• March 29, 2024

'Highly successful' show

 'Highly successful' show

The Tax-free World Association (TFWA) says it is celebrating what it describes as ‘another highly successful TFWA World Exhibition & Conference, at which numbers reflected ‘the buoyant mood across the conference and exhibition halls’.
The TFWA World Exhibition & Conference was held at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France, between September 30 and October 5.
In a press note, the TFWA reported that a record 7,015 visitors had attended the event, up three percent on the attendance at the 2017 event.
The visitors had represented 3,088 companies, up two percent on the figure of last year.
‘Strong statistics from the exhibition also bore witness to the healthy position of the duty-free and travel retail industry,’ the press note said.
‘An extension of the Beach Village saw exhibition floor space increase to 22,759 m2, up from 22,607 m2 last year.
‘The number of exhibitors also grew slightly from 514 in 2017 to 516, across 496 stands compared with 490 last year. Of these, 50 exhibitors were new or returning to the event, while 14 official boats were moored in Harbour Village.
‘The opening conference was attended by an impressive 1,676 delegates, up two percent on last year.
‘On Tuesday morning, the Digital Focus Workshop attracted 310 attendees, surpassing the turnout of 237 attendees at last year’s event.
‘The Inflight Focus Workshop, held on Wednesday morning, also had a standout showing, and was attended by 243 delegates compared with 195 last year.’