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Duty-Free turns 70
As the world marks the 70th
anniversary of duty-free this year,
Fiji is not far behind with this
While Motibhai Group / Prouds trail
behind with 46-years of success
milestone achievement thanks
to the Motibhai Group which has
been the pioneer operator at the
Nadi International Airport since
1971.
Riding on the back of 46-years
of unbroken service in the duty-
free and travel retail sector of Fiji,
Motibhai Group are the pioneers
of duty-free trade in the country.
We have an unbroken record
of 46-years as far as the duty-free
and travel retail is concerned and
this segment of our business has
literally evolved with the tourism
sector and economic prosperity of
our beloved country, Motibhai
Group chairman Kirit Patel says.
We are an integral part of the
world duty-free scene. In the in-
tervening years we have brought
innovation and world class op-
erations at Nadi Airport duty-free
store so much so that we have re-
ceived four coveted International
Frontier Marketing Awards as
follows:
Best New Outlet 1985 Airports Fiji Limited executive chairman
Best Marketing Award
1986 Faiz Khan gets in a jovial mood with Prouds
Downtown Border Re- Duty-Free Stores manager Ashwin Chand
tailer of the Year 1988 when the new look departure store opened
Airport Retailer of the in November 2015.
Year 1992
These international awards times via its modernization proj- tibhai Group. We wish you many man Dr Brendan ORegan had
are significant recognition of our ect to enable world-class shop- years of continued success. the bold idea to open a shop in
duty-free operations, Mr Patel ping and travelling experience Airports Fiji Limited execu- Shannon Airport, in the west of
adds. for visitors to our shores, Mr tive chairman Faiz Khan com- Ireland, to sell duty-free goods
Having won numerous Patel said. mended Motibhai Group on its to the US servicemen and other
awards and recognitions at an He said the company re- long service to the duty-free and travellers passing through the air-
international stage, I believe we branded its duty-free operations travel retail industry. port.
have an unbroken world record to at the airport as Prouds in 1996 Nadi International Airport Seventy years on, the industry
be one of the oldest airport duty- to align the company branding has transformed itself to meet the Dr ORegan helped to create is
free operators. together with its town/city and modern travellers needs. An im- now worth some US$64 billion,
More importantly we have resort stores which were already portant part of our airport experi- and is a vital generator of rev-
always presented our offerings to trading as Prouds since the six- ence is duty-free shopping. Our enues that help improve transport
meet the exacting requirements ties. passengers have the luxury of infrastructure, reinvigorate local
of ever changing passenger mix. Tax Free World Association choosing from world renowned economies and generate employ-
This has been the hallmark of our (TFWA) president Erik Juul- brands that is made available ment not to mention bring the
success, as passenger satisfaction Mortensen said: As the duty- at our duty-free outlets such as worlds best brands to millions of
is of paramount importance. free industry celebrates its 70th Prouds, Mr Khan said. travellers across the world.
Mr Patel said the presence and anniversary, Motibhai Group can With the Nadi Airport up- The global campaign to recog-
gradual development of Nadi In- be proud of the role it has played grades now complete, our pas- nize this milestone event is being
ternational Airport since it was in developing duty free and travel sengers enjoy a walk through du- spearheaded by Tax Free World
established in the 40s has created retail in Oceania and in catering ty-free shopping experience. The Association (TFWA).
opportunities for generations of to travellers for nearly half a expansion and refurbishments Founded in 1984, TFWA is
travellers and business operators. century. We are very pleased and mean our passengers are pro- the worlds largest duty-free and
I wish to commend the man- honoured by the continued sup- cessed with ease allowing them travel retail association with a
agement of Airports Fiji Limited port by the Motibhai Group and more time to spend shopping in membership of more than 500
(AFL) for carrying on the good on behalf of everybody at TFWA, our duty-free outlets. companies supplying this global
work and keeping up with the our congratulations to all at Mo- In 1947, the visionary Irish- market.
Cancer fundraiser a
great success
THE Motibhai Group held another successful Bushells Fiji's Big-
gest Morning Tea (BFBMT) to raise funds for the Fiji Cancer Society
at their headquarters in Nadi on Wednesday, August 30.
Motibhai Group director Bhupendra Patel said $7300 was raised
from donations.
This will be put towards other morning tea events and fundraisers in
a bid to collect $100,000 this year for the Fiji Cancer Society.
Chief guest Dr Susana Nakalevu, the divisional medical officer
western said cancer cases are on the rise around the country.
She said initiatives such as BFBMT have played a very crucial role
in saving lives and thanked Motibhai Group for spearheading the cam-
paign in partnership with the Fiji Cancer Society 11-years-ago.
Cancer is part of the NCDs which are dominant here in our nation
prematurely killing our people and contributing to approximately 60 -
80 percent of all deaths, Dr Nakalevu said.
As NCDs are lifestyle diseases, our risk of developing cancers are
also determined by the choice we make in terms of poor nutrition, Motibhai Group chairman and CEO Kirit Patel shares a light mo-
physical inactivity, smoking and over consumption of alcohol. ment with the divisional medical officer west Dr Susana Nakalevu.