The total number of exhibitors this year at TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition will be 252 compared with a final figure of 236 stands at the 2012 event and 212 in 2011.
The number of industry delegates who have registered to attend TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition in the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center, Singapore from Sunday 12th to Thursday 16th May exceeds the number at the same stage last year by 5%. The final number last year was 2,164.
“TFWA is very optimistic that TFWA Asia Pacific 2013 will be a record-breaking event,” commented Erik Juul-Mortensen, President TFWA. “Already our pre-registered visitors exceed the total last year by a comfortable margin and waiting to greet them will be a record number of exhibitors representing a large proportion of the most high-profile luxury brands in the world. This annual event has grown from strength to strength which reflects, and indeed anticipates, the extraordinary growth of duty free and travel retail in Asia.”
The total number of exhibitors this year will be 252 compared with a final figure of 236 stands at the 2012 event and 212 in 2011. Fragrances & cosmetics head the breakdown at 23.7% followed by wine & spirits at 17.3%, fashion & accessories at 16.9%, jewellery at 14.5% and confectionery at 13.3%. Gifts & electronics and tobacco both now account for 6.8% and TFWA is delighted to also have 0.8% press companies exhibiting at the event.
As well as the information available at tfwa.com, including the online Exhibition Guide and the TFWA Product Showcase, the official TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibitions smartphone app, which gives delegates access to stand details, exhibition layout, conference speakers and other useful facts, is now ready to download from the Apple and Blackberry app stores.
In addition, in the exhibition hall interactive screens will help visitors to navigate around the exhibition and there will be free wi-fi for all.
TFWA is grateful to the exhibiting companies which are sponsoring the Conference and Workshops on Monday 13th May: Diamond sponsor Qatar Duty Free, Platinum sponsor Changi Airport Singapore, coffee breaks by Ferrero and Perfetti van Melle, portfolio from Oilily, and hostess outfits from Lacoste
Diageo joins the sponsors of the TFWA AP Bar which include Avalon Group – Protege-International, Bache-Gabrielsen, Bardinet, Brown Forman, Casa Vinicola Zonin, Constellation Brands Canada – Inniskillin Ice Wine, Dupuy Cognac, Distilleria Bottega – Alexander It, Gerard Bertrand, International Beverage, La Martiniquaise, Lateltin Ag, Macduff International, Miguel Torres and Tequilera Corralejo.
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