'9900 Won' Super Discount Airfare... Shilla Duty Free Launches First Event of the New Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Shilla Duty Free announced on the 8th that it will launch the ‘New Year, New Journey’ event offering special benefits such as ultra-discounted air tickets and up to 40% off cosmetics for customers traveling abroad in the new year.

Shilla Duty Free is providing ultra-discounted air tickets for customers planning overseas trips in the new year. The recently launched integrated travel platform ‘Shilla Trip’ is holding the ‘Ultra-Discounted Air Ticket Treasure Hunt’ event until the 10th.

By checking the departure date hints for each destination provided daily at noon and guessing the exact schedule to search, customers can find ultra-discounted air tickets priced at 9,900 KRW and 99,000 KRW. This is an opportunity to purchase various air tickets at ultra-discounted prices, ranging from Southeast Asian destinations such as Bangkok, Danang, and Cebu to long-haul destinations like Los Angeles, Prague, and Barcelona.

At the Seoul branch, an event in collaboration with social enterprises has been planned to celebrate the new year. Partnering with the social enterprise ‘Bear Better,’ which works to create jobs for people with developmental disabilities, a gift event for customers who purchase over 100 USD and 300 USD will be held starting from the 9th of this month.

At the Seoul and Incheon Airport branches, new Shilla Duty Free membership sign-ups will receive a 5,000 KRW prepaid card benefit until March 4th. The Seoul branch offers various additional benefits such as immediate issuance of Gold Membership with up to 15% regular discounts for new members. The ‘You and Me’ event is also being held simultaneously, providing the same benefits to existing membership members who are designated as referrers by new members.

Shilla Duty Free has partnered with Kakao Pay to offer various discount benefits until March 4th. Customers paying with Kakao Pay Money at all offline Shilla Duty Free stores (Seoul, Jeju, Incheon Airport) can receive an immediate discount of 15,000 KRW for payments over 150,000 KRW and 30,000 KRW for payments over 300,000 KRW. At the Incheon Airport branch, customers who pay over 200,000 KRW with Kakao Pay will receive an additional 10,000 KRW prepaid card.

At the Incheon Airport branch, up to 40% discounts on popular imported cosmetics are available until January 31st, and customers who purchase over 1 USD will receive a ‘100% Winning’ scratch coupon that can be redeemed for prepaid cards worth 500,000 KRW or 100,000 KRW. The Incheon Airport branch is also running an event until March 4th offering up to 50,000 additional ‘S Rewards’ points for Shilla Duty Free membership points.

The ‘Boktan Sale,’ offering up to 40% discounts on overseas cosmetics, Korean cosmetics, fashion accessories, and jewelry, will run until January 20th. During the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, an event will be held to give away 2.22 million KRW in reward points usable at 27 domestic cosmetic brands including ‘Sulwhasoo’ and ‘Whoo.’

In celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year ‘Chunje,’ various events targeting Chinese customers will be held starting from the 10th. At the Seoul branch, customers who purchase over 188 USD on the same day will receive a ‘188 Random Gift Box’ containing cosmetics, prepaid cards, and other items randomly. The target customers are those who purchase over 500 USD and 1,000 USD.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.