NEWS ROUND-UP CAG invites T1 speciality bids
Brazil grants visa waiver to boost DF customers
The Brazilian Government’s decision to grant visa-free access to visitors from the US, Australia, Canada and Japan has significant potential to lift duty free spend per head, according to ASUTIL President Gustavo Fagundes (above). Brazil’s tourism board Embratur has
announced exemptions for those tourists for up to a 90-day period from the point of entry, with the ability to extend visitation on the basis it does not exceed 180 days every 12 months. The policy is due to come into force from
17 June. Speaking recently to TRBusiness,
Fagundes says: “The visa exemption is just one example of how pax growth has further potential to continue enlarging. “Just a few days after the announcement,
the search for Brazil as a destination increased +36%. “This can be translated into new potential
customers. But at the same time, we need to be able to better understand their profile to offer products and services related to their needs.” The move is part of a package of measures
introduced by the Bolsonaro administration to stimulate tourism to Brazil. Last year, the country launched an e-visa
platform enabling travellers to apply for visas more efficiently, resulting in a 35% jump in applications in less than 12 months since the policy was introduced. According to the Foreign Ministry,
169,910 visas (business, tourism or transit) were issued to citizens of the four countries in 2017 and this surged to 229,767 in 2018 on the e-visa’s implementation.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has invited retailers to participate in a direct marketing exercise for eight speciality/ brand name shop concessions in the Changi Airport Terminal 1 Departure/ Transit lounge (West and East, Level 2). Interested parties are encouraged to
submit bids for the preferred concessions under two shop layout options. The concepts submitted for the
concessions under both options can be the same or for different brands. Separate proposals for both shop layout
options must be submitted and each proposal will be evaluated separately. All product categories may be offered
except liquor and tobacco and perfumes and cosmetics. Shop Layout Option One
comprises Concession A (around 61.4sq m); Concession B (58.3sq m); Concession C (34.3sq m); Concession D (150sq m); Concession E (123sq m); Concession F (71.5sq m); Concession
G (71.5sq m). Option Two encompasses Concession
A (around 61.4sq m); Concession B (58.3sq m); Concession C (63.3sq m); Concession D (88.4sq m); Concession E (34.3sq m); Concession F (150sq m); and Concession G (120sq m). One option is available for Concession H, spanning around 50sq m.
Lotte sets $200m target in Oceania
Lotte Duty Free has a plan to hit $200m in sales within the Oceania region in its first year of trading stores there – capitalising on Australia’s plus-10% growth in Chinese tourism in the past few years. As such, Lotte Duty Free views
the region as fertile territory for further growth. Visiting Australia in March, Lotte CEO Kap Lee boldly proclaimed its milestone contract [the acquisition of JR/Duty Free’s business in Australia and New Zealand] as ‘the next step in Lotte Duty Free becoming the world’s number one travel retailer and the most influential in the region’. That includes a sizeable plan to scale
up the travel retailer’s online shopping presence in Australia. “The goal of this year in the Oceania
market – business stabilisation – is looking pretty successful so far,” he explains. “We will particularly focus on developing
the e-commerce business henceforth. Lotte Duty Free has acquired JR/Duty Free’s online store too, so technically we are running two online stores now. “E-commerce retail
in Australia
is booming – on the other hand, e-commerce travel retail in this country is not so developed yet,” he continues, asserting that whoever makes the first move in the market will be able to dominate it.”
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