Global Travel Retail Magazine

Established more than 25 years ago, Global Travel Retail Magazine serves as the essential link to your duty-free and travel retail audience. Our publications strike a great balance, being regionally focused yet globally recognized for their quality. Our digital readership continues to grow, and we send out weekly e-newsletters to our entire database. At Global Travel Retail Magazine, we are dedicated to being the leading publication in the industry, always working to stay relevant and insightful.

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Lagardère Travel Retail on market potential and selective bidding

3 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 5 2025 | Retailers By Laura Shirk Defining consumer spending in Q1 2025 as a “mixed picture,” shoppers, brands and retailers continue to face economic pressures and geopolitical tensions. According to Lagardère Travel Retail, across the Americas, it was largely shaped by ongoing global economic uncertainty and shifting international trade dynamics.
Latin America to experience above average growth rates in international tourism over the next decade

3 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 5 2025 | Industry News By Laura Shirk Since returning to office in January for his second term, US President Trump’s trade war has strongly impacted currency in the Americas, particularly the Mexican peso. The currency has experienced volatility tied to tariffs, trade tensions and shifting investor confidence. John Price, Managing Director at Americas Market Intelligence, notes the peso has lost approximately 10% of its value since Trump’s first day back.
ASUTIL Conference opens with address by Lagardère TR CEO Dag Rasmussen; all eyes on Lima Airport opening

3 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 5 2025 | Associations By Laura Shirk in Lima, Peru Wednesday, June 4: Statement of affairs Setting the tone for ASUTIL 2025: Nexus, ASUTIL Secretary General Carlos Loaiza-Keel and Enrique Urioste, President & CEO, Latin America & Caribbean at Avolta, partnered to deliver a strategic overview of the current state of the association and the wider travel retail industry in Latin America on the morning of day one.
Código 1530 Tequila shines bright, while tequila extends its moment in travel retail

3 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 5 2025 | Spirits & Tobacco By Laura Shirk Similar to country music in the mainstream, tequila is having its moment in global travel retail. Nobody knows this better than the co-founders of Mexico-based Código 1530 Tequila, Federico “Fede” Vaughan and Ron Snyder. The two partnered with country music legend George Strait to bring this ultra-premium tequila brand into the mix and they haven’t looked back since.
Duty Free World Council emphasizes global advocacy and education at ASUTIL

3 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 4 2025 | Associations By Laura Shirk Speaking at the ASUTIL conference in Peru, DFWC President Sarah Branquinho outlined the organization’s strategic priorities and emphasized the critical importance of regional organizations like ASUTIL in supporting the industry’s collective voice. Branquinho explained that the DFWC’s primary mission extends far beyond traditional industry support.
Major spirits brands share key travel retail trends at ‘Beyond the Bottle,’ ASUTIL

3 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 4 2025 | Associations By Laura Shirk Travel retail executives from some of the world’s largest spirits companies gathered at the ASUTIL conference in Peru to share crucial insights about evolving consumer behavior and strategic initiatives across Latin America. The “Beyond the Bottle” panel revealed significant shifts in how travelers approach duty free shopping, particularly among younger demographics.
Bahrain Duty Free embraces AI, authenticity and responsible retail

4 days ago | gtrmag.com | Atoosa Ryanne Arfa

June 4 2025 | Retailers By Atoosa Ryanne Arfa Four years after the opening of Bahrain International Airport’s state-of-the-art passenger terminal, Bahrain Duty Free is doubling down on its retail reinvention. Since the terminal’s opening in January 2021, the company has nearly tripled its retail footprint, expanding from 1,600 to 4,700 square meters.
ASUTIL 2025: Nexus kicks off with welcoming cocktail

4 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 4 2025 | Associations By Laura Shirk in Lima, Peru ASUTIL 2025: Nexus (June 3-5) is officially underway in Lima, Peru, at the Swissotel Lima. Friends and colleagues from across the globe gathered at the welcoming cocktail to share a toast. As described by the association, building on the success of its Bogotá conference in 2024, which set a new benchmark for industry engagement and dialogue, Nexus will elevate the experience even further.
Avolta wins five-year contract, expands operations at Guadalajara International Airport

5 days ago | gtrmag.com | Laura Shirk

June 3 2025 | Retailers By Laura Shirk Leading global travel retail and F&B player Avolta has claimed a new five-year contract at Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), the third busiest airport in Mexico. Avolta will carry out a complete renovation of its three existing main stores at the airport and will open an additional two new stores across more than 1200 square meters of duty-free and duty-paid space.
New Tom Ford Eyewear Icon collection launches at Abu Dhabi Duty Free

5 days ago | gtrmag.com | Atoosa Ryanne Arfa

June 3 2025 | Retailers By Atoosa Ryanne Arfa ARI has introduced the new Tom Ford Eyewear ICON collection, launching at Abu Dhabi Duty Free. The range is available from June 2, further enhancing the luxury retail offering for passengers travelling through Zayed International Airport, Terminal A.