The TRBusiness April 2025 e-zine, featuring a focus on inflight and tobacco & nicotine alternatives, is now available to view online (click cover below).

In our cover interview this month, new TFWA President Philippe Margueritte lifts the lid on five key areas of change as he sets out his stall on the association’s future direction and looks ahead to the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference.

The challenges of the inflight retail channel were well documented by this publication in the years leading up to Covid. We ask authorities in the business for their views on reviving the channel’s fortunes, one historically punctuated by high listing fees, ranging and space issues, and dissatisfaction around the sale or return model.

Five years on, has anything changed? Where does the market look to reinvent itself? TRBusiness speaks to leading stakeholders on the issue.

A dedicated 17-page tobacco & nicotine alternatives report carries exclusive intelligence courtesy of Shelftrak, while TRBusiness charts the evolving expectations of a market characterised by the rise of next-generation products, a shifting regulatory landscape – including allowances and exemptions – and the enduring power of partnerships.

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Meanwhile, two leading players in the cigars segment discuss the challenges and opportunities around cross-category partnerships.

Elsewhere, turn to p59 to hear from TFWA and a selection of exhibiting companies as preparations shift into final gear for TFWA’s Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference on 11-15 May.

Plus, you can digest all your essential news, views and intelligence, including regulars such as The Big Picture, Sustainability Hub, Spend a Workday With… and discover the results from the last TR Confidence Tracker of 2024 with a simple click or swipe.

For those that missed the consumer-voted Travel Retail Awards: Asia Pacific ceremony on TRBusiness.com last month, you can watch a replay (below) to discover those that earned the coveted ‘Voted By Shoppers’ Winners and Highly Recommended accolades.

Please enjoy this e-zine with our compliments.

To read the TRBusiness April 2025 e-zine, click here.