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ETRC calls for an end to ‘restrictive approach’ to travel
The European Travel Retail Confederation (
ETRC) has called on governments to take a coordinated approach to ensuring travel is safely resumed in time for the summer.
European Commission’s proposal for a
Digital Green Passport. The passport would allow travellers to prove they have been vaccinated or received a negative test result, but they must be deployed quickly and in a co-ordinated manner.
ETRC President Nigel Keal said: “Despite protocols in place to allow for safe travel, many European countries have taken a very restrictive approach when it comes to non-essential travel. We hope that the Digital Green Certificate will be part of a broader strategy for a coordinated restart of travel in Europe to provide much-needed certainty for our industry and our travellers ahead of the Summer period”.
Friday, 22 January 2021 11:12
TFWA plans to host the World Exhibition & Conference on 23-30 September, but changes are expected to the content and format.
Tax Free World Association (TFWA) President Jaya Singh has pointed to a different flagship World Exhibition and Conference in Cannes this year, which as reported is scheduled to take place on 26-30 September.
In an address on day two of the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)
Annual Business Forum, the recently elected TFWA President said the associationâs members and partners realise how important the event is to DF&TR after Cannes was cancelled last year.
“We all hope it will take place at a time when international travel is up and running again. There will be changes both to content and format and we will share details on these in due course, but we are confident that the event will be the opportunity for which we are all desperate to gather as a global industry once again.
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:33
Last year’s ETRC Annual Business Forum took place in Amsterdam. In 2021, the event turns to a virtual format. Pictured is ETRC President Nigel Keal.
European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) President Nigel Keal has warned industry stakeholders that regulatory challenges facing the likes of tobacco, confectionery and alcohol have not been sidelined by legislators due to the health crisis.
In an opening address at the ETRC Annual Business Forum today (20 January), Keal called for greater collaboration within industry circles to address pressing threats to the future of the DF&TR sector.
“Duty free and travel retail has faced a considerable number of regulatory and political challenges. Covid has not made these threats disappear; quite the contrary, and ETRC will continue defending the channel against threats relating to product categories and the shop environment.