TFWA World Exhibition & Conference 2024 in Cannes attracted a total of 7,456 visitors.

This year’s Tax Free World Association (TFWA) World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes draw 7,456 visitors and 462 exhibiting brands, the association has confirmed.

The outcome represents a 1% rise compared with last year’s reported figure of 7,385 and is just shy of the record 7,531 visitors recorded in 2019.

More than half (52%) of visitors were from Europe, taking the lion’s share of representation, followed by Asia (25%), the Middle East (9%), the Americas (9%), Africa (4%) and Oceania (1%).

On a country level, France and the UK sent the most delegates at 689 and 592, respectively.

Of the total visitors to the industry’s showpiece event this year, approximately 2,684 (36%) were buyers.

Board shakeup

Europe accounted for the highest share of exhibitors (82%), followed by the Americas (8%) and the Middle East, and Asia (both 5%).

Around one third (33%) of those exhibitors were stakeholders in the beauty segment, leading the representation among the categories.

This was followed by one quarter (25%) of exhibitors active in the wines, spirits, beers and non-alcohol beverages segment.

As reported at the closing press conference on Thursday 3 October, TFWA revealed a shakeup of its Board with Jean-Pierre Bombet, Erin Lillis and Loukia Alepochoriti replacing Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo, Donatienne de Fontaines-Guillaume and Arnaud de Volontat.

At the same time, existing Board member Sam Gerber has declared he will run for the Presidency this year.

Stay close to TRBusiness for more on election developments as they surface…

All images courtesy of Nathalie Oundjian/TFWA.

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