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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,…
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 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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
