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SPECIAL ISSUE
                April 2024







            Industry gatherings deliver benefits to travel retail
                                                                                                  INSIDE INSIDER

              Just like South Florida is
           “the cruise capital of the world,”
           it is also now the home of three
           critically important industry
           events that are becoming more
           relevant to travel retail.
              First, the traditional IAADFS                                                          Inaugural Cosmoprof
           Summit of the Americas taking                                                             North America Miami
           place in West Palm Beach will
           welcome its largest number of
           exhibitors since beginning in
           its new location post-pandemic.
           More importantly, the Association                                                          L’Oreal  fills the white space
           has added cruise and supplier
           representatives as voting
           members of the Board for the first
           time in its 40+ year existence.
              As IAADFS Chairman Rene   Heinemann Americas sets sail with spectacular shopping in 14 retail venues
           Riedi says: “These appointments   onboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas. Shown here: some of the high-end
           will bring a varied and in-depth   retail boutiques in Icon’s Central Park neighborhood, a hub for live plants,
           knowledge of their sectors and   restaurants and shops. See story on page 30.
           the overall industry to IAADFS                                                            How digital tech is transforming
           as we adapt to the ever-changing                                                          liquor promotions
           nature of our business.”
              Just a few days before the   to be a Media Partner at F&B@  airports, most notably JFK,
           Summit, in Miami, Seatrade   Sea.                        LaGuardia and Newark, which
           Cruise Global, the largest annual   In January, the city was   are in the midst of multi-billion
           global B2B gathering for the   also the site of the inaugural   dollar redevelopments that
           cruise industry that attracts more   Cosmoprof North America Miami   have resulted in accolades for
           than 10,000 visitors a year, has   beauty show, whose immediate   design and customer service,
           added two special events that will   success underscored the need and   along with record traffic. Our
           appeal strongly to companies in   hunger for a true beauty event in   cruise coverage focuses on four
           the travel retail channel. For the   the region. Among the attendees   new-builds and the spectacular
           first time, Seatrade is holding   were travel retail operators from   shopping programs onboard.
           a full-day program dedicated   Canada to South America. Rumor   From South America, TMI looks   It’s a 10 creator Carolyn Aronson
           specifically to onboard retail   has it that next year’s show will   at Argentine President Milei’s   talks about entering travel retail
           shopping (in partnership with   have a dedicated travel retail   first 100 days in office and how
           The Moodie Davitt Report). And   element.                it has affected the duty free
           returning for a second year, this   This issue of Travel Markets   business. From our suppliers,
           time in its own venue, Seatrade   Insider carries extensive coverage   we report on L’Oréal’s newest
           is hosting an expanded version of   of all three events, and how they   division, and how digital tech is
           F&B@Sea – a show dedicated to   relate to duty free and travel retail   transforming liquor promotions.
           the food & beverage part of the   in the region and globally.
           cruise business -- that will feature   Among some of the other   All this and more, Inside Insider.
           many leading spirits brands.   highlights of this issue are the   Lois Pasternak          Core Plus Duty Free
           Travel Markets Insider is thrilled   strides being made by U.S.   Editor/Publisher        celebrates first year

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