{"id":17792,"date":"2016-10-31T12:39:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=17792"},"modified":"2016-10-31T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T12:39:39","slug":"harrods-bottega-veneta-zegna-stores-join-doha-airport-luxury-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/harrods-bottega-veneta-zegna-stores-join-doha-airport-luxury-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrods, Bottega Veneta &#038; Zegna stores to join Doha airport luxury line up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Within the next 12 months, Qatar Duty Free says it will further increase its retail offer at Doha&#8217;s Hamad International Airport by adding new luxury fashion brands such as Bottega Veneta, Ermenegildo Zegna and a new flagship Harrods store, to name just three in the future line up.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The airport, which opened in 2014, already boasts many luxury fashion, watches &amp; jewellery brands including Burberry, Bulgari, Chopard, Tiffany &amp; Co, Bally, Tag Heuer, Herm\u00e8s and Hugo Boss, among others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF-680x454.jpg 680w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17795 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"hermes-at-hia-with-qdf\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF.jpg\" alt=\"hermes-at-hia-with-qdf\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hermes-at-HIA-with-QDF-680x454.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn support of the Qatar Airways route map growth, we are constantly focused on offering a lineup of products that is aligned with our passenger profile,\u201d Luis Gasset, Senior Vice President for Qatar Duty Free told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trbusiness.com\/\">TRBusiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe endeavour to provide \u2018something for everyone\u2019 and focus on niche and quality products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the airline\u2019s expansion and the addition of new global destinations, growth is inevitable [and] QDF will continue to meet the desires of these new customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Gasset, the commercial strategy is working, with travel retail sales continuing to grow in \u2018double-digits\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk-50x50.jpg 50w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17796 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"tfk\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk.jpg\" alt=\"tfk\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tfk-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis approach can be seen with the recent addition of The Fragrance Kitchen products to our collection, a partnership we value due to the increasing popularity of this brand within the Middle East market,\u201d adds Gasset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exclusive VIP launch of TFK\u2019s chocolate was held within HIA, and the pop-up boutique has been well received by travellers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQatar Duty Free has maintained double-digit growth across all categories. As you would expect from travel retail, perfume &amp; cosmetics, confectionery, and liquor &amp; tobacco segments remain strong, with transactions increasing in line with demand from our customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarrods food and confectionery gifting items have seen notable growth and we will continue to support the brand with future development opportunities within QDF.<\/p>\n<p>QDF plans to increase the retail offer at the airport, welcoming new luxury fashion brands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qatardutyfree.com.qa\/\">https:\/\/www.qatardutyfree.com.qa\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within the next 12 months, Qatar Duty Free says it will further increase its retail offer at Doha&#8217;s Hamad International Airport by adding new luxury [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2818,1461,3307,3308,236,363,2703],"class_list":["post-17792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-bottega-veneta-duty-free","tag-harrods","tag-harrods-duty-free","tag-hia-doha","tag-qatar-duty-free","tag-qdf","tag-zegna-duty-free"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}