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Retail Asia02/07/2018

Expanding its wings even further, AirAsia marked another milestone by celebrating its new international inaugural flights from Hanoi in Vietnam and Phuket in Thailand, into its Penang hub at the Penang International Airport (PIA) here today. Its three-hour flight from Hanoi touched down at PIA at 12.50pm, carrying passengers up to 80 per cent load, […]

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Retail Asia14/05/2018

AirAsia is flying directly to two popular Asean destinations from Penang – bringing the popular Malaysian state closer to Hanoi in Vietnam and Phuket in Thailand. Starting from July 1, flights to Hanoi will operate four times weekly while flights to Phuket will operate daily. AirAsia Malaysia commercial head Spencer Lee said Penang is a great tourism hub due […]

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Retail Asia10/05/2018

BDO Bangkok has released a follow up to a clever print campaign to encourage Thais to travel on AirAsia during the week, rather than over the weekend when Thailand’s tourist destinations are busier. To illustrate this, the campaign uses scenes from ordinary life to look like calendars – emphasising that the weekdays are less hectic.

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Retail Asia17/10/2017

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Celia Lao, CEO of AirAsia Hong Kong & Macao, said Phuket is among the top destinations for Macanese and Chinese travellers, making Thai AirAsia’s introduction of a direct flight between Phuket and Macao a wonderful opportunity for tourism. AirAsia currently operates six flights from Macao with routes including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya (U-tapao), Kuala Lumpur, […]

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Retail Asia20/07/2017

Mr. Suripong Tantiyanon (left), Visa Country Manager, Thailand signed MOU with Mr. Karn Prachumpan (right), Co-Founder and Board of Committee, Phuket City Development Co., Ltd (PKCD) as the official partner of Phuket Smart City to develop payment solutions for both residents and tourists on the island-province. Phuket City Development was founded by local businesses in […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2017

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It is not just the South Korean duty free and travel retail market that is suffering from a dearth of Chinese travellers – Thailand has also seen falling traffic according to travel retail analyst, research and category expert, Counter Intelligence Retail, but for very different reasons. Metrics from CiR’s traffic modelling and forecasting tool, Business […]

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Retail Asia30/05/2017

By focusing on the “King of Fruits”, the durian, the company says it hopes to encourage fruit consumption on an international level. Together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Commerce Ministry and Central Pattana, Central Food Retail is organising the “Thailand Amazing Durian & Fruit Fest”. More than 300 Thai fruits and fruit-based processed […]

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Retail Asia19/01/2017

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says a new record was broken at the end of December when it received its 32-millionth visitor. The red carpet was laid out to welcome the fortunate arrival as part of ’Thailand’s Luckiest Visitor’ campaign which was originally started in 2015 to recognise and reward every millionth visitor to […]

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Retail Asia29/12/2016

After securing dominance in its home market, China’s Alibaba Group Holding is racing to conquer the still nascent e-commerce market in Southeast Asia. Although the size of the market in Southeast Asia pales in comparison with China’s, it is expected to grow 32 percent on average each year through 2025, according to one industry executive. […]

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Retail Asia07/12/2016

Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said, “This has been an amazing year for tourism in amazing Thailand as shown by the huge numbers of visitors. We have reached 30 million and the high season has only just kicked off. We know that more people will be coming to enjoy […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2016

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The Shilla Duty Free conducted a soft opening of its new downtown store in Phuket, Thailand at the weekend, which has allowed it to take the next step in its ‘diverse global expansion strategy’, it says. As reported, the store was slated to open originally in August, but the South Korean TR operator was actually […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2016

SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has consolidated its position in the Thai market with a number of new contract wins. At Phuket International Airport, SSP has been awarded a four-year contract to operate eight concepts in the new international Terminal 2. Valued at approximately 1.5 billion […]

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Retail Asia17/11/2016

The new boutique was officially opened last Saturday ^ featuring Furla’s Autumn and Winter 2016 Collection. The outlet is well lit and easily browsed with aisle room for customers to browse the wall-mounted leathergoods collections, as light boxes reinforce the brand’s product presentation and lifestyle. Gerry Munday, Furla’s Global Travel Retail Director said: “We thank […]

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Retail Asia28/04/2016

Ikea’s first pick-up and order point in China is currently being built in Wenzhou and is expected to officially open at the beginning of this summer. Ikea PUP store is a new model established by the company in 2015. With an area of about 1,800 square meters, the Ikea Wenzhou PUP store will display about […]

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Retail Asia09/03/2016

Hotel Shilla has described Phuket as an eventual “crown jewel” of Thai travel-retail after confirming it is to open its first overseas downtown duty-free shop on the island with a local partner in the second half of the year. While the exact size of the store in Tambon Kathu, Amphoe is unknown, the store will consist of traditional […]

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Retail Asia19/12/2015

Thai duty-free monopoly King Power mixes international brands with local products in its new downtown Phuket store opened this month. The new store’s design was inspired by the nearby Andaman Sea and uses dimensional depth and lighting to mirror the ocean. King Power Phuket stocks perfumes, cosmetics, and skincare from leading brands such as Bobbi […]

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Retail Asia19/12/2015

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Phuket Airport’s new international terminal is set to double its passenger capacity when it opens next May, according to airport director Monrudee Gettuphan. Construction of the terminal is more than 80 percent complete. It will undergo initial systems checks this month ahead of its soft opening on Feb. 14 and is on target to be […]

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Retail Asia17/12/2015

Budget travelers can now hop on a cheap flight to Europe as low-cost German carrier Eurowings launches flights to Bangkok and Phuket this week. Its first flight from Cologne to Phuket leaves on Friday, while its first flight from Cologne to Suvarnabhumi departs next Monday. Flights from Bangkok to Cologne or Bonn will take off […]

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Retail Asia27/09/2015

Low-cost carrier Nok Air hopes to better tap into the potential of Phuket’s large foreign market over the next high season, an executive told the Phuket Gazette recently. Pinyot Pibulsongkram, a Nok Air Vice President, told ‘Up in the Air’ that Nok currently has five daily flights between Bangkok and Phuket, with six flights on […]

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Retail Asia26/01/2015

Hooters of America has signed an extensive development agreement to open 30 new Hooters QSR restaurant locations throughout Southeast Asia over the next six years. After introducing the concept to Thailand with the opening of Hooters Phuket, international franchisee Destination Resorts has set sights on Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and […]

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