Meet Your Frontier Awards 2026 Winners!

Airport Retailer of the Year

  • Qatar Duty Free - Qatar Duty Free


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Beauty Product of the Year

Winner:

  • The Sunscreen SPF 50 - Augustinus Bader


Highly commended:

  • Bon Voyage Discovery Box - easyJet exclusive 2025 - OTM Beauty


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Best Airport for Retail

  • Changi Airport Group (Singapore) 


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Best New Duty-Free Shop Opening

  • Calais Eurotunnel - Le Marché Duty Free


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Best Speciality Concept – Hybrid & F&B

  • Lancôme Café de la Rose - Qatar Duty Free


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Best Speciality Concept - Retail

  • LEGO DXB: Building the Future of Experiential Travel Retail - Lagardere Travel Retail UAE


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Border, Downtown, or Port Retailer of the Year

  • Hong Kong Duty Free - Avolta


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Brand Activation of the Year

Winner:

  • Bombay Sapphire 'Step Into The Blue' E1 campaign Miami International Airport - Bacardi

Highly commended:

  • Toblerone Pink Crush: Reimagining the Full Passenger Journey - Mondelēz World Travel Retail

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Cruise or Ferry Line Retailer of the Year

  • The Benchmark: How Harding Is Redefining Onboard Retail - Harding+


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Emerging Brand or Small Supplier of the Year (Product)

Winner:

  • CVH Spirits Ltd - CVH Spirits Ltd


Highly commended:

  • Premium Teatime Treats & Gourmet Gifting - Cartwright & Butler

Food & Confectionery Product Of The Year

Winners:

  • Toblerone Crunchy Popcorn: unlocking the hyper-exclusive potential - Mondelēz World Travel Retail
  • Toblerone Pink Crush: Elevating confectionery to collectible art - Mondelēz World Travel Retail

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Future of Retail Award

Winner:

  • Avolta Next-Generation QR code platform - Avolta


Highly commended:

  • L'Oréal Tax Free World Association 2026 - L’Oreal Travel Retail Asia Pacific


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Inflight & Omnichannel Retailer of the Year

  • Scalable Omnichannel Execution - 3Sixty Duty Free

Influential Woman in Travel Retail Award

  • Kate Herzig - Executive Vice President, Duty Free North America and Canada - Avolta (invoice to Dufry International AG)



Jewellery & Watches, Fashion & Accessories Product Of The Year

Winner:

  • DPT Antwerp - Ocean Cruise Exclusive Diamond Jewellery Collection - DPT Antwerp - Diamanti Per Tutti


Highly commended:

  • Joseph Ribkoff - The Moto Jacket - Joseph Ribkoff


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People & Planet Award: Diversity & Inclusion Champion

Winner:

  • The Travel Retail Talent Pathway - ABM Experience Solutions


Highly commended:

  • Building a High-Performing, Diverse and Engaged Workforce - Lagardere Travel Retail UAE


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People & Planet Award: Sustainability

  • Too Good To Go sustainability initiative - Heathrow


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Retail Activation of the Year

Winner:

  • Redefine your Beauty activation - Heathrow

Highly commended:

  • Charlotte Tilbury - Qatar Duty Free


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Spirits Product Of The Year

Winners:

  • Absolut Tabasco - Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail

Highly commended:

  • BRUICHLADDICH BLACK ART SAPERO - REMY COINTREAU


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Supplier of the Year

  • Mondelēz World Travel Retail - Mondelēz World Travel Retail


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Team of the Year

  • DDF Human Resources Team - Dubai Duty Free


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Travel Retail Exclusive Packaging of the Year

Winner:

  • Clarins Explorer’s Collection - Clarins Global Travel Retail

Highly commended:

  • KitKat Tin Car - Formula 1 Edition - Nestlé International Travel Retail


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