AirAsia, Duty Free offer pasalubong discounts for travelers

AirAsia Philippines and Duty-Free Philippines have collaborated in a "Travel, Spend, Save and Win" promo to give guests additional opportunities to bring home the best pasalubong for the holidays and a chance to visit or explore South Korea and Japan for free.

All AirAsia travellers are qualified to receive up to a five percent discount on all purchases made at duty-free stores Fiestamall, Luxe and NAIA T3 starting September 2023.

Additionally, for every $200 spent on duty-free items, passengers flying AirAsia and other airlines will also receive a "Free Flights Fiesta" raffle entry.

The collaboration between AirAsia PH and the iconic one-stop duty-free shop for returning Filipinos and visiting guests alike was finalized during the memorandum of agreement signing held at NAIA Terminal 3 on 7 September2023.

Extra level of excitement

"We hope that this exercise will add an extra level of excitement to reunions, especially since we expect some 1.7 million tourist arrivals by December. We know that the "Ber" months are the onset of reunions, so what better way to delight our guests than to give them more room for spending for pasalubong to their loved ones? This is also timely, especially since most of our local and international destinations have started to pick up in the final quarter of 2023," AirAsia PH chief executive officer Ricky Isla said.

For his part, Duty-Free Chief operating officer Vico Angala said, "This collaboration between Duty Free Philippines and AirAsia stands as a remarkable milestone. As we pursue the endeavour of enhancing the travel and duty-free shopping experience of international travellers, we continue to contribute to the flourishing landscape of Philippine tourism. Our goal is clear: to offer a seamless and exclusive duty-free shopping privilege that enhances the overall travel experience of AirAsia's guests."

Free Flight Fiesta will be raffled four times from 5 October2023, to 5 January 2024, with each lucky guest winning a roundtrip ticket to Tokyo and Seoul that is valid for travel for one year.

Meanwhile, AirAsia PH is positioned for a strong rebound during the upcoming winter months as top domestic and international destinations received overwhelming bookings from guests at the recent Philippine Travel Mart.

According to AirAsia PH, island locations like Caticlan (Boracay), Tagbilaran and Cebu are among the most popular domestic destinations booked by airline customers for immediate travel within 90 days. Bangkok, Osaka and Narita are among the top three international destinations.

Preparing early for vacation

Isla said they see their guests now preparing early for their vacation during the latter part of this year. This positive reception from their guests will help them to jumpstart their goal of growing their market share next year through the mounting of new flights to East Asia with the help of the reactivation of our Kalibo and Clark hubs.