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Thursday, 1 April 2021 0:58 A hosted buyers programme and TFWA 365 online platform are new resources designed to assist the industry’s recovery and success, be it through virtual or live trade events. Tax Free World Association (TFWA) plans to offer a rebate to World Exhibition & Conference exhibitors this year – should the Cannes event take place – subject to the association exceeding forecast revenue expectations. It is unclear at this stage how the rebate, understood to be paid after the event, would be administered or any conditions attached to it. TFWA’s Board shared th...

Aude pictured at the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee before the Covid-19 crisis. Brown-Forman possesses globally recognisable brands such as Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve and Benriach. In a wide-ranging interview, Aude Bourdier, VP Managing Director at Brown-Forman Global Travel Retail, talks to TRBusiness about the road to recovery; succeeding Marshall Farrer in the travel retail hotseat; the continued rise in appeal for American whiskies; and the significance of Jack Daniel’s ‘Make it Count’ campaign. How would you characterise 2020 and the effects...

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 12:03 Charles Chen, President, China Duty Free Group delivered an insightful presentation at last month’s TFWA China Reborn online event. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) looks set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) on matters relating to this year’s ‘Hainan Special Edition’ event which will take place in Sanya, Hainan Island from 10-13 May 2021. TRBusiness understands that discussions are continuing between both parties, but an agreement has yet to be struck. Should the partnership be finalised, CDFG will co...

DFNI Supplier Survey: Aude Bourdier Brown-Forman VP Managing Director, GTR December 21, 2020 Comments Off on DFNI Supplier Survey: Aude Bourdier Brown-Forman VP Managing Director, GTR “In my view, Asia seems better positioned to make a quicker rebound followed by intra-continent travel in Europe and North and South America,” says Bourdier As part of the  DFNI Database & Insights 2020-21 publication which launched earlier this week, we undertook an extensive, in-depth supplier survey to canvass opinions from some of the biggest names across liquor, tobacco, confectionery, beauty and lux...

TFWA Hainan a ‘Special Edition’ for a “transition year” for the industry December 18, 2020 Comments Off on TFWA Hainan a ‘Special Edition’ for a “transition year” for the industry “Hainan as a big duty-free destination has been a breath of fresh air for all of us,” says Aude Bourdier The new Board for the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) revealed further preliminary details of its upcoming event in Hainan during a press conference earlier this week. The event, now called the ‘TFWA Asia Pacific Hainan Special Edition’ will be hosted in Sanya from 10-13 May 2021 and w...