Abu Dhabi International Airport's half-year traffic soars 67%
Abu Dhabi International Airport posted a 67% year-on-year rise in passenger traffic for the first six months of the year, with more than 10.3 million people passing through the Middle East hub between 1 January - 30 June 2023. On top of welcoming 10,258,653 people in H1...
DFWC 2023 Q2 KPI Monitor shows only ME region exceeding 2019 pax numbers
Quarterly data from the Duty Free World Council (DFWC) Q2, 2023 KPI Monitor reveals the Middle East to be the only region to have surpassed 2019 air passenger traffic levels. Second quarter international passenger departures in the region stood at 55 million, a 3% increase on Q2, 2019, while global passenger departures were 87% of their 2019 levels at 425 million. The quarterly monitor, produced for the DFWC by industry travel and travel retail research agency m1nd-set, records...
L’Occitane International posts double-digit sales growth for FY2024 Q1
Beauty and wellbeing products company, L’Occitane International S.A., has hailed the recent entry of its Sol de Janeiro and Grown Alchemist...
Middle East popularity grows in World Cup aftermath, says ForwardKeys
Travel intelligence provider ForwardKeys has presented an upbeat assessment for tourism arrivals in the Middle East for the second half of this...
Seat capacity for China outbound travel set to improve in Q2 2023
Travel analyst ForwardKeys has predicted that outbound China travel will grow in Q2, as more seats connect Chinese travellers to the rest of the...
91% of respondents optimistic about the GTR industry, says flash poll
An impressive 91% of respondents to TRBusiness' Q1 2023 Travel Retail (TR) Confidence Tracker are feeling optimistic about the global travel...
m1nd-set urges GTR stakeholders to think beyond Chinese travellers
In its latest report, travel retail research agency m1nd-set has revealed the top passenger nationalities ranked by 2025 potential market value,...
FLASH POLL: Travel Retail Confidence Tracker for Q1 2023 now open
How confident are you feeling about the global travel retail industry so far this year? Let us know, in just a few clicks, in the Q1 2023 Travel...
Airport Dimensions identifies passenger ‘tribes’ among airport shoppers
New research from lounge operator Airport Dimensions has identified six passenger personas, or ‘tribes’, which detail how individuals engage...
89% of respondents 'optimistic' about their TR business, shows flash poll
The vast majority of duty free and travel retail stakeholders who responded to the inaugural TRBusiness Travel Retail Confidence Tracker are feeling...
DXB 2022 passenger numbers ‘outpace’ forecast to hit 66 million
Passenger numbers at Dubai International Airport (DXB) exceeded 66 million in 2022, representing year-on-year growth of 127%. An...
Airport Dimensions: Travellers ‘disenfranchised’ with airports
A report from lounge operator Airport Dimensions has found that travellers have become “somewhat disenfranchised” with their airport...
DFWC KPI Monitor: Convenience drives 2022 Q4 sales across GTR
Convenience has overtaken value for money as the primary purchase driver in travel retail, new data from research agency m1nd-set has...
Travel a 'top priority' for Europeans but retail spend to be reined in, says ETC
Just over three quarters of European travellers (77%) intend to take a trip during the first six months of 2023, but will cut down on retail...
Value perception key to enticing non-shoppers in travel retail, says m1nd-set
Price points and the lack of appealing promotions are among the main reasons stopping travellers from shopping in duty free and travel retail...
TRBusiness launches Travel Retail Confidence Tracker – take part today!
TRBusiness is pleased to announce the launch of the Travel Retail Confidence Tracker. An extension of our successful annual Global Industry...
China approves sale of group outbound travel and packages from February
In a significant development for the global travel industry, from 6 February, China will once again allow the sale of outbound group travel products,...
MAG's December 2022 pax reaches 90% of same month pre-pandemic
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) ended 2022 with a strong passenger performance, serving 3.7 million passengers in December – that’s 90% of...
Industry loses pioneer as Generation Research Founder passes away
It is with great sadness that TRBusiness reports the passing of industry pioneer, Founder of Generation Research, Yngve Bia on 1 December 2022,...
Global Industry Survey social poll results revealed
Almost half (48%) of respondents to a recent TRBusiness LinkedIn poll believe that price savings and excellent value will be the biggest factor...
