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The International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) is an international trade association of approximately 450 company members that was originally founded in 1966. The association is very active in the duty free market and is also the organizer of the Duty Free Show of the Americas, which is our annual tradeshow held in Florida. Please use the links above to find more information about the association's history, activities, and the Duty Free Show of the Americas. Feel free to share your comments or suggestions about the site by sending us an email. We hope you will not hesitate to contact our office if we can be of assistance.
Thank you for attending the Duty Free Show of the Americas!
IAADFS would like to thank the many sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees who supported the 2012 Duty Free Show of the Americas held March 11-14, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. We have received very positive feedback about the show, and if you attended the 2012 show, we would appreciate your taking a few minutes to complete our 2012 attendee survey. We look forward to seeing you again April 7-11, 2013, for the 2013 Duty Free Show of the Americas. To view some of the top news stories from the 2012 show, please visit our dedicated event site.
Important notice about Expo Guide / Fair Guide
It has come to our attention that members have been receiving solicitations from Expo Guide (headquartered in Mexico) and Fair Guide (headquartered in Slovakia). These solicitations ask the member to confirm basic information about their company for an online listing and includes a signature line that binds the member company to a multi-year paid listing at a significant cost. Please note that Expo Guide and Fair Guide are in no way affiliated with IAADFS, the Duty Free Show of the Americas, our annual Exhibitor and Membership Guide, or our annual Show Diary, nor have we given any endorsement of their online listing service. Furthermore, the use of our association name and show name has been made without our authorization. We urge our members to be cautious when receiving such solicitations and we encourage members to contact our office when receiving these types of solicitations from unfamiliar sources, especially if the solicitation mentions any type of paid listing that is allegedly associated with our annual show. In the future if you have any questions about whether a company’s products or services are authorized or endorsed by IAADFS we ask that you contact our office for consultation before responding to any solicitation.
Notice about GHM Travel:
We have recently become aware of a company called GHM Travel who has been contacting our members calling on behalf of IAADFS and requesting that our attendees book their rooms at the Orlando World Center Marriott through them. We did not authorize their use of our name nor did we request that they contact participants of the Duty Free Show of the Americas. We always urge caution with solicitations. In the booking agreement from GHM Travel, the cancellation policy is more restrictive than our own and they will not refund you for your payment. Please contact our office should you receive any notice such as this one.
