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Duty-free status for Pangkor Island set to boost state tourism industry

The newly-announced duty-free status for Pangkor Island effective next year will certainly be a boost to the tourism sector in the state.

State Tourism, Arts and Culture committee chairman Tan Kar Hing said the island would be a tourist attraction for visitors to stay and spend.

“We have seen how the tourism industry has changed in Tioman Island and Langkawi Island after both were accorded duty-free status.

“The state government is very grateful with this good news announced today but we need to get more thorough details from the Finance Ministry,” he said when contacted today.

Tan added that there were different views on what items would be exempted from tax because there were some parties who did not want cigarettes and liquor to be included in tax exempted products.

He also hoped that the duty-free status would enable more air traffic at the Pangkor airport.

“Foreign tourists will usually land at Sultan Azlan Shah airport in Ipoh. As such, it is wise to have a new route from Ipoh to Pangkor directly. At this moment, tourists from Ipoh need to drive about two hours to reach the island,” he said.

Source: New Straits Time

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AENA: publicada Asistencia Técnica para preparación bases de licitación del concurso de tiendas duty free en aeropuertos

Aena, operador de los aeropuertos españoles, ha convocado una Asistencia Técnica para la preparación, elaboración y seguimiento del pliego de licitación de la actividad de tiendas libres de impuestos en los aeropuertos españoles.

El plazo del actual contrato finaliza el día 20 de octubre de 2020 y los aeropuertos se presentan en tres lotes.

El importe de la Asistencia Técnica es de 650.000 euros y el plazo de presentación de ofertas iniciales vence el día 19 de noviembre a las 13,00 horas.

La primera fase de la Asistencia Técnica contempla un detallado estudio de benchmarking.

El número de expediente es DSC-508/2018.

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Incheon to get on-arrival duty-free store in May

The Incheon International Airport Corporation is planning to open Korea’s first on-arrival duty-free store in May next year. The airport operator announced on Sunday that it has commissioned a study to look into how it can optimize the duty-free service, which will be concluded by the end of the year.

The study will focus on deciding the location and size of the shops in order to maximize customer experience by reducing congestion.

Additionally, the research will consider the possibility of setting the rent for the duty-free shops based on revenue instead of unilaterally applying a fixed rate.

In order to ease the burden on interior costs, Incheon airport will be responsible for basic interior constructions, while duty-free operators will only have to provide the finishing touches.

This is because only SMEs will be allowed to bid for the slots.

The Incheon airport said it will start taking bids for the duty-free shops in February and finalize candidates by April. It added that it will have a larger ratio of Korean companies controlling the arrival duty-free shops compared to departure stores. However, as the government earlier announced, the arrival duty-free shops will not sell cigarettes or products that are controlled by customs quarantine regulations such as fruit and meat products.

The airport said it will work with the government to finalize plans to return some of the profits that it makes from renting the spaces to duty-free operators in March.

Incheon airport Terminals 1 and 2 have units available for duty-free shops targeting customers arriving in Seoul. On the first floor of Terminal 1 there are two 190 square-meter (2,045 square feet) areas. On the first floor of Terminal 2 there is a 326 square-meter space. Currently these areas are not in use.

The Ministry of Finance and Economy in late September announced plans to open the country’s first duty-free store available to returning travelers in May next year. The ministry was responding to an order from President Moon Jae-in to review the possibility of an on-arrival duty-free shop during a meeting he had with Blue House senior officials and secretaries in August.

The purpose was to make travel less inconvenient for Korean tourists who were purchasing goods while departing Incheon and carrying them throughout their trip.

Source: Retail News Asia

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After Mactan-Cebu Airport Makeover, Gov’t Eyes Davao and Kalibo Hubs Next for Major Upgrade

Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy’s Chelsea Logistics Corporation (CLC) received the original proponent status from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to develop, maintain and operate the Davao International Airport, the agency announced on October 23, Tuesday.

CLC’s Php49-billion unsolicited proposal was submitted to the DOTr on May 2018. In its initial proposal submitted in March, the company estimates Davao International Airport’s traffic to reach approximately eight million to 15 million passengers by 2050. In 2017, the airport accommodated a total of 4.2 million domestic and international passengers according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

The DOTr said CLC also proposed to incorporate innovative systems in the development of the airport, such as the installation of a data-collecting operator and other passenger-friendly technology to enhance passenger experience and deliver efficient operations. The project’s concession period is for 30 years.

“Being Mindanao’s premier gateway, the Davao International Airport is targeted to be able to accommodate up to 30 hourly aircraft movements with the construction of a new full parallel taxiway providing improved airfield safety and efficiency,” the company said in a press release in March.

Source: Entrepreneur Philippines