Avolta has been recognized at the 2026 Frontier Awards, one of the travel industry’s most established award programs, reflecting the company’s continued innovation across the global travel retail industry.
Avolta received the Future of Retail Award for Avolta Next-Generation QR Code Platform, making the company’s second consecutive win in the category following Club Avolta’s success in 2025. Avolta was also named Border, Downtown, or Port Retailer of the Year for Hong Kong Duty Free, while Kate Herzig, Executive Vice President, Duty Free North America and Canada, received the Influential Woman in Travel Retail Award.
Avolta also collaborated with Heathrow’s Redefine Your Beauty campaign, named Retail Activation of the Year.
Nicolas Girotto, Chief Commercial Officer of Avolta, said: “These awards recognize different areas of our business, reflecting our ambition to keep evolving the travel experience through strong retail execution, new capabilities and exceptional people. Congratulations to the teams and partners behind Hong Kong Duty Free, our Next-Generation QR Code Platform and Redefine Your Beauty at Heathrow, whose work made these achievements possible. I would also like to congratulate Kate on this well-deserved recognition of her leadership, her contribution to Avolta and her impact on the wider travel retail industry.”