One of this year’s influencer judges talks about how she prefers to discover duty-free shopping.

The DF&TR industry’s only consumer-voted awards are taking place this evening (29 September) at Hôtel Martinez in Cannes and we’re giving you a sneak peek inside the event with our introductory video featuring comments from our panel of influencer judges explaining what they want to see from the travel retail environment.

Set-up at the venue is well underway and we’re looking forward to welcoming a full room of finalists and ticket holders for a stellar evening of networking and celebrating the products and initiatives that travelling shoppers have voted the very best.

Please see below for a run-down of proceedings – see you at 18:45pm sharp!

Order of events

18:45 – Doors open and welcome cocktail reception

19:15 – Guests invited to take their seats

19:25 – Welcome from TRBusiness Editorial Director Faye Bartle and introduction from Dr. Peter Mohn, CEO & Owner, m1nd-set

20:00 – Three-course gala dinner

20:50 – Awards presentation begins – co-hosted by Faye Bartle and Anna Marchesini, Head of Business Development at m1nd-set

22:00 – Afterparty with live music with drinks from our sponsors

23:30 – Carriages

In the meantime, hit play on the video below to find out more and to hear from our influencer judges…

To find out more, please visit www.travelretailawards.com

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