{"id":17294,"date":"2026-09-16T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altaviagroustg.wpengine.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=17294"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:48:51","slug":"altavia-travel-retail-at-tfwa-cannes-2026-navigating-the-future-of-duty-free","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/altavia-group.com\/fr\/news\/altavia-travel-retail-at-tfwa-cannes-2026-navigating-the-future-of-duty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Altavia Travel Retail at TFWA Cannes 2026: Navigating the Future of Duty-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block_bdef59c9eb9ba5fd077d686f10544562\" class=\"block-textminor\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n              <div class=\"col-lg-10 col-12\">\n        <div class=\"block-textminor-main\">\n                                      <div class=\"block-textminor-text\">\n                  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global travel retail industry is gathering at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes for the <\/span><b>TFWA World Exhibition &amp; Conference 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Under this year&rsquo;s overarching theme, <\/span><b>\u00ab\u00a0Shaping the World of Travel Retail\u00a0\u00bb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, key players across the duty-free ecosystem are coming together to address shifting consumer habits, economic realities, and technological transformations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Altavia Travel Retail, our international team will be on the ground throughout the week to help brands, airport operators, and retailers turn macro industry trends into high-performing physical and digital retail experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/altavia-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TFWA-LK-Posts-240x300.jpg\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>5 Travel Retail Trends Defining This Year&rsquo;s Agenda<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigating this year&rsquo;s official conference agenda highlights five critical shifts that every travel retail executive should watch:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geopolitics, Mobility &amp; Human Behavior:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shifting global trade, evolving mobility hubs, and fundamental changes in consumer decision-making are redefining how transport hubs operate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Beyond Price-Led Retail:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Traditional duty-free price advantages no longer suffice to convert modern travellers. Future growth relies on building seamless, cross-channel brand loyalty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Real-Time Mobility Signals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leveraging live passenger booking data and flight intelligence helps brands navigate economic uncertainties and target emerging travel hotspots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reinventing Category Engagement &amp; Store Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Core sectors like luxury and fashion require elevated storytelling, regional product curation, and immersive in-store design to reignite growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AI &amp; Connected Commerce:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leading retailers are using AI to unify fragmented shopper data into predicted demand, personalized touchpoints, and agentic commerce across the passenger journey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfwa.com\/programme\/tfwa-world-exhibition-and-conference\/2026\">&gt; <\/a><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfwa.com\/programme\/tfwa-world-exhibition-and-conference\/2026\">Discover the TFWA 2026 edition programme<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Join Altavia Travel Retail for \u00ab\u00a0Coffee on the Croisette\u00a0\u00bb<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keynotes deliver the insights, but real execution is built through conversation. To break away from back-to-back floor meetings, Altavia Travel Retail is hosting an exclusive morning networking session right on the beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Event:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Coffee on the Croisette<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wednesday, September 30, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 7:30 AM \u2013 10:00 AM (Before the exhibition floor opens)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vilebrequin La Plage, La Croisette, Cannes (10mn walk from Le Palais des Festivals)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Format:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Premium breakfast, fresh coffee, and relaxed mid-week trend debriefs with industry peers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/altavia-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TFWA-programme-trends-251x300.jpg\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Meet Our Global Travel Retail Task Force<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translating industry keynotes into effective local execution requires boots on the ground. This year, Altavia Travel Retail is uniting strategic, creative, and market intelligence experts from our key regional offices:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Middle East (Dubai):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hugo Vanderschaegh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Asia-Pacific :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singapore : Jeanne Mouterde and Cloe Faye<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China &amp; Hong Kong : Xavier Van Gaver<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Europe (UK &amp; Italy):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK : Joe Ward, Emily Lewis, Ella Wellington and Andrea Robinett<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italy : Anna Casani<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are preparing a global concession tender, rethinking airport boutique design, or launching high-impact omnichannel activations, our global experts are ready to exchange ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From strategic vision to flawless on-site execution, we support the travel retail ecosystem across every challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>We consult for airports, design concepts for operators and activate brands&rsquo; stories. Altavia Travel Retail, from all perspectives.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/altavia\">&gt; <\/a><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/altavia\">Get in touch with our team on-site<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":17326,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"color_menu":"","footer_color_background":"","featured_image_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[473,472],"news-type-taxonomy":[],"news-topic-taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-17294","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-altavia-travel-retail","tag-tfwa-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Altavia Travel Retail at TFWA Cannes 2026: Navigating the Future of Duty-Free<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet Altavia Travel Retail at TFWA Cannes 2026. 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