Beirut Duty Free zones in on arrival stores Aer Rianta/Beirut Duty Free is focusing on its arrival stores with a view to driving incremental performance and an improved quality travel retail experience at the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport UPDATED 5 September 2007
IDF awarded Boss concession International Duty Free Trading & Agencies (IDF) was awarded an eight-year concession by Civil Aviation for TB2 Cairo International Airport to operate the first ever prestigious Hugo Boss store in Egyptian airports UPDATED 5 September 2007
Souvenir gold coin at Dubai Duty Free Dubai’s first souvenir gold coin ‘Visions of Dubai’ will be available starting September at Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin, managing director of Dubai Duty Free told Gulf-Africa Duty Free UPDATED 5 September 2007
‘Tournament of the Year’ award for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships The ATP Tour, the official body for men’s professional tennis, has again named the Dubai Duty Free Men’s Open 2006 as the ‘Tournament of the Year’ at the recent International Series Tournament meetings in London UPDATED 5 September 2007
Virgin Atlantic’s return route to Novo‘s POS technology Virgin Atlantic has implemented Novo Ivc’s software for its onboard duty free sales through South African concessionaire Tourvest Duty Free (TDF) UPDATED 5 September 2007
Dubai may drop Auckland Airport bid The proposed NZ$2.6 billion (US$1.8 billion) takeover bid for Auckland International Airport could be dropped by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise UPDATED 5 September 2007
India must increase its aircraft fleet to 1000 says study India must create world-class infrastructure facilities for both national and international tourists and increase its fleet size to about 1,000 in the next decade from the 250 current aircrafts, leading industry experts said UPDATED 5 September 2007
New UAE carrier to take off in October A privately owned airline company, Kang Pacific Airline, will start flying out of Fujairah, making it the fifth airline based in the UAE UPDATED 5 September 2007 Malaysia projects high tourism earning in 2007 Malaysia is aiming to attract 20 million visitors and US$12 billion in tourism earning in 2007, according to Emirates Today UPDATED 5 September 2007
Nabucco Company: Raymond Weil Description: This chronograph is the first model by the Geneva watchmaker to come with an imposing 46mm case. It is water-resistant to a depth of 200m and incorporates a high-tech material: carbon fibre
JIL SANDER MAN Company: Coty Prestige Description: An aromatic woody creation by Thierry Wasser in cooperation with Annick Menardo. The fragrance expresses contemporary masculinity that draws its essence from timeless elegance
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