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INDIA. The considerable international interest predicted by Airports Authority of India (AAI) for additional duty-free space at 10 Indian airports failed in materialise as the deadline for bids passed last [...]

Given the near-hysterical reaction of the trade in some parts of the world as travel numbers nosedived, you could be forgiven for thinking that the members of Canada's Frontier Duty [...]

RUSSIA. In a move that redraws the duty-free map at Moscow's airports, Aer Rianta International (ARI) and a local partner have won a five-year contract for new spaces at Domodedovo [...]

CANADA. This year's Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) Gold Standard Awards are likely to be more fiercely contested than ever before after a spate of investment in Canada's border stores. [...]

As the sun rises on another DFS term in Hawaii, both retailer and state find themselves in a much-improved position. For DFS, the renewed duty-free contract at Honolulu International airport [...]

INDIA. Foreign operators will be allowed to invest in Indian duty-flee for the first time if proposals by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are approved. The move would make [...]

BELGIUM. Brussels International Airport Co has introduced arrivals shopping, and is to review its retail strategy, as it copes with the continuing fallout from the collapse of national airline Sabena [...]

TFWA, ITRC, IAADFS, UKTRF, ASUTIL ... the list of associations dedicated to the interests of travel-retail already reads like an infant's adventures in alphabet spaghetti. And the list is set [...]

For anyone unfamiliar with the goings-on at Canada's Douglas crossing over the past few months, it's a tale of cowboys, Indians and a potential goldmine. The site on the British [...]

CANADA. A host of global and local conditions have combined to make the first six months of the year one of the toughest on record for members of the Frontier [...]

US/INTERNATIONAL. DFS Group ceo Ed Brennan has warned that further tough action will be necessary to return the company to profitability, including more restructuring and redundancies. In an internal memo [...]

TURKEY. Gebr Heinemann is considering bidding for the duty-free shops division of Tekel, the Turkish state-controlled import and export agency. The German retailer, which already operates several outlets at Istanbut [...]

Protege International is building on the success of its Straight 8 cigarette brand with the launch of a line extension, which marks the company's first move into the cigar sector. [...]

Scandinavian Tobacco's cigarette subsidiary House of Prince has acknowledged the importance of the duty-free market with the launch of new brand Christian of Denmark (pictured). The super-premium line has been [...]

Following entry into the World Trade Organization last year, China's tobacco industry has revealed plans to divide the functions of its state-owned tobacco monopoly, China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC). It [...]

Cuban cigar supplier Habanos has commissioned a special humidor bearing the name of one of its most famous brands alongside that of one of Cuba's most famous singers, Compay Segundo. [...]

US. Duty Free Americas (DFA) ceo Jerome Falic has confirmed that the operator plans to bid in the forthcoming liquor, tobacco and fragrances tender at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport. [...]

China National Tobacco Corp (CNTC) has granted Gold Bond the travel-retail distribution rights to several of its most successful brands. The move is part of the Chinese tobacco monopoly's attempts [...]

CANADA. Douglas Crossing Duty Free president Michael Beler has told DFNI that he expects no difficulties in securing a lease from landowners at the Douglas crossing within 90 days. Following [...]

Industry campaigners have urged the industry to remain vigilant following the recent victory in the battle to save duty-free tobacco sales. Although the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control now only [...]

RUSSIA. British Airways (BA) is to transfer its flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo in favour of nearby Domodedovo airport from July 1, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for duty-free [...]

As DFNI went to press the final round of negotiations on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) were drawing to a close, with campaigners describing progress over the two [...]

CANADA. Operators on Canada's land border saw total sales rise by 12.7% in 2002 compared to 2001, as retail revenues hit C$225.8m ($144.7m). Frontier Duty Free Association president Julian Lewin [...]

Representatives of the Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) are to meet Canadian government ministers to seek compensation for the damage its members have suffered as a result of a tax [...]

ICELAND. The Icelandic Competition Authority (ICA) has ruled that Keflavik airport landlord and principal operator Leifur Eiriksson Airport has abused its position to give itself an advantage over other operators [...]

British American Tobacco STC is to introduce new packs for its Dunhill Signed Range following the premium Dominican cigars' launch in travel-retail markets last April (DFNI April 1 '02). Senior [...]

