Celebrating its third consecutive year, the MEADFA Awards continue to recognize and honor innovative, dynamic, and world-class travel retail specialists in the Middle East & Africa Region. The 2024 edition promises to highlight exceptional achievements and transformative efforts within the industry.

The Middle East and Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) has announced that the 2024 MEADFA Conference will be held at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE from the 17th to the 19th November next.

The Middle East and Africa Duty-Free Association (MEADFA) held its 23rd Annual General Meeting in Dubai on April 2, 2024, stressing on industry resilience and commitment. Attended by nearly 70% of its members, the meeting served as a platform to present the Association's achievements and future endeavors.

The 2023 MEADFA Conference, hosted by Avolta, took place in Accra, Ghana this week and welcomed a total of 313 attendees, including 83 from Africa – which the Association described as an excellent number for the first MEADFA Conference to be held in West Africa. Moderated by Dermot Davitt, President of The Moodie Davitt Report, and Michele Miranda, Conference Manager at TFWA, the event opened with a welcome address from MEADFA President Sherif Toulan and Minister Information of Ghana, Kojo Oppong Nkmurah.

With a strong number of delegates already pre-registered for the 2023 MEADFA Conference in Accra, Ghana, further details have been revealed on this year’s speakers and key topics. Managed by TFWA, the event will take place from the 19th to the 21st of November at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City and will mark the first time this annual event has been hosted in West Africa.