov-2003) Errors in a bid mounted by an Argentinian consortium -including Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 - have forced a retender of Guayaquil airport's management contract

(27-Nov-2003) Buenos Aires Ezeiza airport is in the final stages of negotiations with leading Argentinian butcher Instituto Rosenbusch to open a gourmet meat store

(18-Nov-2003) Among the duty-free trade channels, the US cruise market stands out for its strong performance over the past two years despite of the slowdown in the US economy and the effects of terrorism on global travel markets. John Gallagher assesses the business and asks retailers how they see the future for Americas cruise retailing

(18-Nov-2003) PUERTO RICO. Alliance Duty Free, the concession holder at Puerto Rico's San Juan Luis Muñoz airport, is pressing ahead with expansion of its airport stores

(16-Oct-2003) Argentinian duty-free operator InterBaires has opened what it describes as "the biggest duty-free outlet in Latin America" in Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport

(14-Oct-2003) As expected, Argentinian president Nestor Kirchner has annulled the decree signed by his predecessor Eduardo Duhalde reducing the canon to be paid by airport authority Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 to the government