Edrington and WEBB have agreed to terms that will see Edrington assume full ownership of its travel retail business in the Americas. Edrington Americas Juan Gentile, senior vice president for Latin America and Travel Retail said, “The joint venture with WEBB, led by Andy Consuegra as chief executive officer, proved exceptionally successful, delivering high double digit growth.”
The Latin America Report announces the appointment of Pablo Raffo as Director of Marketing. Raffo brings many years of experience in the duty free sector to the position. He has previously worked with Imperial Tobacco, Mondelez and Pramsa Distributors. Raffo is based out of Montevideo, Uruguay. “I am delighted that Pablo has joined us,” says The Latin America Report editor Wendy [...]
Dufry adds space in MEX and onboard four cruise ships.
Craigellachie 31 Years Old has been awarded the World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2017 presented by Whisky Magazine.
Avianca Brasil will launch daily passenger service between Miami International Airport and São Paulo on June 23, 2017.
Leo the baggage robot spent time at Rio’s Tom Jobim International Airport this week, assisting busy passengers check in their bags.
Registrants can save US $200 by signing up for the ASUTIL conference today.
Revlon and Elizabeth Arden will be celebrating being One in Beauty during the Duty Free Show of the Americas. Revlon will unveil a revamped line up of their best-selling Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick travel exclusive sets.
The upcoming Duty Free Show of the Americas in Orlando will give duty free associations an opportunity to discuss a possible merger of events in future years. The South American Duty Free Association (ASUTIL) will join the Orlando show for 2018, but no commitments have been made beyond that.
Three European companies have won bids for four Brazil airport operation contracts today. Fraport AG, Vinci Airports and Zurich Airport AG won the concessions.
The South American Duty Free Association (ASUTIL) is now accepting registrations for its upcoming June conference. The event will be held in Rio de Janeiro, June 6-9, at the Hilton Barra Rio de Janeiro. This year’s theme is Back to the Future.
To honour International Women’s Day, Rio’s Galeõ International Airport will operate under a new name until March 18. Passengers will fly in and out of Maria da Penha International.
Latin American and Caribbean airlines carried 9.1% more passengers in January 2017 than the previous January, with a significant increase in passengers from Europe.
