{"id":43076,"date":"2019-06-05T13:54:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T12:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=43076"},"modified":"2019-06-05T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T12:54:17","slug":"comes-fun-london-gatwick-launches-family-festival-get-summer-holidays-off-flying-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/comes-fun-london-gatwick-launches-family-festival-get-summer-holidays-off-flying-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Comes the Fun: London Gatwick launches family festival to get summer holidays off to flying start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back for a second year, London Gatwick Airport\u2019s \u2018Summer Festival\u2019 will run until 30 September<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a310,000 worth of vouchers will be given away to passengers across the summer and live festival entertainment will be staged throughout the airport\u2019s terminals<\/li>\n<li>Younger passengers will have the chance to meet their favourite book characters \u2013 while an exclusive gin and pale ale are on offer for the adults<\/li>\n<li>The 15.3 million passengers due to travel through London Gatwick this summer will enjoy live entertainment, special edition retail products, and shopping voucher giveaways, as the airport has today launched its Summer Festival for 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event will take over Gatwick\u2019s North and South terminals, which have both been adorned with festival-themed branding and decorations, until 30 September. With 12.1% more children travelling through Gatwick during August compared with November, the airport\u2019s Summer Festival has adopted a clear family focus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused-680x453.jpg 680w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43083 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gatwicks-Summer-Festival-will-be-family-focused-680x453.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the launch of the Summer Festival, now in its second year, Gatwick\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddutyfree.com\">World Duty Free<\/a> stores are offering two brand new flavours of Edinburgh Gin \u2013 Rhubarb &amp; Ginger and Watermelon &amp; Lime, the latter of which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/dufry-debut-exclusive-new-edinburgh-gin-edition-duty-free\/\">exclusive to World Duty Free<\/a> and unavailable to buy anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>The airport has also collaborated with two local suppliers, the Westerham Brewery Company and Fudge Kitchen, both based in nearby Kent, to offer bespoke products for Gatwick passengers during the Summer Festival. It will be the only airport in the world to stock Westerham\u2019s zesty extra pale ale \u2013 brewed just 12 miles from the airport \u2013 and Fudge Kitchen\u2019s sweet treats.<\/p>\n<p>WHSmith Gatwick will bring some of the world\u2019s most recognisable children\u2019s literature characters to the terminal for the event. Peter Rabbit and Mog the Cat are just two of the many beloved characters that passengers will meet at exclusive book readings in the airport\u2019s kids zones throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, a Trinidadian steel band and interactive street theatre group will be swapping Glastonbury for Gatwick and joining a diverse line-up of family entertainers performing live in the airport\u2019s terminals during the festival. In its biggest free giveaway ever, Gatwick is also gifting \u00a310,000 worth of vouchers, as well as 3,000 beach balls, to passengers as they head off on their summer breaks.<\/p>\n<p>With holiday season now in full swing at Gatwick, the airport\u2019s top long-haul destinations for the summer are Orlando, Dubai and New York \u2013 while Doha and Buenos Aires are among the destinations with the highest year-on-year growth, up +38% and +31% respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Bulford, Head of Retail, Gatwick Airport said:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cLast year\u2019s inaugural Summer Festival was a big success for Gatwick so we\u2019re delighted to launch this airport-wide celebration once again and put families right at the heart of the action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great that our retail partners have joined us in getting into the festival spirit, with WHSmith bringing our younger passengers\u2019 literary heroes to the airport, and World Duty Free offering some fantastic Gatwick exclusives across drinks, beauty and fashion. As an airport which values strong relationships with our local community, it\u2019s particularly exciting for us to be partnering with two local suppliers from Kent to bring their delicious products to millions of Gatwick passengers from across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Davene Stirling, Commercial Director, World Duty Free said:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cSummer has officially begun with World Duty Free at Gatwick and we\u2019re delighted to be staging our second Summer Festival campaign. Our aim is to provide passengers with unique and memorable experiences when they visit our stores. The Summer Festival provides the perfect platform to showcase new and exclusive products for summer that will appeal to the Gatwick Airport customer and we\u2019re confident that this year\u2019s event will be another great success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF-300x149.jpg 300w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43078 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF1.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF1.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF1-300x149.jpg 300w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WDF1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43079 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" 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