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The Shilla Duty-Free Launches At Hong Kong International Airport

by JH - Wednesday, January 03, 2018

The Shilla Duty-Free, one of the world’s leading travel retail companies, has commenced operations at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), after its successful bid on the perfume and cosmetics, and fashion accessories concessions earlier this year. Six retail outlets opened for business on Tuesday 12 December 2017, as a result of the positive collaboration between Shilla’s Hong Kong team and the Airport Authority Hong Kong, supported by Shilla’s Head Office in Korea.

The new license marks Shilla as the first operator to simultaneously secure duty-free perfumes and cosmetics concessions across the major hub airports of Incheon International, Hong Kong International and Singapore Chan

Beauty&You

With the opening of the HKIA stores, Shilla is also pleased to announce their new vision for experiential retail - Beauty&You. Following the commencement of operations this December, the outlets will be transformed in phases into the new identity, which symbolises The Shilla Duty-Free’s full commitment to travellers’ entire beauty experience.

Beauty&You presents a new retail concept for HKIA, combining innovative store designs with a wide array of products, excellent service and exciting activities to delight guests at every stage of their shopping journey, giving a new innovative approach to travel retail in an airport. With the Grand Opening slated for the summer of 2018 when the new retail spaces are unveiled, the number of brands featured across the six stores will increase to over 200.

Representing how modern, travel-savvy customers shop, the new Beauty&You store layout will incorporate both branded counters and non-branded areas, as well as immersive engagement zones.

“We’re extremely excited to expand The Shilla Duty-Free network to one of the busiest airports in the world,” says Alice Woo, Managing Director of Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong Limited, “The airport served more than 70 million passengers annually and 1,100 aircrafts daily in the past 12 months. Hong Kong’s proximity to other Asian countries and mainland China also makes HKIA a powerful and promising hub for duty-free sales. With the upcoming launch of Beauty&You, we hope to redefine the airport retail experience and customer journey through personalised service, interactive and engaging environment in one of the most robust travel markets in the world.”

First Launches at HKIA: Perfumes & Cosmetics

La Prairie skin care traces its proud heritage to the renowned Clinique La Prairie in Montreaux,

Switzerland. Their products represent an exquisite fuse of Swiss science art and rare ingredients.

White Caviar Travel Retail Set - Launching February 2018

Reveal brighter and firmer skin with golden caviar extracts for a

softly-lit luminosity. Correcting uneven complexion, the skin

returns to an illuminated, youthful state.

About The Shilla Duty Free

As an affiliate company of Samsung, The Shilla Duty Free is a leading travel retailer offering quality merchandise from over 500 world famous brands in fashion, jewellery, cosmetics, perfumes, watches,etc. The Shilla Duty Free currently operates three duty free outlets in Korea, one in downtown Seoul and Jeju and one in Incheon Airport.

The Shilla Duty Free continues to uphold its duty free offering in Changi Airport. With up to 140 cosmetics and perfume brands. The company boasts the largest collective beauty offering in Singapore with attractive prices up to 40% more affordable than in the city.

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Instagrammable Locations In Hong Kong You Have To Know

by JH - Thursday, July 20, 2017

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) 20th Anniversary celebration calls for some 7 Instagrammable hotspots in Hong Kong you didn't know of!

From breathtaking night views to hipster local diners at Sham Shui Po and unique Hong Kong landscapes on the southside. There is always something for everyone to Shop, Eat or Play in Hong Kong!

Here's your insider's guide to some very instagram-envy locations!

1. Sham Shui Po

One of the earliest developed areas in Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po is seeing an increasing number of creative youngsters injecting new life into this old neighbourhood. The result: an intriguing district where graffiti art, textile stalls, modern cafés and art spaces thrive alongside traditional eateries and shops.

Best Kept Secret: Nam Shan Estate

There is something mesmerising about Hong Kong-style buildings where the blocks are built symmetrically, forming a spectacular view. Nam Shan Estate emits a haunting yellow-green glow at night, and the grid-like units give the building a highly geometric structure. The estate is also home to some fantastic local restaurants and food stalls, including an egg waffle shop called P76 that sees queues every night.

Who's up for a night walk?

2. Causeway Bay

Bustling Causeway Bay is the perfect consumer-friendly district for an epic shopping spree. And when you need a break? There is a diverse range of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues to kick back and relax at. Between major shopping centres like Times Square and Hysan Place, and upscale fashion streets like Festival Walk, take your pick from quirky boutiques, celebrity-run restaurants like Jamie Oliver’s, and rooftop bars with spectacular harbour views like Seafood Room and SKYE.

Do You Know?

There is a rooftop bar offering spectacular harbour views.

SKYE Is The Place To Be

Rooftop bars take on a whole new meaning in Hong Kong — and you will see why when you take the elevator up to SKYE, the newly-renovated restaurant and lounge at The Park Lane Hong Kong (a Pullman Hotel). Take your pick of the bar seat or laid-back couch at the outdoor terrace — either way, you will be treated to uninterrupted.

Now you know where to take that enviable Instagram shot, don't you?

Now, cheers and chill~

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HONG KONG WOWS WITH INSTAGRAMMABLE STREET ART

by JH - Sunday, May 07, 2017

For The Arty-Farty You And I.

