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  • Gelatissimo opens stores in Thailand, Singapore, Hawaii

    Gelatissimo opens stores in Thailand, Singapore, Hawaii

    Australian gelato chain Gelatissimo has opened five new stores – including in Thailand and Singapore – taking its international store network to 70.

    One store has opened in Sunny Laguna in Phuket, Thailand, another in Hawaii’s Royal Hawaiian Center at Waikiki and a third at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore. In Australia, the company opened stores in Rhodes, NSW, and Highpoint, Victoria.

    The overseas stores will feature unique, locally inspired flavours such as the Phuket exclusive, Mango Sticky Rice and the Hawaiian Pina Colada along with its core flavours served globally.

    Gelatissimo CEO, Braeden Lord, said the refreshed brand and store experience creates a “destination for locals” to make memories.

    “We are so proud to be achieving all our expansion plans both in Australia and overseas and this year has plenty more openings and new launches in the pipeline,” he said.

    All new locations will feature Gelatissimo’s contemporary new store design which combines gelato’s Italian heritage and the brand’s Aussie roots.

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  • UNIQLO hits Hawaii with Ala Moana Center store

    UNIQLO hits Hawaii with Ala Moana Center store

    Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo will open a 2500sqft pop-up store at Ala Moana Center on June 1, ahead of the grand opening of its first Hawaii store at the same mall.

    With the concept “A Little Pop From Tokyo”, the pop-up will feature 200 men’s, women’s and children’s t-shirts depicting Tokyo pop culture.

    In March, the company announced it would occupy a retail space of about 17,300sqm across two levels at the centre, the country’s largest outdoor shopping mall.

    Uniqlo has more than 1900 stores in 19 markets worldwide including Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

  • Aloha! AirAsia X now flying to Hawaii

    Aloha! AirAsia X now flying to Hawaii

    AirAsia X, Malaysia’s award-winning long-haul, low-cost carrier, has launched its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hawaii via Osaka, Japan.

    The departure lounge at KLIA2 where passengers boarded flight D7 001 was abuzz with excitement.

    Gracing the launch at KLIA2 was AirAsia X chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz who adorned passengers with floral garlands.

    After the approximately six-hour flight to Osaka, the celebration continued with Rafidah and AirAsia X CEO Benyamin Ismail present at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Kansai Airport.

    In Honolulu, State of Hawaii Chief of Staff Mike McCartney, Malaysian ambassador to the United States Tan Sri Dr Zulhasnan Rafique, and Hawaiian Tourism Authority (HTA) president and CEO George D. Szigeti also attended a press conference.

    AirAsia X Group CEO Datuk Kamarudin Meranun said when he founded AirAsia with partner Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, they dreamed of democratising air travel for everyone so flying would no longer be a luxury only a few could enjoy.

    “The landmark route to Hawaii is a bold new chapter in that quest to help more people travel farther for less. But this is just the beginning, and soon our guests will be able to enjoy flights to even more destinations in the US as we continue to grow our international footprint,” he said.

    HTA’s Szigeti said they were deeply honoured AirAsia X had chosen Honolulu as its initial destination to expand its service in the United States.

    “We appreciate how this route strengthens our ties with the people and culture of Malaysia.

    “AirAsia X customers in Kuala Lumpur and Osaka will enjoy the convenience of this direct service and how it connects them with the welcoming spirit of the Hawaiian culture, the spectacular natural beauty of our islands, and the diversity of Asia-Pacific influences that enriches the experience of being in Hawaii.”

    Last week, AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline for the ninth consecutive year, while AirAsia X won the World’s Best Low Cost Airline Premium Cabin and Premium Seat awards for the fifth year in a row at the Skytrax World Airline Awards held at the Paris Air Show.

    AirAsia X flies from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu via Osaka four times a week.

    To celebrate the inaugural flight, AirAsia X is offering a one-way fare from RM899 for a standard seat or RM2,999 for the award-winning Premium flatbed, from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu. The promotional fares are available on airasia.com now through July 2, for travel between Oct 1 and Aug 28, 2018.

