This week, the great and good of the global travel retail industry will flock to Singapore’s spectacular Marina Bay Sands Hotel for the annual TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference. While the setting might be dazzling, the mood among attendees is likely to be downbeat.Several headwinds are buffeting the region as the slow recovery of Chinese international travel, widespread economic uncertainty and supply chain problems take their toll.Granted, international air traffic is picking up across Asia, but market challenges remain. Take the Chinese island province of Hainan, for instance.
All global travel retail eyes are on Asia as Hainan stumbles and India rises – Comment
While the setting for this week’s TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference might be dazzling, the mood among attendees is likely to be downbeat.

Joe has been a business journalist for over 20 years, specialising in the drinks, aviation and Global Travel Retail sectors; Duty-Free News International, IWSR Magazine, Drinks International and Whisky Magazine, among others.


