Changi Airport scoops Business Traveller honours – 23/09/08
Published: 23/09/08
Source: ©The Moodie Report
By Melody Ng
SINGAPORE. Business travellers from Europe and Asia Pacific consider Singapore Changi Airport the best airport for duty free shopping - and the best airport in the world - according to the results of two recent surveys.
This week Business Traveller (UK/Europe) magazine named Changi Airport ‘Best Airport Duty Free in the World’ for the seventh consecutive year. At the awards ceremony held in London, Changi also picked up the ‘Best Airport in the World’ award, a title it has held for 21 consecutive years since 1988.
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"We are not resting on our laurels and are continuously working on enhancing Changi’s shopping and dining experience for our travellers" |
Lim Kim Choon
Director-General and CEO
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore |
At an earlier awards ceremony held last week in Hong Kong by
Business Traveller (Asia Pacific) magazine, Changi Airport was similarly named the ‘Best Airport for Duty Free Shopping’ for the 11th year running and the ‘Best Airport in the World’ for the 17th consecutive time.
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Director-General and Chief Executive Officer Lim Kim Choon attributed the achievements to his colleagues, the airport’s retail partners and all airport staff.
“They have done an excellent job in introducing innovative and fresh retail offerings at Changi Airport’s 230 retail and 110 food & beverage outlets,” he stated.
“Maintaining Changi Airport’s appeal to international shoppers, especially sophisticated business travellers with immaculate tastes and demand for quality purchases, is a constant challenge. We are not resting on our laurels and are continuously working on enhancing Changi’s shopping and dining experience for our travellers,” he added.
One such example is the current 66-day ‘Terminal 3 Celebration’ shopping promotion to celebrate T3’s official opening. Customers who spend at the airport from 25 July to 28 September stand to win attractive prizes such as air tickets on Singapore Airlines A380 suites to Tokyo, London and Sydney; an Audi A5 3.2FSI Quattro Coupé or a luxury cruise vacation on Queen Victoria.
On a larger scale, CAAS is currently
upgrading Changi Airport’s 27-year old Terminal 1 at an estimated cost of S$500 million (US$354 million) to improve passenger flow and enhance the passenger experience.
This year, Changi Airport has won 17 awards so far. Besides these four new awards, other awards garnered in recent months include the ‘Best International Airport (Asia)’ by
Travel Weekly, ‘Asia’s Leading Airport’ by World Travel Awards, ‘Best International Airport’ by OAG Worldwide, and ‘Best Airport for Cargo’ by Frost & Sullivan.
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