NEWS ROUND-UP Mumbai DF launches new Visa campaign


Mumbai Duty Free has launched a new ‘Visa Season of Joy’ campaign to help satisfy customers purchasing with Visa cards. The new campaign follows the launch


of the ‘Mumbai Duty Free is now Free’ marketing initiative last year. Travellers spending more than $80 on


visa cards are entitled to a free $10 gift- card that can be redeemed until 31 May.


One customer will also a receive an INR80 ($1.24) gift-card. Winners will receive Amazon and Mumbai Duty Free gift cards throughout the 40-day campaign. Mumbai Duty Free Managing Director


Manishi Sanwal told TRBusiness: “The Visa campaign runs over and above the existing ‘Citibank Cash back offer’. With Citibank offering up to 15% cash-back and Visa giving gift-cards, a customer using a Citibank Visa card is in for a great deal of savings and delight in shopping at Mumbai Duty Free. The double-fold benefit might make a customer purchase at Mumbai Duty Free absolutely free.” Meanwhile, Mumbai Duty Free is to


launch the next phase of the ‘Mumbai Duty Free is now Free’ concept this month. Currently, customers spending over a


Belfast City set to


expand retail space George Best Belfast City Airport is to increase retail space by 30% and expand the World Duty Free and WHSmith offerings as part of a £15m ($21m) infrastructure investment. This will include a major upgrade of the departure lounge, incorporating the airport’s retail and food and beverage offering. WDF is contracted to run duty free at the


airport until 2019. The investment, announced at a


breakfast briefing for key stakeholders on 6 February, also includes an upgrade of the airport’s central security area and hold baggage screening facilities. Work will take place in the current


terminal building and is due for completion in October. Belfast City Airport Chief Executive


Brian Ambrose said: “The upgrading of our departure lounge and retail offering will provide greater choice and significantly enhance the experience for our core business and leisure passengers as they travel through the airport.”


certain amount in store receive a surprise envelope comprising discount vouchers, redeemable coupons and complimentary experiences from partner brands. These can be used for making purchases in India.


The items will add up to or even eclipse


the purchase value, meaning the customer is effectively making their duty-free purchase for free. Sanwal added: “There will be newer partnerships and bigger savings. Aimed at delivering best value, the exclusive brand offerings will continue to delight Mumbai Duty Free customers.”


Seattle Airport tenders ‘still under evaluation’ “I will keep you advised on an expected


The Port of Seattle’s latest Lease Group 4 tranche of retail & F&B leases remain under evaluation following an invitation to bid deadline of 5 October 2017. Five retail and seven F&B concessions


were put out to tender in July last year, including lifestyle/adventurewear, jewellery accessories, news & convenience and casual dining options across a total of 21 units with bidder requirements later amended to cover concepts from ‘an authentic, well-recognised brand’ or a ‘new or existing concept’. In a note, Jim Schone, Director, Aviation


Commercial Management, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport said: “I am writing to advise you that the evaluation process for the proposals submitted in response to the opportunities in the Airport Dining and Retail (ADR) Lease Group 4 is still not finished yet.


completion date.” As noted at the time bids were issued,


proposers will be awarded one request for proposal (RFP) retail package or up to two Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) retail packages. Apart from some exceptions, the majority


of the stores are scheduled to open in either March or December 2019.


Source: Seattle Airport/ Don Wilson.


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