The TFWA World Exhibition 2012 heralded the start of its annual event by hosting a cocktail gathering at Palm Beach in Cannes

ATTENDED BY A RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS, THE 28TH EDITION OF THE ANNUAL TAX FREE WORLD ASSOCIATION (TFWA) WORLD EXHIBITION HELD AT CANNES WAS AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS

The TFWA World Exhibition 2012 heralded the start of its annual event by hosting a cocktail gathering at Palm Beach in Cannes. A host of leisure activities such as golf, hiking, wine tasting, a workshop on perfumes and many more were planned for delegates on the day before the event, which served as an ideal networking platform.
    The exhibition and conference began on October 22nd at the Palais des Festivals, also the venue of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The year saw participation by 462 companies, who in turn presented an array of products across categories like fragrances and cosmetics, wine and spirits, fashion, accessories, fine foods and electronics. The event awarded visitors with an exclusive preview to a host of beauty launches set for release in 2013 including those by brands like La Prairie, Clarins, Art Deco, Guerlain, Cartier, Versace, Nina Ricci and Salvatore Ferragamo among others.
    In keeping with the latest technological advances, the venue witnessed the launch of new aids such as navigation touchscreens at exhibition villages, an online product show and various mobile apps. The number of trade visitors exceeded 6,000 rendering the exhibition and conference a grand success.
    Look out for the detailed event coverage in the December issue of
Time ’n Style Beauty.
FACT FILE A total of 462 companies exhibited at the event 70 per cent of the total exhibitors were key duty-free and travel retail operators The number of visitors surpassed 6,000 as opposed to 5,868 last year Visitors were seen from countries like France, UK, Germany, UAE, USA, Korea, Russia, Netherlands, Spain and Italy