Middle East And Africa News

(18-Dec-2006) Danish fashion house Sand is going upmarket at all new airport locations with the introduction of its premium men’s line XO

(18-Dec-2006) Airports could do more to encourage smokers to spend at their duty-free stores, British-American Tobacco (BAT) managing director worldwide duty-free Neil Lovett told delegates at last month’s Middle East Duty Free Association conference in Dubai.

(18-Dec-2006) More tobacco news

(18-Dec-2006) Fine jewellery sales at cruiseship operator Carnival Corp have shown higher increases than in any other category in the past two to five years, DFNI understands

(18-Dec-2006) Caffè Florian, operator of the famous bistro/cafe in Venice’s Piazza San Marco for almost 300 years, has expanded in travel-retail after two years of exhibiting at the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes, and is keen to develop retail partnerships

(12-Dec-2006) Ethiopian duty-free retailer Alfarag has revealed its plans for growth at Addis Ababa International airport

(24-Nov-2006) The Doha-based airline will unveil a new first- and business-class terminal on December 1

(23-Nov-2006) King Power Group (Hong Kong) is to launch its in-house line of electronics and accessories under the Antares brand name at the Middle East Exclusive show

(23-Nov-2006) EgyptAir Tax Free Shops, advised by ARI-ME, is in the final stages of negotiations with airport owner Cairo Airport Co to become the exclusive duty-free operator at Cairo International airport terminal three

(23-Nov-2006) A new study from AC Nielsen Middle East has identified easy opportunities for airport retailers to increase their sales