CHINA. Sunrise Duty Free yesterday celebrated its 24 th anniversary in extraordinary style at the CDF Sunrise Complex in Shanghai. The event was graced by leadership from Sunrise Duty Free, China ...

UK. British baker and food-to-go chain Greggs will be opening its doors at London Gatwick Airport South Terminal’s arrivals hall this summer, its first outlet at a London airport. The opening will add ...

HONG KONG/UK. Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Airport T2 departures has been rated as ‘World’s Best Independent Airport Lounge’ for the fifth consecutive year. It received the accolade at the ...

FRANCE. As part of what it called a strategic refocusing around its travel retail and publishing interests, Lagardère is to sell the entire share capital of Lagardère Studios to Mediawan. “Lagardère ...

CHINA. China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) is projecting a +7% year-on-year increase in outbound trips from Mainland China – albeit based on the critical assumption that from April the ...

QATAR. Innovators, ideators, disrupters, dreamers and entrepreneurs are all being encouraged to submit their entries to The QDF Factor, an unprecedented initiative to encourage and champion creativity ...

Our regular feature celebrates memorable scenes, moments, launches and campaigns related to the global aviation and travel retail sphere. AUSTRALIA. As demand for outbound air travel surges, Chinese ...

USA. John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal 4 has revealed its latest interactive experience for travellers, a life-sized ‘Where Will You Go Next’ colouring book. JFKIAT introduces a novel way ...

Born in 1881, Elizabeth Arden was a woman way ahead of her time. Fascinated by skincare from a young age, she went on to pioneer the international beauty industry with many firsts including ...

BAHRAIN. Bahrain Duty Free launched its new sustainability strategy on 5 June to mark World Environment Day. The company said: “We are reinforcing our commitment to protect the planet by highlighting ...

SPAIN. Airport operator Aena served 8,951,753 passengers across its Spanish network in August, a -69.6% decrease against the same month last year. The breakdown showed that 4,838,712 travelled on ...

CHINA. Hainan province has set an ambitious CNY100 billion (US$15.8 billion) sales target for its duty free stores in 2022, a +66.2% increase on 2021. The figure was released during the annual session ...