TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference for the duty free & travel retail industry closed this afternoon in Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center, Singapore after a very successful week.
The four-day trade event, held from 11th to 15th May, once again broke records for exhibition space, exhibitors and visitor numbers, an outstanding performance which reflects the dynamism of the duty free & travel retail industry in the Asia Pacific region.
A total of 2,683 visitors, up 9.4% from last year, visited the show, from 1,022 companies (+1.8%). Of this total, 982 were duty free & travel retail operators and landlords (key buyers), up +8.7% on 2013, from 255 companies (+6.2%).
On the exhibition floors was a wide range of international and local brands from 261 exhibiting companies on 256 stands, compared with 253 last year, of which 61 were new or returning. In total they covered 8,400 square metres of exhibition space on two floors, up +4% on last year.
“The feedback we have received during this week has been very positive,” said Erik Juul-Mortensen, President TFWA, speaking at the closing press conference. “The first year with a new hall is always challenging but now people have seen it and proved that it works, we are confident that the number of stands will grow on the new floor and that we will see more new and interesting exhibitors there next year.”
A total of 330 meetings (+10%) were facilitated by ONE2ONE between various delegates and the 36 airports and 26 airlines present at the show. This in addition to meetings on exhibitors’ stands with airports and airlines. Juul-Mortensen said the service was “going from strength to strength” as more and more people used it to establish new contacts in the region and to have so many airports and airlines present at a regional duty free & travel retail event is a real added-value element of the show.
The opening plenary of the Conference on Monday 12th, which this year took the theme 'Asia: Shaping the World’, was attended by 872 people (+22%).
The keynote speakers were Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Waloni, Commercial & Business Development Director, Angkasa Pura Airports, author and strategist Parag Khanna, Jaya Singh, President APTRA, and Erik Juul-Mortensen, President TFWA.
Four regional focus workshops took place during the day on East Asia, Australia & New Zealand, South East Asia, and India & South Asia. The overall attendance at the conference and workshops was up +21% at 1,185.
The closing plenary on ‘Asia 2020’ attracted 337 delegates and explored the shopping behaviour of tomorrow’s Asian travellers. The speakers were Jorge Rodriguez, Director of Brand Alliance and Shubhodeep Pal, Vice President of Simpliflying.
A convivial and relaxed social programme aided the networking process: 63 players competed in the annual Golf Tournament on Sentosa;. 710 people attended the delightful Welcoming Cocktail in Raffles, 511 enjoyed the splendid views from Marina Bay Sands Skypark at the Chill-Out Party and 517 attended the sophisticated Singapore Swing Party at the historic Alkaff Mansion. All these were record attendances.
Forthcoming events organised by TFWA include:
TFWA World Exhibition & Conference - 26-31 October 2014 Palais des Festivals, Cannes - 30th Anniversary
MEADFA Conference – 24-25 November 2014 Jumeirah Creekside Dubai
TFWA China’s Century Conference – 10-12 March 2015 Jing An Shangri-La Hotel, Shanghai - 2nd edition
TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference10-14 May 2015 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore d –: 20th edition
A video review of TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference 2014 will go live at the end of May at www.tfwa.com.
Details of all TFWA events can be found at www.tfwa.com.
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