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First in-airport Dior spa opens with QDF at DOH
ON LOCATION: TRBusiness has been on location with Qatar Duty Free at Hamad International Airport (DOH) to celebrate the launch of the first in-airport Dior Luxury Beauty Retreat. The new Dior Luxury Beauty Retreat Doha – the largest in the world – opened on Tuesday 7...
BREAKING: Colm McLoughlin to retire as Cidambi takes on DDF reins as MD
Duty free and travel retail industry pioneer Colm McLoughlin is to stand down as Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free from 31 May, the Dubai Airports-based travel retailer has announced. The prodigious Irishman hailing from Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, who was a member of the fabled consultancy team at Irish airport authority Aer Rianta contracted by the Dubai government to launch a new duty free operation in 1983, retires following 55 remarkable years at the helm...
Qatar Duty Free dials up the luxury with new Dior boutique at DOH
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is further strengthening its luxury retail offering with the opening of its second Dior boutique at Hamad International...
QDF pledges more shop openings after HIA lands Skytrax airport retail honours
Winning the ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ accolade at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024 confirms the direction of travel for Qatar...
Penhaligon’s Festival of Flight activation launches in Dubai International Airport
British perfumery brand Penhaligon’s has partnered with Dubai Duty Free to launch its travel retail exclusive Festival of Flight concept in the...
Thélios launches major airport activation for Bulgari sunglasses at DXB
Thélios has launched a major global travel retail activation for Bulgari in partnership with Dubai Duty Free at Dubai International Airport...
Saudia Arabia's KKIA unfurls T3 duty free expansion
King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) has unveiled the first stage of its much-vaunted duty free expansion project across Terminals 3 and...
Riyadh Airports Company announces new F&B tender packages for KKIA
Riyadh Airports Company (RAC), operator of King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), has announced new tender packages for food and beverage...
JEDCO launches multi-category tenders at KAIA T1
Jeddah Airports Company (JEDCO KSA) has issued a request for proposals for several multi-category concessions at King Abdulaziz International...
Dubai Duty Free draws millionaire as tennis championships conclude
An Abu Dhabi-based Indian national scooped the US$1 million jackpot in the latest Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw, which took...
Garrett Coogan joins Qatar Duty Free as VP on back of QDC acquisition
Experienced industry executive Garrett Coogan has joined Qatar Duty Free as Vice President from Qatar Distribution Company (QDC), following the...
Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free to sponsor 'Match for Hope' event
Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free have joined as official partners for the ‘Match for Hope’ charity football match, which will take place at...
Tea for two as Fortnum & Mason partners with Lagardère at DXB
Lagardère Travel Retail has partnered with Fortnum & Mason (Fortnum) on a store in Dubai International Airport (DXB), stocking over 200 of...
Dubai International surpasses 2019 traffic in ‘spectacular’ 2023
Dubai International Airport (DXB) has reported a “record-breaking” year in 2023, with passenger traffic hitting 87 million, exceeding...
Dubai Duty Free marks the Year of the Dragon, names latest winners
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free has welcomed the Year of the Dragon with a celebration in Dubai International Airport, and announced the latest...
Qatar Duty Free ramps up sports sponsorships from tennis to golf
Travel retailer Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has deepened its association with sports through a number of high-level sponsorship deals, from the Qatar...
Industry veteran Elena Sorlini named as Abu Dhabi Airports MD and CEO
Elena Sorlini has been appointed the Managing Director and CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of Abu Dhabi's five commercial airports, on...
Dubai Duty Free CEO Colm McLoughlin launches inspirational biography
A biography detailing the life of Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman & CEO Colm McLoughlin, has been officially launched at the...
Building blocks of growth for Lego as largest airport store opens at DXB
The world’s biggest Lego store at an airport has been unveiled to travellers at Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 3. The...
Heinemann acquires JR/Duty Free Israel; ‘End of an era’ says Lasnitzki
JR/Duty Free Israel and its businesses are now a 100% subsidiary of Gebr. Heinemann after the latter completed a buyout of James Richardson...
First in-airport Dior spa opens with QDF at DOH
ON LOCATION: TRBusiness has been on location with Qatar Duty Free at Hamad International Airport (DOH) to celebrate the launch of the first in-airport Dior Luxury Beauty Retreat. The new Dior Luxury Beauty Retreat Doha – the largest in the world – opened on Tuesday 7...
