Duty Free and Travel Retail Industry - Statistics & Facts

Duty free and travel retail is a global industry which specializes in selling products to international travelers. Duty free store sales are tax-free and exempt from excise duties, on the condition that goods are only sold to travelers who will transport them out of the country. The bulk of this industry’s revenues comes from airports, however, duty free and travel retail is also available at border shops, onboard cruises and ferries in international waters, and onboard aircrafts during international flights. In some areas, such as non-EU Europe, Australasia, the Middle East and Latin America, travelers have the option of purchasing duty free goods upon arrival. This trend has become a fundamental source of income for airports. Moreover, duty free and travel retail generates necessary revenues for the travel, tourism, aviation and maritime industries.

In 2015, global duty free and travel retail sales amounted to approximately 62 billion dollars and were expected to reach 85 billion dollars by 2020. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for the majority of travel retail sales in 2015, followed by Europe and the Americas. South Korea, China and the United States topped the list of the leading 25 countries in duty free and travel retail shopping worldwide in 2014.

Dufry was the leading travel retailer worldwide in 2015. That year, the company had access to the largest global duty free and travel retail market. Fragrances and cosmetics were the most popular category in travel retail in 2015, followed by wines and spirits, and fashion and accessories. In 2014, cigarettes were the best-selling single product category.

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Projected global duty free/travel retail sales

125bn USD

DFS' turnover

4bn EUR
Overview
Projected global duty free/travel retail sales 125bn USD Global duty free/travel retail cigarette sales 6.78bn USD Global market share of women's fragrances in duty free/travel retail shopping 9.1% Global duty free/travel sales 63.6bn USD Global sales from airport travel retail stores 36.2bn USD Global travel retail sales from wines and spirits 10.2bn USD Value of wine and spirits travel retail sales worldwide 3.94bn USD

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DFS' turnover 4bn EUR Lagardère Travel Retail's turnover 3.66bn EUR Dubai Duty Free's turnover 1.76bn EUR King Power International Group's turnover 2bn EUR
Leading travel retailer Dufry
Dufry's market share in global airport retail 24% Number of North American Dufry shops 996 Dufry's sales share from the duty-free sector 62% Dufry's sales share from perfumes and cosmetics 32%

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Projected global duty free/travel retail sales 125bn USD Global duty free/travel retail cigarette sales 6.78bn USD Global market share of women's fragrances in duty free/travel retail shopping 9.1% Global duty free/travel sales 63.6bn USD Global sales from airport travel retail stores 36.2bn USD Global travel retail sales from wines and spirits 10.2bn USD Value of wine and spirits travel retail sales worldwide 3.94bn USD

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DFS' turnover 4bn EUR Lagardère Travel Retail's turnover 3.66bn EUR Dubai Duty Free's turnover 1.76bn EUR King Power International Group's turnover 2bn EUR
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Dufry's market share in global airport retail 24% Number of North American Dufry shops 996 Dufry's sales share from the duty-free sector 62% Dufry's sales share from perfumes and cosmetics 32%

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