5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (276+ words) CHINA. Hainan offshore duty-free sales climbed by +4.1% year-on-year to reach CNY3.82 billion (US$569 million) during the peak summer holiday months of July and August. That’s according to newly released data from Haikou Customs. Some 690,000 shoppers purchased a total of 3.809 million items,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (630+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) celebrated the opening of its 2,087sq m Xiamen downtown duty-free store on 5 September. Jointly developed by the retailer and Xiangye Group, a Xiamen-based state-owned enterprise, the store is located on the first floor of Zhonghua…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (315+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has captured the departures duty-free concession at Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal. The store is currently in a soft opening phase with an official inauguration planned for 12 September. Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (574+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) today unveiled a breakthrough upgrade to its Shanghai Pudong International Airport operation with the official opening of China’s first airport-based Apple Premium Partner duty-free store. The opening marks the offline debut of Apple’s 2026 new…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (475+ words) MOROCCO. The Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) has unveiled the programme for its upcoming conference, taking place from 15-17 November at the Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr in Morocco. Held in Morocco for the first time,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) JORDAN. Airport International Group, the operator of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, is inviting expressions of interest from leading regional and international operators to become long-term commercial partners at Jordan’s main gateway to the world through 2039. The company…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (802+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) is celebrating the 12th anniversary of cdf Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex on 1 September with a major campaign under the theme ‘As One, As Always’. The anniversary celebration combines a range of activities with immersive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1329+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) and Hainan Airlines have joined forces on a cross-industry campaign to bring exclusive whiskies and signature cocktails onboard, marking the first major duty-free retailer-airline collaboration since Hainan’s full customs closure. The initiative, jointly organised…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (345+ words) CHINA. Cartier has opened a relocated boutique at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in partnership with China Duty Free Group (CDFG). The redesigned store, which opened today (19 August), is located at the heart of the domestic departures hall in Terminal 3. A…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (449+ words) UAE. Falic Group, owners of Duty Free Americas (DFA), has struck an agreement to acquire 100% of DFS Group’s luxury travel retail business at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of…...