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  • Cebu Pacific looking into Hawaii, Melbourne flights

    Cebu Pacific looking into Hawaii, Melbourne flights

    Cebu Pacific may offer additional flights to Australia and the United States as part of efforts to expand its international network, its chief executive officer said.

    The Gokongwei-led carrier earlier said it expects its long-haul business to post a profit, driven by new flight services and increased frequencies in its existing international routes.

    “We are still considering… looking at Hawaii and Melbourne,” Cebu Air, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Lance Y. Gokongwei told reporters at the sidelines of a recent event when asked for the low-cost airline’s next planned long-haul route after its maiden Guam flight last March.

    Mr. Gokongwei, however, noted that there are “no firm dates” yet for the said flights.

    Cebu Air currently operates across 36 local and 30 international destinations with a fleet of 58 aircraft. It operates from six hubs: Manila, Cebu, Clark, Kalibo, Iloilo, and Davao.

    Asked whether Cebu Pacific would also consider mounting flights to Europe, Mr. Gokongwei: “I think we would consider it, but right now, we don’t have any immediate plans at this point but it’s something we should be considering as we get additional long-haul aircraft into the system.”

    “Frankly, I don’t see it happening from a Cebu Pacific perspective for 2 or 3 years,” he added.

    Mr. Gokongwei said Cebu Pacific expects to ferry 19 million passengers this year, a record passenger volume, driven by the airline’s low-cost long-haul services and increased frequencies in key domestic markets from 18.4 million passengers in 2015 and also up from the 16.9 million passengers flown in 2014.

    As of the nine months ended September, Cebu Pacific said passenger traffic was up 6% to 14.48 million, as capacity inched up by 0.4%.

    Cebu Air, operator of budget airline Cebu Pacific Air, saw its profit double in the first nine months of the year to P7.1 billion from P3.56 billion a year ago, led by strong passenger volume, higher ticket prices and lower fuel costs during the period, it told the stock exchange in its quarterly report.

    Demand remained strong during the nine-month period as Cebu Air reported its total revenue hit P46.69 billion, up 10.5%. Passenger revenue rose 10.1% to P35.36 billion while ancillary revenue — from non-ticket revenues such as baggage fees and onboard meals — was up 14.9% to P8.79 billion.

    Shares in Cebu Air closed at P97.80 apiece on Friday down P3.90 or 3.83% from its previous finish of P101.70.

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  • Japanese restaurant operator AP heads to Hawaii

    Japanese restaurant operator AP heads to Hawaii

    Japanese restaurant operator AP Co is heading to Hawaii, planning to open its first outlets in January.

    AP owns more than 200 restaurants in Japan, Singapore and California and plans to take its  Tsukada Nojo and Sushi Maru brands to Waikiki, in the heart of Honolulu’s tourist area.

    The two eateries are an izakaya-style concept, serving small dishes and liquor, and a sushi restaurant, respectively.

    AP entered the restaurant business to create an outlet for produce from its farms and fisheries.

    “They are pursuing the same concept here by working with local farmers now in preparation for their opening next year,” a real estate source told Pacific Business News in an interview.

    The company is listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.

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  • L&L Hawaiian Barbecue opens in Manila

    L&L Hawaiian Barbecue opens in Manila

    L&L Hawaiian Barbecue has opened its first store in the Philippines, with a second one planned by November.

    The ‘plate lunch’ QSR brand made its debut quietly last month in a shopping mall at Edsa which will be followed by a second outlet in SM Megamall in Manila.

    “I think that the people there really enjoy our taste in food,” L&L Hawaiian Barbecue VP and COO Bryan Andaya told Pacific Business News. “Here, in the US, our third biggest demographic is Filipinos.”

    L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, also known as L&L or as L&L Drive-Inn in Hawaii, is a franchised restaurant chain based in Honolulu, Hawaii, centered on the traditional Hawaiian ‘plate lunch’.

    The concept expanded onto the US mainland in 1999 and there are now more than 200 locations across the US, Tokyo and Auckland, New Zealand.

    The brand has been credited with popularising the plate lunch in Hawaii, primarily through its drive-throughs.

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