Press Releases & Ad Hoc Announcements

08/03/2022 Ad hoc

Dufry with strong recovery reporting Organic Growth of 53.2% and Adjusted Operating Profit of CHF 374.9 million

Dufry’s full-year 2021 performance was characterized by a re-bound of travel, predominantly in the Western hemisphere. Turnover reached CHF 3,915.4 million, an Organic Growth of plus 53.2% as compared to the same period 2020, providing strong confidence in the overall recovery trend. Most notably, Dufry reported solid Equity Free Cash Flow of CHF -33.4 million for full-year 2021, representing a 73.4% conversion rate on incremental turnover 2020 to 2021. 

21/02/2022 Ad hoc

Dufry appoints Xavier Rossinyol as Chief Executive Officer as of June 1, 2022

Julian Diaz, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Dufry AG (Dufry), will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer on May 31, 2022 and will not stand for reelection as a member of the Board of Directors at the 2022 AGM. Xavier Rossinyol has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of Dufry effective June 1, 2022. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Xavier will join as designated CEO and member of the Global Executive Committee on March 1, 2022. 

16/02/2022

Dufry extends its duty-free and duty-paid concession at Helsinki Airport for a further five years

Leading global travel retailer Dufry has successfully extended its contract to operate the duty-free and duty-paid stores at Helsinki Airport in Finland for a further five years following its successful partnership with Finavia for the past nine years. 

11/02/2022

Invitation to Dufry’s Full Year Results 2021 on March 8, 2022

10/02/2022

Dufry wins the tender of the duty-free and duty-paid concessions at Recife Airport in Brazil for eight years

Leading global travel retailer Dufry, wins the tender of the duty-free and duty-paid concessions for eight years at Recife International Airport in Brazil, where it has been operating for more than 26 years. The airport, which is managed by Aena, welcomes almost 9 million passengers each year and operates domestic and international flights 24 hours a day, thus playing an important role in supporting the economy of the city and the entire Northeast Region of Brazil.

27/01/2022

Dufry defines SBTi based emission reduction targets to reach climate neutrality of its own operations by 2025

Dufry, leading global travel retailer, has developed SBTi-based (Science Based Targets initiative) emission reduction targets to reduce its overall carbon emission footprint going forward. The reduction strategy covering Scope 1 and 2 emissions of its own operations follows SBTi’s 1.5°C pathway and aims at achieving climate neutrality by 2025. Additionally, Dufry will reduce Scope 3 emissions following SBTi´s well below the 2°C pathway through tight collaboration and engagement with brand partners and logistics service providers.

11/01/2022

Dufry extends for ten years its duty-free concession at La Romana International Airport and Seaport in the Dominican Republic.

Dufry, leading global travel retailer, has successfully extended for another 10 years its duty-free concession at La Romana Int. Airport & Seaport (AILR & CPLR) in the Dominican Republic, where it has been operating for more than 14 years. La Romana welcomes more than 700,000 passengers on both airport and seaport and caters for upscale private jets and golf players.

28/10/2021 Ad hoc

Dufry reports acceleration on turnover and strong positive cash flow in Q3 2021

Dufry’s third quarter 2021 was characterized by a re-bound of travel, predominantly in the Western hemisphere, with turnover at 55.6% of 2019 levels and reaching CHF 1,349.5 million for Q3 2021. Turnover for the nine-month period 2021 stood at CHF 2,536.8 million, plus 23.6% organic growth as compared to the same period 2020. The Group reported a strong positive Q3 Equity Free Cash Flow generation, and further upgraded the 2021 scenarios provided to the market.

14/10/2021

Invitation to Dufry’s Third Quarter 2021 Trading Update

30/09/2021

Dufry extends its Cambodia duty-free concession with three airports for five and a half years.

Dufry, leading global travel retailer, has successfully extended for five and a half years its duty-free concession at Cambodia’s three international airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, which in 2019 welcomed 11.6 million international travelers. The extended concession contract starts in October 2021 and covers departure and arrival duty-free shops at the Phnom Penh and Siem Reap hubs as well as the departure shop at the Sihanoukville airport with a total sales area of 2,680 m², which Dufry has operated ever since 2003.

24/09/2021 Ad hoc

Dufry expects positive impact from a new Spanish law, linking concession fees to passenger numbers

19/08/2021

Dufry renews its contract with Cardiff Airport for 12 years

Dufry has successfully extended its contract to operate the tax and duty free store at Cardiff Airport in Wales for a further 12 years, following a successful partnership for the past 20 years. Cardiff Airport is the only major passenger Airport in Wales, and is an important driver for the Welsh economy through the connectivity it offers to other parts of the UK and internationally. In 2019 Cardiff Airport welcomed 1.6 million passengers.