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Exclusive research created by m1nd-set for DFNI’s recent cruise and ferry retail conference revealed an “extremely positive” outlook for the channel, reporting high levels of footfall (79%), an impressive conversion rate (85%) and strong customer satisfaction among guests. m1nd-set owner Peter Mohn explained ...

The Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) has revealed a refreshed format to its convention ahead of the 2018 event. As anticipated (DFNI December 2017), the trade floor has been removed to improve cost and effectiveness of the show, which will ...

Duty-Free News International (DFNI) dropped anchor in Rome for its 2018 conference on the cruise and ferry retail sector, On the Crest of a Wave. Here are the highlights as a stellar line-up of industry experts from the maritime retail ...

Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Colm McLoughlin hailed the benefits of title sponsorship as the retailer extended its agreement to sponsor the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. The golf tournament has gone from strength to strength since ...

DFNI has dropped anchor in Rome for its Cruise & Ferry Retail Conference, On the Crest of a Wave. See below for live updates from Digital & Asia Editor Liam Coleman as a stellar line-up of industry experts from the maritime ...

A stellar line-up of industry experts from the maritime retail channel will travel to Rome next week for the inaugural DFNI Cruise & Ferry Conference. The event, which marks the travel retail and duty-free industry’s very first gathering dedicated to ...

Dubai Duty Free (DDF) has agreed a deal with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to extend its longstanding global sponsorship of women’s tennis. The agreement to continue as one of the WTA’s premier sponsors takes the airport retailer’s backing for ...

Buckley London, the British jewellery brand, has reported a successful recent appearance at the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference in Singapore, where it said it achieved a number of new listings in travel retail for its expanding product range. On the ...

A competition with duty-free industry input is inviting Taiwanese college students to propose an educational and tourism promotional campaign plan, which involves minority groups, this summer. The ‘Light Spectrum Tourism Camp Charity Project – National Colleges and Universities Tourism and ...

DFNI was live at the Nordic Travel Retail Seminar at the Langelinie Pavillonen in Copenhagen Harbour. Here is our coverage of the latest revelations and thought-provoking discussions as they happened. 4.50pm: The closing keynote had an inspirational tone coming from future astronaut and Spaceport ...

Premium spirits company Edrington this week unveiled the spectacular new distillery and visitor experience for The Macallan on Speyside. To mark the occasion, The Macallan has invited almost 500 guests to experience the brand’s legacy and its 200 years of ...

The travel retail research company Counter Intelligence Retail (CiR) and its parent company, NPD Group, are to stage a special travel-retail beauty event in Paris in June. CiR said that an exciting panel of speakers, compiled of industry experts from both ...

Tax Free World Association (TFWA) President Erik Juul-Mortensen has said this year’s TFWA showpiece in Cannes will give the duty-free industry a chance to keep abreast of a rapidly changing world, as pre-registration for the event opened. The TFWA World ...

Gatwick Airport’s strategic focus on digital activities has helped to land it three prestigious new IT industry awards. The airport’s passenger app has won Mobile Innovation of the Year at the National Technology Awards and Mobile App of the Year ...

The luxury travel retailer DFS Group has announced the opening of the third edition of its award-winning Whiskey Festival at Singapore Changi Airport. Commencing today, and running until 17 June, the festival celebrates some of the world’s finest whiskies and ...