Asia Pacific News

(22-Sep-2006) The retailer gains eight more years at one of the region's most valuable duty-free locations

(20-Sep-2006) Arriving passengers are driving spend at Malaysian retailer Eraman's outlets at the new Kuala Lumpur International airport low-cost carrier terminal

(20-Sep-2006) Representatives of the local travel and travel-retail trades are unphased by last night's military coup in Thailand

(19-Sep-2006) Auckland airport plans to request proposals for foreign exchange and financial services by the end of the year

(18-Sep-2006) Suppliers and supporters from around the world joined over 350 Alpha Orient Lanka staff this weekend to celebrate the achievements of some of the company employees at the Alpha Asia Heroes event in Colombo

(15-Sep-2006) CAMBODIA. Dufry Group is forecasting that its operations at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap-Angkor International airports will continue the growth recorded over the past two years, as the number of international passengers to Cambodia continues to rise. International arrivals at both airports have increased by over 20% in each of the past two years, and Dufry Eurasia CEO René Riedi told DFNI that sales had been "more or less" in line with the trend.

(15-Sep-2006) HONG KONG/CHINA. Nuance–Watson (HK) has revealed further evidence of its attempts to break into the mainland Chinese airport retail market, with aggressive marketing at Chinese airports and plans to open a representative office in China

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(15-Sep-2006) INDIA. The festival of Onam, celebrated in the southern Indian state of Kerala in August and early September, has resulted in a 29% year-on-year increase in passenger traffic at Cochin International airport during the corresponding period

(15-Sep-2006) NEW ZEALAND. Auckland International airport has advised US-bound passengers travelling on Air New Zealand flights that they can buy any duty-free products in airport stores before boarding