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Registration opens for TFWA Asia Pacific 2017

Delegates are now able to register for the upcoming Tax Free World Association (TFWA) Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, set to take place at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore from 7-11 May 2017.

The annual travel retail and duty free event attracted 2,900 visitors in 2016, up 12% year-on-year. One-third of those were described as “key” buyers. 360 meetings were organised by the ONE2ONE ‘matchmaking’ service.

More than 275 exhibitors have signed up for this year’s exhibition, of which 42 are new or returning after a short absence, including Whyte & Mackay.

Spirits brands exhibiting at the 2016 edition included Bacardi Global Travel Retail, La Martiniquaise Bardinet, Beam-Suntory, Brown-Forman, Diageo, Distell, Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits, Patrón Spirits International and Pernod Ricard Asia Travel Retail.

“While business slowed in all other areas of the world in the first nine months of 2016, Asia Pacific was the only region to show growth, gaining a substantial 10% and tipping the global market back into the positive, according to preliminary figures from Generation Research,” said TFWA president, Erik Juul-Mortensen.

“This region therefore remains a market that must be a top priority for our business. Attending this event will provide delegates with the essential insight to help them thrive here.”

Delegate registration remains open until 6 April 2017.

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