{"id":47466,"date":"2019-12-11T10:19:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T10:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=47466"},"modified":"2019-12-11T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T10:19:47","slug":"heineken-klm-launch-spectacular-crown-lounge-experience-amsterdam-schiphol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/heineken-klm-launch-spectacular-crown-lounge-experience-amsterdam-schiphol\/","title":{"rendered":"Heineken and KLM launch spectacular \u2018Crown Lounge\u2019 experience at Amsterdam Schiphol"},"content":{"rendered":"

HEINEKEN and KLM have partnered in their home town of Amsterdam to bring a new bar experience to passengers using KLM\u2019s stylish new \u2018Non-Schengen Crown Lounge\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Located between concourses E and F at Schiphol Airport and set over two floors, the 6,800sqm lounge is the largest airline lounge in Europe. It will welcome over one million passengers per year from KLM and its partners, including Virgin Atlantic and Skyteam alliance members such as Delta Airlines, Air France, Korean Air and China Eastern (https:\/\/www.skyteam.com\/en).<\/p>\n

Officially opened on 28th November 2019, the bar marks a significant step in the over 20-year relationship between the two Dutch companies. In March 2019, HEINEKEN was awarded a 5-year contract extension with KLM and Air France for Heineken\u00ae. The brand is the exclusive premium beer offering on-board all flights in a partnership that creates brand visibility for the airlines\u2019 combined 86m annual global passengers. Since October 2019, Heineken\u00ae 0.0 has been listed on all KLM flights.<\/p>\n

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Prominently located in the main \u2018City\u2019 area of the Crown lounge, the Heineken\u00ae bar is the first of its kind at an airport and features the flagship brand Heineken\u00ae and its zero alcohol variant, Heineken\u00ae 0.0. Additionally, on the upper level at the \u2018Sky\u2019 bar, a wider selection of beers and ciders from the HEINEKEN global portfolio is available, including regional hero brands Tiger\u00ae, Dos Equis\u00ae, Affligem\u00ae, Strongbow\u00ae and Lagunitas\u00ae. The Crown Lounge venue also provides a unique opportunity to engage key target consumers with the Heineken\u00ae brand\u2019s key sponsorship platforms, including the new Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix in May 2020 and the UEFA EURO 2020\u2122 football tournament later that summer.<\/p>\n

Dimitris Kyriazis, Director, Sales Europe Export & Global Duty Free, HEINEKEN, said: \u201cWe are very excited to partner with KLM as the exclusive provider of beers and ciders in the stunning KLM Crown Lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol, building on our long-term relationship and shared commitment to give KLM passengers a unique journey from start to finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new lounge experience enables us to connect with over one million consumers from all over the world, giving them the chance to enjoy a perfectly served beer or cider from our extensive portfolio. For transit passengers, it\u2019s an opportunity to enjoy a taste of the best of Amsterdam with Heineken\u00ae, the world\u2019s most international premium beer brand, right here in its home city. The Sky bar menu choice also showcases the wide global footprint of our portfolio of craft beers, ciders and regional favourites including Singapore\u2019s Tiger\u00ae Beer, Dos Equis\u00ae from Mexico and Lagunitas\u00ae from the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eline Gambino-Lebens, Manager Partnerships Global Brands, KLM Customer Experience, added: \u201cAs two iconic Dutch brands, KLM and HEINEKEN are natural partners in many ways and we are delighted to offer our Crown Lounge guests a fantastic choice of brands from the HEINEKEN global portfolio. We have a long and successful relationship in the skies with Heineken\u00ae and we look forward to bringing this to life in new and innovative ways at our latest destination, here at Schiphol.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the commercial opportunity of the in-flight beverage sector the marketing benefits are significant, as Dimitris Kyriazis explained: \u201cIn-flight is a brand-building channel for us to bring our portfolio to the world and we have increased our \u201935,000 feet\u2019 range to include several lo\/no alcohol ranges, led by Heineken\u00ae 0.0. With the growing trend for a balanced and healthy lifestyle, we want to give passengers greater choice in how they enjoy the great taste of our beers and ciders without any compromise on quality. Whatever the destination, the HEINEKEN portfolio of beers and ciders offers great options for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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HEINEKEN and KLM have partnered in their home town of Amsterdam to bring a new bar experience to passengers using KLM\u2019s stylish new \u2018Non-Schengen Crown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,1,477,7099,7098,7097],"tags":[69,39,8316,7613,8947,385,2222,216],"class_list":["post-47466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-spirits","category-wine-champagne","category-wines-spirits","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-heineken","tag-klm","tag-klm-crown-lounge","tag-schiphol","tag-schiphol-airport","tag-travel-retail"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47466","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}