GDF Plaza and Rémy Martin host joint Mid-Autumn Festival VIP member salon

CHINA. Hainan Development Holdings-owned Global Premium Duty Free (GDF) Plaza and Cognac house Rémy Martin yesterday (6 September) held a VIP members-only event within the GDF VIP Room to celebrate the approaching Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

During the salon event, GDF VIP members learned about Rémy Martin’s Cognac quality and heritage through tasting, cocktail-making DIY, mooncake DIY and a range of other activities.

The event was attended by New Hainan, owned by Hainan Hinews Media Co, The Moodie Davitt Report’s strategic partner in Hainan province. Pictured left is our close colleague Lu Tianqin, Chief TV Host of Hinews.cn Media and Head of the Duty Free Channel. She is accompanied by Editor Tingting Zhang. 

Rémy Martin, founded in 1724, is one of the world’s great Cognac houses, famed for its Fine Champagne Cognacs (a blend of eau-de-vie from the Grande and Petite Champagne crus)

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The premium Rémy Martin range displayed at the salon allowed GDF members the chance to discover the house’s high-end Cognacs, renowned for their rich flavours and fragrance.

Tianqin shows she is a dab hand at Cognac pouring as well as TV anchoring

GDF Plaza opened the VIP Room in its Mova Mall, Haikou store on 20 May this year. Its Platinum members or above can enjoy a range of luxury services there, including spa treatments, wine tastings, flower arrangement DIY sessions, fragrance masterclasses and more.

By the end of the second quarter of 2022, GDF Plaza had attracted more than one million VIP members.

“The salon jointly held by GDF Plaza and Rémy Martin will enhance the cooperation between the two parties and further expand our membership system,” GDF Plaza said.

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