BREAKING: Colm McLoughlin to retire as Cidambi takes on DDF reins as MD
Duty free and travel retail industry pioneer Colm McLoughlin is to stand down as Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free from 31 May, the Dubai Airports-based travel retailer has announced. The prodigious Irishman hailing from Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, who was a member of the fabled consultancy team at Irish airport authority Aer Rianta contracted by the Dubai government to launch a new duty free operation in 1983, retires following 55 remarkable years at the helm...
Qatar Duty Free dials up the luxury with new Dior boutique at DOH
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is further strengthening its luxury retail offering with the opening of its second Dior boutique at Hamad International...
QDF pledges more shop openings after HIA lands Skytrax airport retail honours
Winning the ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ accolade at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024 confirms the direction of travel for Qatar...
Penhaligon’s Festival of Flight activation launches in Dubai International Airport
British perfumery brand Penhaligon’s has partnered with Dubai Duty Free to launch its travel retail exclusive Festival of Flight concept in the...
Thélios launches major airport activation for Bulgari sunglasses at DXB
Thélios has launched a major global travel retail activation for Bulgari in partnership with Dubai Duty Free at Dubai International Airport...
Saudia Arabia's KKIA unfurls T3 duty free expansion
King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) has unveiled the first stage of its much-vaunted duty free expansion project across Terminals 3 and...
Riyadh Airports Company announces new F&B tender packages for KKIA
Riyadh Airports Company (RAC), operator of King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), has announced new tender packages for food and beverage...
JEDCO launches multi-category tenders at KAIA T1
Jeddah Airports Company (JEDCO KSA) has issued a request for proposals for several multi-category concessions at King Abdulaziz International...
Dubai Duty Free draws millionaire as tennis championships conclude
An Abu Dhabi-based Indian national scooped the US$1 million jackpot in the latest Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw, which took...
Garrett Coogan joins Qatar Duty Free as VP on back of QDC acquisition
Experienced industry executive Garrett Coogan has joined Qatar Duty Free as Vice President from Qatar Distribution Company (QDC), following the...
Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free to sponsor 'Match for Hope' event
Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free have joined as official partners for the ‘Match for Hope’ charity football match, which will take place at...
Tea for two as Fortnum & Mason partners with Lagardère at DXB
Lagardère Travel Retail has partnered with Fortnum & Mason (Fortnum) on a store in Dubai International Airport (DXB), stocking over 200 of...
Dubai International surpasses 2019 traffic in ‘spectacular’ 2023
Dubai International Airport (DXB) has reported a “record-breaking” year in 2023, with passenger traffic hitting 87 million, exceeding...
Dubai Duty Free marks the Year of the Dragon, names latest winners
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free has welcomed the Year of the Dragon with a celebration in Dubai International Airport, and announced the latest...
Qatar Duty Free ramps up sports sponsorships from tennis to golf
Travel retailer Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has deepened its association with sports through a number of high-level sponsorship deals, from the Qatar...
Industry veteran Elena Sorlini named as Abu Dhabi Airports MD and CEO
Elena Sorlini has been appointed the Managing Director and CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of Abu Dhabi's five commercial airports, on...
Dubai Duty Free CEO Colm McLoughlin launches inspirational biography
A biography detailing the life of Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman & CEO Colm McLoughlin, has been officially launched at the...
Building blocks of growth for Lego as largest airport store opens at DXB
The world’s biggest Lego store at an airport has been unveiled to travellers at Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 3. The...
Heinemann acquires JR/Duty Free Israel; ‘End of an era’ says Lasnitzki
JR/Duty Free Israel and its businesses are now a 100% subsidiary of Gebr. Heinemann after the latter completed a buyout of James Richardson...
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Penhaligon’s Festival of Flight activation launches in Dubai International Airport
British perfumery brand Penhaligon’s has partnered with Dubai Duty Free to launch its travel...
Thélios launches major airport activation for Bulgari sunglasses at DXB
Thélios has launched a major global travel retail activation for Bulgari in partnership with...
Qatar Duty Free dials up the luxury with new Dior boutique at DOH
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is further strengthening its luxury retail offering with the opening of...
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