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Special Issue
TFWA
World Exhibition
October 2022
INSIDE INSIDER

on optimizing concessions
North American airport modernizations place focus

Harper Dennis Hobbes Executive
Director Simon Black and Senior
Managing Director Nadine Heubel
target North America

With U.S. airports like New
The famed Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International Airport, site of one of the most ambitious development plans in the
boutique in the Caribbean
concessions program that is a benchmark in North American airports. See story on page 26.
York’s LaGuardia and Newark
United States. TMI speaks with Concessions Planning International, which is advising DEN as it creates and implements a
Liberty Airport undergoing
massive modernizations, and
Gray, of Concessions Planning
recovery in Latin America.
air traffic predictions growing
International, about its work with
stronger, this issue of Travel
Denver International Airport.
Another sign of renewed
Markets Insider looks at how
CPI is helping DEN create a
business confidence in the travel
airport concessions can better
concessions program designed to
retail channel is the swell of new
come.” TMI also speaks with Susan fragrance launches, complete Rouge Duty Free opens the first Creed
serve the traveling public – and
be a “benchmark for decades to
airport. Although travel retail still Point of Sale. We are delighted Fantasy Fragrances, LLC rolls out the
provide more income to the
with exciting HPPs at the
in the Americas
new Frida Kahlo-inspired fragrance
TMI speaks with Simon
faces many challenges, Duty
to cover several of the new
products here.
Black, Executive Director of
Free Americas, for one, appears
Europe’s leading travel retail and
to have come through the worst
As part of our broad-based
of the crisis in relatively strong
airport concessions consultancy,
spirits coverage, TMI also takes
Harper Dennis Hobbs, about
an in-depth look at the future of
condition. DFA CEO Jerome Falic
his plans for expansion into the
credits the company’s spread of
gin consumption in the Americas
North America market. HDH’s
travel retail channel, prepared
geographic locations and variety
success. specially for us by spirits expert
of operating models for the
recent hire of former Heinemann
Joe Bates.
Americas CEO Nadine Heubel
TMI also focuses on more
shows how serious they are about
We hope you all enjoy all
region. Caribbean, including the debut and look forward to seeing you Joe Bates reports on the gin
new store openings in the
ramping up their operations in the
this and more, Inside Insider,
business in the Americas travel
retail market.
of the first Creed boutique in the
in Cannes at the TFWA World
Exhibition & Conference.
Lois Pasternak Plus Products-People-Places
islands, and analyzes the fledging
Editor/Publisher
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The most comprehensive coverage on the
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