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We aim to protect, promote and facilitate the region’s travel retail channel by providing the means to obtain the most favorable trading environment for the travel related commerce.
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Are your business ready to meet the needs of today’s travelers?
Visa’s latest CEE Travel & Payment Intentions Study1 reveals that travelers from Central and Eastern Europe are eager to travel and explore the world – 40% of them have planned holidays abroad this year, mostly to European destinations. As it turns out, they are...
Thank you for joining us at the CEETRA Travel Retail Forum 2025 in Budapest
We would like to thank all participants, speakers, and partners for joining this year’s CEETRA Travel Retail Forum in Budapest. The discussions confirmed that airports in Central and Eastern Europe are entering a new phase — becoming independent commercial and...
PRESS RELEASE: CEETRA Travel Retail Forum 2025
Budapest, 30 October 2025 This year’s CEETRA Travel Retail Forum in Budapest – opened by Andrzej Miłaszewicz (CEETRA) in the welcome speeches session and framed by the keynote The state of the industry in Europe, with a special focus on Central & Eastern Europe by...
European Travel Retail Market Trends 2025 – report
CEETRA, in collaboration with m1nd-set, has released the European Travel Retail Market Trends 2025 report. The study provides key insights into air traffic developments, shopper profiles, and purchasing behavior across Europe. It highlights the rise of Millennials and...
Travel Retail Forum 2025 – Registration Now Open
The Travel Retail Forum 2025 will take place on 29–30 October in Budapest. The event is a key knowledge-sharing and networking platform for duty free and travel retail leaders across Central and Eastern Europe. The program will address consumer behaviour trends,...
Airport Innovation Roundtable 2025 – Prague Insights
CEETRA pairs up with the Airport Innovation Roundtable 2025 in Prague for this year’s Travel Retail Forum: Key Insights from Prague Thursday, 12th June 2025 (Prague). The Airport Innovation Roundtable 2025, held at Prague Airport on June 12th, brought together...
Lech Walesa Greets Attendees of the CEETRA Travel Retail Forum
Thursday, 7th November 2024 (Gdansk). Nobel Peace Price Laureate and former President of Poland, Lech Walesa, addressed the CEETRA Travel Retail Forum held yesterday in Gdansk. During his speech, he remarked, “Up until this last election, I had a lot of...
CEETRA Travel Retail Forum highlights importance of regional brands and advocacy
CEETRA welcomed a broad cross-section of industry stakeholders from across the region to its Travel Retail Forum in Budapest to discuss the important role of regional brands and the latest advocacy efforts. Read more at DFNI Read more at TR Business Read more at The...
CEETRA Annual General Meeting
CEETRA AGM elects new board, welcomes new members Thursday, 21st February 2024 (Warsaw). The Central and Eastern European Travel Retail Association (CEETRA) has elected a new board of directors at their Annual General Meeting today, and...