Coming soon – Profiling Daxing’s dazzling new benchmark This December, the Moodie Davitt Report is publishing a special edition of its eZine Spotlight Series dedicated to the spectacular new Daxing International Airport in Beijing. In this landmark publication, Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie talks to leading retailers, food & beverage operators and other commercial partners at the Chinese capital’s wondrous new gateway. We tour the international zone with China Duty Free Group and speak to the retailer’s senior management; hear how Lagardère Travel Retail considers Daxing duty paid a new benchmark in Chinese airports; and examine why some of the world’s great luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton and Gucci have invested heavily here. We also talk to Plaza Premium Group about its new Aerotel Beijing –the largest in-terminal international airport hotel in China; discuss F&B with SSP and others; and consider some of the stunning airport advertising being handled by JCDecaux. For editorial details please contact Martin Moodie at Martin@MoodieDavittReport. For advertising, please e-mail Irene Revilla at Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com |
CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) will begin operations at the magnificent new Daxing International Airport this Sunday when international flights commence.
Domestic flights have been running for several weeks since the airport’s inauguration late last month in the esteemed presence of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This weekend the first international flights begin, and CDFG is busily getting all its core category and specialist stores ship-shape for the start of trading.
The Moodie Davitt toured the airport yesterday in the expert hands of Casey Lim, General Manager of CDFG and CDF-Sunrise Duty Free’s Beijing operations and fellow CDFG senior executive Jason Jiang.
The airport is layered over four levels, offering spectacular panoramas, magnificent architecture and artworks, and plentiful natural light.
International passenger traffic will be light for the balance of 2019, climbing to some 5.5 million next year. By 2025 that figure will rise to around 15 million. Domestic passenger traffic will be much heavier, bringing total capacity to 100 million by 2040. That domestic skew explains the remarkable retail offer on the domestic level, which features blockbuster luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier, Hermès and many others (more of that in our special Daxing publication coming soon, see panel).
CDFG also operates a series of fashion and beauty boutiques in the duty paid zone though its main focus is international.
International traffic is expected to surge in 2022 when the Winter Olympics are held in China.
We will bring you an updated Picture Gallery next week once all the brand personalisations are in place and stocking complete. The images below though offer a preliminary glimpse not only of the CDFG commercial offer but of an airport that almost has to be seen to be believed. Truly, a place of wonder.