As a major art hub in Asia, Hong Kong is a site for artists to showcase their works to the world, and for art enthusiasts to see the latest developments in the scene.

This summer, Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) presents the vibrant city’s biggest street art festival at 64 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Aberdeen.

This hip area does a wonderful job of presenting Hong Kong’s rich history, alongside the energy and free-spiritedness of today’s purveyors of pop culture. Immersive and authentic, experience the city like a true local.

Take a look down the HKWalls 2017 and plan your outfits for the OOTD shots in Hong Kong.

The Murals And The Artists

1. Jecks

Be sure to capture the distinct gritty surrealism of his style, a product of over a decade’s worth of exploration of the psychology behind graffiti.

2. Tuts

This Indonesian artist loves high contrasts and layering in his graffiti art, making his work a perfect background for street wear looks.

3. Mauy Cola

Add a touch of the wild to your OOTDs through his murals. The Chiang Mai-based artist loves to incorporate various creatures from his hometown province as a way of paying homage to his past.

4. Kris Abrigo

Let the art of Filipino muralist brings you through a colourful dimension to his distinct palette, geometric designs, and inventive use of textures.

5. Abdulrashade

Zoom in on the explosive abstract art of contemporary graffiti this artist whose works are an innovative mix of flora and fauna with a touch of Nusantara culture.

Go Mural Hunting

There are 29 Mural locations for HKWalls 2017 and above are just some of the featured works.

For the detailed locations of the murals:

( Click on the Yellow location icons)

Or CLICK here

For more information on HKwalls hkwalls.org.

Best Deals in Hong Kong

From now to October 31, 2017, various Hong Kong attractions are offering discounts and freebies to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Be sure to have your Best of All, it’s in Hong Kong Coupon Booklets, available at HKTB visitor centres and various hotels around Hong Kong to avail of these discounts.

For exact locations to collect the booklet and the list of participating merchants, please visit:http://www.discoverhongkong.com/seasia/plan-your-trip/latest-promotion/smart-deals.jsp

About Hong Kong Tourism Board

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is a government-subvented body tasked to market and promote Hong Kong as a travel destination worldwide and to enhance visitors' experience once they arrive. For more information, please visit DiscoverHongKong.com.

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MAK'S NOODLE GONE UPSIZED WITH NEW FLAVORS

by JH - Wednesday, January 25, 2017

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[HONG KONG TRAVEL 9] EATS, PLAY 2016: ALL THINGS CUTE SIGHTED (END)

by JH - Thursday, May 26, 2016

Thanks for coming to the last concluding post of my Hong Kong 2016 travelogue. I hope the past posts have been useful for you and your future planning! In this last post, it’s basically a jumble of all the adorable pop-up cartoon characters spotted along the way. Except for the LINE store, which is permanently based in Hysan Place and the Hong Kong Avenue of Comics Stars (which my ger jiehui recommended), others were unplanned chance upon.

Enjoy SCROLLING! ( I know you only scroll and not read the captions right? :P)

For the upcoming travelogues, stay STILL as I continue sharing on my Taiwan Trip recently, thankfully made possible by Eva Airways and my experience on the Hello Kitty Flight!

Meanwhile, I will be posting up on my review of the LG G5 courtesy of LG Singapore. (Disclaimer: No phones were broken in the process of repeated plugging and unplugging. If you know what I meant. If you don’t, pls anticipate my review coming up! ). I will also be sharing some of the happy, interesting places and events around Singapore.

Miffy Spotted!

Miffy was put up in 5 spots around the Hysan Place and the nearby shopping malls in March this year and shoppers can redeem gifts related to Miffy with certain amounts spent.

Papa and Mama Miffy

Lee Theatre Centre

LINE Friends Store

We can't resist the power of the LINE family- the characters behind the widely popular Free messaging and calling app. So much so that merchandising stores have been opening up in Asia, the more famous cousin being the store in Korea's Myeongdong as one of the pioneers. These Line Friends stores have products designed especially for them, backed by LINE Corporation and not by any third parties.

Line Friends Hong Kong store in Hysan Place, Causeway Bay opened in August 2015.

BROWN!!! KI-YO-MI

Selling exclusive LINE Friends merchandise unique to Hong Kong only.

One thing to look out for are their tshirts with designs very different from the LINEXUNIQLO versions. I actually bought one- with a more subtle black color

Shop and Snap away
with the cute lifesize figurines of Brown, Cony and Sally!

2/F 207-210, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessey Road, Causeway Bay
Operating: 10am- 10pm
MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit F2
http://linefriends.com/#store

Pompompurin!
this cherry huge display was spotted in Century Square, Central where Dim Sum Icon is located. We had wanted to have their Little Twin Stars Dim Sums but unfortunately they had a change of theme already on the day we visited.

Pompom Pudding for you?

Really CUTE, everything in the showcase.

Hong Kong Avenue of Comics Stars
Located in the Kowloon Park no less, pops an avenue of stars! Uniquely Hong Kong Stars not your usual TVB actors/actresses but COMICS heros. Many of these characters are totally foreign to us and unheard of.
How many can you recognize?

Porky was once the ambassador of Hong Kong Tourism Travel