Abu Dhabi International Airport's half-year traffic soars 67%
Abu Dhabi International Airport posted a 67% year-on-year rise in passenger traffic for the first six months of the year, with more than 10.3 million people passing through the Middle East hub between 1 January - 30 June 2023. On top of welcoming 10,258,653 people in H1...
DFWC 2023 Q2 KPI Monitor shows only ME region exceeding 2019 pax numbers
Quarterly data from the Duty Free World Council (DFWC) Q2, 2023 KPI Monitor reveals the Middle East to be the only region to have surpassed 2019 air passenger traffic levels. Second quarter international passenger departures in the region stood at 55 million, a 3% increase on Q2, 2019, while global passenger departures were 87% of their 2019 levels at 425 million. The quarterly monitor, produced for the DFWC by industry travel and travel retail research agency m1nd-set, records...
L’Occitane International posts double-digit sales growth for FY2024 Q1
Beauty and wellbeing products company, L’Occitane International S.A., has hailed the recent entry of its Sol de Janeiro and Grown Alchemist...
Middle East popularity grows in World Cup aftermath, says ForwardKeys
Travel intelligence provider ForwardKeys has presented an upbeat assessment for tourism arrivals in the Middle East for the second half of this...
Seat capacity for China outbound travel set to improve in Q2 2023
Travel analyst ForwardKeys has predicted that outbound China travel will grow in Q2, as more seats connect Chinese travellers to the rest of the...
91% of respondents optimistic about the GTR industry, says flash poll
An impressive 91% of respondents to TRBusiness' Q1 2023 Travel Retail (TR) Confidence Tracker are feeling optimistic about the global travel...
m1nd-set urges GTR stakeholders to think beyond Chinese travellers
In its latest report, travel retail research agency m1nd-set has revealed the top passenger nationalities ranked by 2025 potential market value,...
FLASH POLL: Travel Retail Confidence Tracker for Q1 2023 now open
How confident are you feeling about the global travel retail industry so far this year? Let us know, in just a few clicks, in the Q1 2023 Travel...
Airport Dimensions identifies passenger ‘tribes’ among airport shoppers
New research from lounge operator Airport Dimensions has identified six passenger personas, or ‘tribes’, which detail how individuals engage...
89% of respondents 'optimistic' about their TR business, shows flash poll
The vast majority of duty free and travel retail stakeholders who responded to the inaugural TRBusiness Travel Retail Confidence Tracker are feeling...
DXB 2022 passenger numbers ‘outpace’ forecast to hit 66 million
Passenger numbers at Dubai International Airport (DXB) exceeded 66 million in 2022, representing year-on-year growth of 127%. An...
Airport Dimensions: Travellers ‘disenfranchised’ with airports
A report from lounge operator Airport Dimensions has found that travellers have become “somewhat disenfranchised” with their airport...
DFWC KPI Monitor: Convenience drives 2022 Q4 sales across GTR
Convenience has overtaken value for money as the primary purchase driver in travel retail, new data from research agency m1nd-set has...
Travel a 'top priority' for Europeans but retail spend to be reined in, says ETC
Just over three quarters of European travellers (77%) intend to take a trip during the first six months of 2023, but will cut down on retail...
Value perception key to enticing non-shoppers in travel retail, says m1nd-set
Price points and the lack of appealing promotions are among the main reasons stopping travellers from shopping in duty free and travel retail...
TRBusiness launches Travel Retail Confidence Tracker – take part today!
TRBusiness is pleased to announce the launch of the Travel Retail Confidence Tracker. An extension of our successful annual Global Industry...
China approves sale of group outbound travel and packages from February
In a significant development for the global travel industry, from 6 February, China will once again allow the sale of outbound group travel products,...
MAG's December 2022 pax reaches 90% of same month pre-pandemic
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) ended 2022 with a strong passenger performance, serving 3.7 million passengers in December – that’s 90% of...
Industry loses pioneer as Generation Research Founder passes away
It is with great sadness that TRBusiness reports the passing of industry pioneer, Founder of Generation Research, Yngve Bia on 1 December 2022,...
Global Industry Survey social poll results revealed
Almost half (48%) of respondents to a recent TRBusiness LinkedIn poll believe that price savings and excellent value will be the biggest factor...

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