Cruise and Ferries
Summit of the Americas workshop to explore cruise retail trends
The workshop is part of the Summit of the Americas conference programme to be held in April in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The conference will feature a panel session titled ‘The Americas – Change and Promise’, which will focus on the evolving duty free and travel retail market in the region.
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