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ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East, travel retails study

2026-02-05
Press Release

Airport travel retail witnesses a fundamental shift as younger travelers emerge as the new big spenders

The Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade group representing over 600 airports across 44 countries and territories, today released its Travel Retail Study in the Post-Pandemic Era, revealing a fundamental shift in airport retail dynamics. The study points out that younger travelers are now driving spend, while passenger behaviour, rather than sheer traffic volumes, has become the defining factor of airport travel retail performance.

Position paper with key considerations on COVID-testing and passenger health identification contributes to discussion on testing and health identification and represents the view of the airport industry.

17 Feb 2021
ACI Updates

Position Paper on COVID-19 Testing and Health Identification Available Now

Position paper with key considerations contributes to discussion on testing and health identification and represents the view of the airport industry.

Advocacy Facilitation Health

ACI Asia-Pacific encourages states in the region to promote a positive safety culture

MEMBERS ONLY

05 Jan 2021
ACI Updates

Safety Culture Given a Boost at ICAO Regional Group

ACI Asia-Pacific encourages states in the region to promote a positive safety culture

Advocacy Safety

08 Dec 2020
Press Release

Worsening Year-End Forecast Reaffirms Need for Harmonised Testing Protocols and Travel Corridors

ACI Asia-Pacific today reiterated calls for globally consistent and harmonised testing protocols following the release of year-end figures showing higher than forecasted losses for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East airport sector.

Economics Traffic Advocacy

24 Aug 2020
Press Release

ACI Asia-Pacific: Replace Quarantine Requirements to Ensure Airport Sector Survival

ACI Asia-Pacific is urging governments to replace quarantine requirements with testing and contact tracing protocols to ensure the sector’s survival amid a worsening situation for airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Advocacy Health

17 Jun 2020
Press Release

ICAO, IATA, ACI Asia-Pacific Urge Governments in the Middle East to Implement Global Guidance for the Safe Restart of Aviation

ACI Asia-Pacific and IATA are joining ICAO MID in urging the governments in the Middle East  to rapidly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity to ensure the safe and harmonized restart of aviation in the region.

ACI Leadership Advocacy Health

05 May 2020
Press Release

Governments Urged to Step up Support as Economic Impact Update Shows US$36.4 Billion Revenue Wipe Out for Asia-Pacific and Middle East Airports

ACI World’s updated economic impact assessment forecasts a year-end revenue loss of -59% for Asia-Pacific airports and -53% for Middle East airports.

Economics Advocacy

27 Mar 2020
Press Release

Swift Relief Measures Needed to Safeguard Airport Jobs and Connectivity

ACI Asia-Pacific is urging governments across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region to swiftly implement relief measures to safeguard airport employment and connectivity.

Economics Advocacy Health HR and Training

18 Mar 2020
Press Release

ACI World Urges Global Temporary Suspension of Airport Slot Requirements

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to unfold, ACI World has called for the alleviation of airport slot usage requirements.

Economics Advocacy

23 Jan 2020
Press Release

ACI Asia-Pacific Calls to Maintain Status Quo of Liquor and Tobacco Allowance in India

ACI Asia-Pacific is calling on the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India to maintain the status quo of the existing per passenger duty-free liquor allowance of two litres and one carton of cigarettes.

Advocacy Economics Commercial and Retail