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TFWA is set for a healthy World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes

The Tax Free World Association TFWA’s ONE2ONE service will be you all in Cannes.”
has finalized preparations to ensure available for delegates to book face-to-face Registration for visitors will also
delegates can meet face-to-face once meetings on-site, or digital meetings via be possible on site within the Palais des
again in a health-aware, business-focused TFWA 365. Festivals of Cannes on Saturday, Oct. 23 –
environment during the TFWA World TFWA also confirms that robust Thursday, Oct. 28.
Exhibition & Conference, taking place in health & safety measures will be in place
Cannes on Oct. 24-28, 2021. during the event. Attendees will be required TFWA i.lab goes digital
The TFWA World Conference returns to show proof of double vaccination or TFWA is offering a glimpse into the
from 09:00 to 11:45 on Monday Oct. provide a recent negative COVID test future for duty free and travel retail with
25. Following an introduction by TFWA result, with testing facilities available at the the new TFWA i.lab, which will take place
President Jaya Singh, the Conference will Palais des Festivals if required. online from Oct. 25-28 during the TFWA
first hear from Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Face masks will also be mandatory World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes.
Group, who will share her thoughts on the for all attendees during show days, and An evolution of TFWA Innovation
return of travel in China and the future hand sanitizers will be located throughout Lab, TFWA i.lab will run as a fully digital
expectations of Chinese travelers. the Palais. There will be a 24-hour showcase in the ‘Discovery’ section of
DFS Group CEO Benjamin Vuchot medical concierge service at the venue, the Association’s digital platform, TFWA
will discuss how travel retail can reinvent with specialist medical teams available to 365. TFWA i.lab will present fresh ideas
itself to meet the changing needs of support any visitors feeling unwell. and new ways to engage with traveling
traveling consumers, while IATA Vice “Excitement around TFWA World consumers under the theme of ‘innovation
President Europe Rafael Schvartzman will Exhibition & Conference continues to in action.’
offer his perspective on the future prospects build, and we’re now working on the final A host of leading duty free and travel
for air travel. finishing touches to enable our industry retail businesses will take part in this
Imagen Insights co-founder Jay to meet physically after such a long time year’s TFWA i.lab, with expertise in areas
Richards will bring the conference to a apart,” said TFWA President Jaya Singh, such as e-commerce, mobile and digital
close by exploring how the duty free and shortly before the start of the show. “As technology, traveler research and data
travel retail industry can remain relevant ever, our conference features an impressive analytics. Delegates registered on TFWA
to the all-important Gen Z shopper. The line-up of highly-regarded industry figures 365 will be able to visit participating
conference will be live-streamed on the and market experts, whose knowledge and companies in the TFWA i.lab section and
TFWA 365 digital platform for those expertise will prove vital as we plan for a learn more about the services and solutions
unable to travel to Cannes. brighter future ahead. There will also be they provide.
Although the traditional social many chances for delegates to re-engage The full list of TFWA i.lab participants
gathering on Sunday evening will not take and reconnect with colleagues during the can be viewed at https://www.tfwa.com/
place this year, TFWA will provide other show, whether this be in the exhibition exhibitors/tfwa-ilab/2021.
opportunities for delegates to network with halls, through our TFWA 365 platform, or Sponsors of this year’s TFWA i.lab
colleagues during the week in Cannes. relaxing over a drink at the TFWA Lounge. includes BW Confidential as media partner
From Monday to Wednesday, from 18:30 to Networking and face-to-face interaction are and Mondelez World Travel Retail as
21:00, the Association is hosting a TFWA at the heart of our industry, and I for one Innovation in Action sponsor.
Lounge for getting together. In addition, am looking forward to personally meeting

IAADFS announces return to a live event in Palm Beach for 2022 Summit

of the Americas, although with a scaled down, more cost-effective format

The International Association of 2022 event will differ significantly from The 2020 Summit of the Americas
Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) previous years, with much more focus on was originally planned to debut at the Palm
announced that it will be holding a workshops, learning sessions and business Beach Convention Center as a joint event
live Summit of the Americas in 2022, networking, he said. organized by IAADFS and South American
which will take place at the Palm Beach While the final format is still being Duty Free Association ASUTIL, before
Convention Center in Palm Beach, Florida finalized, Payne told TMI that the exhibition it was canceled due to the onset of the
April 10-13. will be much smaller-scale than in the coronavirus pandemic.
The Association broke the news past, but still offer show opportunities for In 2021, the Summit of the Americas
during its “Progress, and Where We Go interested companies, both in private suites or was a digital event, staged in partnership
From Here?” webinar on Oct. 7. in limited booth space throughout the venue. with The Moodie Davitt Report and FILTR.
“Our goal is to make this an The Association is also planning to QINGWA, as a result of COVID-19 travel
inclusive, cost effective and user-friendly host social times every evening, offering a restrictions.
experience,” said IAADFS President and central place for attendees to gather in one We will release more information as it
CEO Michael Payne. The format of the place before dinner. becomes available.

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