Transport

Reports

Economic impact of duty free and travel retail in Europe

A 2016 report commissioned by the Duty Free World Council on the impact of duty free and travel retail in Europe. The report finds that in 2016 the duty free and travel retail industry was contributing around 6.5bn EUR to the European economy, and supporting over 100,000 direct jobs.

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Economic impact of duty free and travel retail in the Americas

A 2018 report by the Duty Free World Council and Tax Free World Association examining the economic impact of duty free and travel retail for the Americas. The report finds In 2016, US$12.9 billion was spent on duty free and travel retail in the Americas. with nearly US$1.9 billion in the U.S. and Canada and US$4.8 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean, most of which was generated within airport terminals.

Reports

Study: The economic consequences of duty free abolition – a case study for the Netherlands

A 1998 study examining the potential impact of the abolition of duty free in the EU on the Netherlands.

News Policy & regulatory perspectives Reports

Duty free shops sell the world’s favourite and best known brands – from high luxury to everyday treats

Duty free and travel retail (often referred to collectively as DFTR) are unique retailing channels, not least because they operate exclusively in an international trading environment.

Policy & regulatory perspectives Reports

Why Illicit Trade is bad for everyone

Illicit trade is broadly defined as any exchange of goods or services that a national or international law maker deems to be illegal. The term encompasses counterfeiting, piracy and intellectual property theft, and plagues industries across the world. 

Industry perspective Reports

ACI airport report: – economic impacts of non-aeronautical activities

Statistics released by Airports Council International (ACI World), culled from data from airports in all parts of the world in 2016, offer an intriguing insight into the relative values of different segments of non-aeronautical revenue generation.

Industry perspective News Policy & regulatory perspectives Reports

DFWC and ACI World call for measures critical to airport industry recovery

ACI’s Policy Brief – Path to the airport industry recovery – Restoring a sustainable economic equilibrium draws attention to the crucial role duty free and travel retail plays in the success and growth of airports around the world, with up to 44% of airport revenues coming from non-aeronautical sources, and retail concessions contributing 30% of this figure.

Industry perspective News Policy & regulatory perspectives Reports

Introducing Arrivals Duty & Tax Free in the European Union

This document explores the role Arrivals Duty and Tax Free can play in providing new sources of employment and commercial revenue to the European airports industry, as recommended by the Aviation Round Table Report on the Recovery of European Aviation1, a cross industry strategic blueprint for the sustainable recovery of European aviation.

Industry perspective News

Economic Benefits from Air Transport in the UK

This study, commissioned by leading players from the aviation and tourism sectors and published at the Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the trade body for UK airports, on 10 November, shows that all three elements of the sector made a significant contribution to the UK economy.