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EVENTS
TFWA WORLD
EXHIBITION &
CONFERENCE 2023
A TRULY gLOBAL EVENT
From Monday 2 October to Thursday 4 October, Cannes was These exhibitors came from eight sectors and from as far afield
the capital of the duty free and travel retail world with the TFWA as Uruguay, Jordan and Peru.
World Exhibition and Conference. This year marked a record 1,762 delegates attended the TFWA World Conference on
number in the attendance of buyers and landlords, with 2761 Monday, while 177 delegates followed the Airport Forum
delegates in attendance, an increase of 15% on the 2019 figure. workshop on Tuesday and 125 delegates took part in the Duty
A total of 7385 visitors were hosted by the event, a figure up Free: Trusted, Transparent, Secure workshop on Wednesday.
23% from 6017 in 2022.The figure compares favourably to the
2019 event, of 7531 visitors, which remains the record for visitor
attendance. With a large number of brands housing larger stands Record numbers of buyers and
than in the past, the 2023 exhibition occupied a new record
footprint of 25,212 sq. m., up from 20,751 sq. m. in 2022 and landlords and a significant
23,443 sq.m. in 2019.A total of 450 companies exhibited their increase in visitors
products and goods , including 92 new or returning exhibitors.
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