Built 10 years before the state of Israel came into existence, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International airport has seen many changes. Inevitably, 10 wars in 50 years have left the [...]

A recently-published European Commission report on the fifth round of negotiations on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control suggests that support for the continuation of duty-free tobacco sales is growing. [...]

ISRAEL. Israel Airports Authority (IAA) will announce the first of over 70 tenders this month for Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport's new terminal three, scheduled to open in March 2004. [...]

Following last month's damning review of Hong Kong Customs and Excise's enforcement of tobacco allowances (DFNI December 1), Customs and Excise Commissioner Raymond Wong has unveiled plans to stem the [...]

The merits of roll-your-own (ryo) tobacco are widely debated among smokers. Cigarette smokers tend to look with disdain on the DIY version. They claim that the absence of a proper [...]

Abu Dhabi Duty Free has reaffirmed its commitment to developing cigar sales with the announcement of plans to open a dedicated 100sq m (1,760sq ft) cigar area within its renovated [...]

Persuading the Indian government to speak out against a ban on duty-free tobacco sales will be one of the priorities of the Indian Duty Free Association (IDFA). Speaking at a [...]

UK. The UK Treasury has increased the amount of tobacco cross-Channel shoppers can bring into the country for personal use. At the same time, authorities are to introduce new legislation [...]

Israeli operator James Richardson has noted an unusual change in premium cigar sales at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport since 2000. Before then, Cuban brands such as Montecristo and Romeo [...]

Moscow Duty Free is upgrading its fragrances and cosmetics department at Moscow Sheremetyevo-2 International airport. Since 2000 the company--a joint venture between Sheremetyevo airport authority, Russian airline Aeroflot and Aer [...]

ICELAND. The tender process underway at Keflavik International airport has been delayed while the local competition authorities investigate complaints from operators at the airport. Leifur Eiriksson Air Terminal--which owns the [...]

ROMANIA. Israeli operator Sakal Bros is considering legal action against the Romanian government following its decision to abolish airport duty-free in the middle of the retail tender for Bucharest Otopeni [...]

The latest round of regional talks on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has ended with Europe failing to reach consensus and the Pan-American region at a 'Mexican stand-off', sources [...]

RUSSIA. Aerofirst has won an eight-year extension to its Moscow Duty Free contract at Moscow Sheremetyevo 2 airport. The joint-venture company is owned by Aer Rianta International (ARI), state carrier [...]

Belgian cigar manufacturer Vandermarliere has reached an agreement with JC Newman, granting the US supplier distribution rights to the J Cortes brand in US domestic and travel-retail markets. Since the [...]

ICELAND. Icelandic airport authority Leifur Eiriksson International Air Terminal has been criticised for its handling of the retail tender at Keflavik airport. Retailers at the airport have claimed that the [...]

INTERNATIONAL. Imperial Tobacco ceo Gareth Davis (right) has told DFNI that his company could soon be ready to make another acquisition, following the purchase of German supplier Reemtsma (DFNI 5). [...]

The support of the World Customs Organization (WCO) could be crucial in the battle to prevent the World Health Organization (WHO) from pushing through a ban on duty-free tobacco sales. [...]

As travel retailers carefully count their takings after the peak summer season, they might have to come to terms with the idea that the same period next year may be [...]

Global duty-free cigarette sales fell by 8% to $1.78bn in 2001, and will fall further until they stabilise at about $1.69bn in 2003, according to preliminary results from market analyst [...]

CANADA. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has received 10 applications from companies interested in a pivotal duty-free licence at the Douglas border crossing in British Columbia. The deadline [...]

CANADA. West Coast Duty Free is planning a 3,000sq ft (279sq m) extension to its store at the Pacific Highway crossing at Canada's southern border in Surrey, British Columbia. The [...]

INTERNATIONAL. Campaigners have voiced dismay at the latest wording of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), released on July 16, which they argue could be even more damaging to [...]

Tobacco sales onboard South African Airways (SAA) flights have fallen sharply since September, when stringent measures to control the marketing of tobacco products forced operator Tourvest Duty Free to redesign [...]