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  • Spring City 66 in Kunming, China Opens

    Spring City 66 in Kunming, China Opens

    Spring City 66, Hang Lung Properties’ first entry into Southwest China has opened in Kunming.

    Now the single largest commercial complex in Kunming, the city’s latest landmark is the ninth Mainland China project developed by the group, following projects in Shanghai, Shenyang, Jinan, Wuxi, Tianjin and Dalian. The 432,000sqm commercial complex comprises a 160,000sqm shopping mall as well as serviced apartments and a 66-level Grade A office tower.

    “Situated at the heart of Kunming, Spring City 66 is seamlessly connected to two Metro lines, with its exceptional modern architecture infused with elements drawn from nature,” said Hang Lung’s CEO Weber Lo.

    “Upholding our customer-centric principle, we are introducing nearly 300 top international and local retail, dining, lifestyle, and entertainment brands, of which one third are making their debuts in the city. With the provision of a confluence of unique experiences, excellent customer service quality and the deployment of advanced technology to help us better understand customers’ needs, we strive to bring the one-of-a-kind Hang Lung branded experience to our customers.”

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  • AirAsia increases flights to Kunming, China

    AirAsia increases flights to Kunming, China

    Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia will be increasing flight frequencies from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, Thailand to Kunming, the capital and largest city in Yunnan Province, Southwest China.

    Daily direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kunming will be increased to 14 times weekly starting December 19, while the daily direct flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Kunming will also be increased to 14 times weekly commencing January 16, 2018.

    To celebrate the occasion, AirAsia is offering all-in-fares as low as RM179 ($43.8) from Kuala Lumpur to Kunming. Bookings are available from now to December 17 on the airline’s website and mobile app, for immediate travel until June 30, 2018.

    AirAsia first launched Kuala Lumpur-Kunming daily direct flight on December 10, 2012, operating daily. Shortly after a year, the airline also launched Bangkok-Kunming daily direct flight. Coming to its fifth years of operations to Kunming, the airline has carried close to 1 million passengers to and from Kunming Changshui International Airport, achieving itself as the largest foreign low-cost carrier in Kunming in terms of capacity.

    Spencer Lee, AirAsia Berhad head of commercial, said: “Five years ago, we launched our first route to Kunming with the aim to enable more people to fly. Since then we have revolutionised the air travel in Kunming and realised many individuals’ dreams to travel. Due to the rapid growth of China’s civil aviation, we are seeing more travel demands from the Chinese. Adding flight frequency is one of our commitment to grow China market and we hope more people can easily access to air travel with our low fares. They can also leverage on our Fly-Thru options to travel to more Asean countries and Asia Pacific. With more flights available, this will boost the tourist arrival in both cities, at the same time contributing to the development of China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ policy in increasing connectivity.”

    “China remains as one of our key markets. In this year itself, we have launched two new routes from Malaysia to China: Langkawi-Shenzhen, Kuching-Shenzhen. We are also looking at operating more new routes to China from our other hubs in Malaysia such as Langkawi, Kuching and Johor.”

    Known as the ‘Spring City’, Kunming is a city with a pleasant climate all year round. The magnificent set of limestone formations in Shilin (Stone Forest) is listed as one of the Unesco’s World Heritage. The enchanting Jiu Xiang Cave, colourful Dongchuan Red Land as well as diverse ethnic culture are among the well-known attractions in Kunming. With its unique geographic location, the Yunnan Province is a radiation hub for Southeast Asia in the “One Belt, One Road” policy. Its economic, trade and tourism in the province are also well connected with the countries in Southeast Asia.

    AirAsia currently operates 14 times weekly flights one way into Kunming Changshui International Airport. Beside flights from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, AirAsia has recently launched daily direct flight from Phuket to Kunming which will commence on February 1, 2018.

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  • China Duty Free Group confirms Kunming arrivals award

    China Duty Free Group confirms Kunming arrivals award

    China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has confirmed to DFNIonline it has been awarded the 489sq m Kunming airport arrivals duty-free contract. The airport handled 37.7 million passengers in 2015, an increase of  16.8% on 2014.

    The award follows China National Service Corporation for Personnel Working Abroad’s (CNSC) recent capture of the five-year Chongqing airport arrivals contract spanning 572 sq m.

    Speaking in the Cannes issue of DFNI last year, CDFG chairman Peng Hui said: “In recent years, the Chinese have undoubtedly been the main force for luxury spend. Maintaining high-end consumption at home is a key part of the government’s strategy. The opportunities in inbound shops are in response to this national strategy.”

    News of the government’s plan to open arrivals duty-free shops in Chinese airports and seaports to boost the domestic economy was first revealed in 2015. The motive was to encourage domestic consumption and deter Chinese consumers was purchasing duty-free products overseas. Duty-free arrivals shops are already operational at Beijing Capital and Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao International airports. But in February 2016 the government announced it will be extended to 13 other airports and six border port locations as previous reported.

    The full list of those Chinese airports comprise: Guangzhou Baiyun, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Changdu Shuangliu, Nanjing Lukou, Shenzhen Bao’an, Kunming Changshui, Chongqing Jiangbei, Tianjin Binhai, Dalian Zhoushuizi, Shenyang Taoxian, Xi’an Xianyang, Urumqi Diwopu and Qingdao Liuting International airports. Four border ports are located in Shenzhen (Futian, Huanggang, Shatoujiao and Wenjindu) with the others located in Zhalou (Zhuhai) and Heihe (Heilongjiang).

    The situation further developed last November with the announcement CDFG, CNSC, Shenzhen Duty Free and Zhuhai Duty Free had been named as qualified bidders for the licenses.

    All contract awards are expected to be awarded by March or April, according to CNSC deputy general manager Duty Free Department Jacky Yan, who told DFNIonline during a visit to Beijing last year: “All winners should be revealed by March or April after the airports have registered results through the Ministry of Finance.”