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Dubai ready to reopen its doors…
As Dubai prepares to reopen its doors to receive international visitors, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing…

“We are in the abyss”: ACI expert…
The aviation industry is in “an abyss” and it will take at least three years for airport passenger traffic to get back to…

APTRA “encouraged” by ICAO aviation…
APTRA has said it is “encouraged” that a new report from the International Civil Aviation Organization council task force…

Industry bodies welcome ICAO guidelines…
Two industry organizations, the Duty Free World Council and the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, have welcomed the…

Tourist travel restrictions to…
The world is slowly opening up again, new research from the World Tourism Organization indicates,…

Audio clips: Ajmal Perfumes’ king…
In a candid interview with the king of fragrances, Ajmal Perfumes General Manager Abdulla Ajmal opens up about life and business…

Duty Free Dynamics introduces new…
Describing its response to the sudden eruption of COVID-19 as an almost seamless transition, Nicolas Dobry, CEO of Duty Free…

Video clip: Essence Corp interview:…
Americas Duty Free caught up with Miami-based beauty distributor Essence Corp’s Vice President Sales Antoine Bona in mid-May…

DFWC to host webinar mapping the…
The Duty Free World Council (DFWC) will host a webinar, Planning to Restart, to present key updates on the current state…

Customers demand new rules of engagement…
International passengers will be expecting travel retail industry stakeholders to adapt to the new normal when flights resume,…

DFWC welcomes reopening guidance…
The European Union Aviation Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)…

ACI and IATA call for global cooperation,…
Airports Council International World and the International Air Transport Association have jointly called on the world’s…