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novelty: about 8 out of 10 buyers buy
products / brands never bought before.
Brand remains a key element in the
decision-making process: it is among
the top drivers to purchase, it influences
the planning level and travelers perceive
its reputation as very important. On the
other hand, DF shoppers are also open to
discover new brands.
A greater share of DF shoppers in
LATAM airports notice touch points
compared to global average. Given their
strong engagement within the retail
environment, they are more likely to be
exposed to information inside the DF shop,
and online.

Online pre-ordering
Special promotions exclusively
offered online motivate half of users to
pre-order online. Other relevant influencing
factors, in LATAM particularly, relate
to the ease of browsing the website and
variety of products / brands.

Sustainability
Around 6 out of 10 travelers think it
is important to find products with reduced
packaging, eco-friendly ingredients or
eco-friendly production processes when
shopping in Duty Free stores in LATAM
airports.

Brazil names a new Minister of Ports and Airports
as government tries to build back Galeão traffic numbers

Brazilian President Luis Inacio “Lula” Bolsonaro government, and does not seem capacity is in excess of 35 million.
Da Silva has appointed Silvio Costa Filho to be as big a fan of privatization. Galeão operator RIOGaleão,
(Republicans-PE) as the new Minster of The first challenge facing Costa Filho controlled by Singapore’s Changi Airport
Ports and Airports. Costa Filho succeeds will be to determine the strategy for the Group, announced its intention to return
Marcio France, who will take charge of the two Rio de Janeiro airports, which under its concession last year, due to falling
newly created Ministry of Small and Micro Bolsonaro were to be privatized. passenger numbers; the current contract
Enterprises. Instead, Lula appears to be working is valid until 2039. However, the new
Lula’s move to appoint a center to rebuild traffic at underused Galeão panorama could mean a substantial increase
right politician to this post seems to be International Airport. Earlier this year, the in passenger throughput and the airport
part of his overall strategy to create and Brazilian government advised they would concession may become more profitable.
strengthen a support base to get a series of restrict traffic movements at the Santos Airport industry observers are also
diverse projects approved in the Brazilian Dumont domestic airport to 10 million commenting on a possible new role for
Parliament. pax per year, in a bid to divert traffic to the Infraero, which has lost power as Brazil’s
Costa Filho said in his acceptance larger Galeão. airport privatization program accelerated.
speech: “We will conduct a dialogue with The previous administration’s plans Local analysts say that Infraero is looking
all workers, the national productive sector, to tender Santos Dumont have also been to expand outside of Brazil, and may bid
state governors and mayors, throughout put on hold and the concession holder at on an airport tender announced earlier this
Brazil, so that we can collectively advance Galeão is reconsidering its decision to year by the Government of Angola. As
the country’s economic and social return the airport management concession Angola is another Portuguese-speaking
development agenda.” to Infraero, the state-controlled airport country, this theory could make sense.
Lula has taken a vastly different route controller. Total passenger traffic reached JG
on airport privatization from the previous 5.7 million last year, whereas current

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