[Fully Booked!]

ECCT Travel & Tourism Committee Event

Visit to Taoyuan International Airport

Meeting with TIAC CEO and lunch with Ever Rich president

Date & Time: Friday, 8 May 2015, 10:00 - 14:00
Meeting venue & address: Terminal 2, Taoyuan International Airport/桃園國際機場第二航廈
No. 9, Hangzhan S. Rd., Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan City 33758, Taiwan R.O.C/33758 桃園市大園區航站南路9號
Lunch venue & address: Novotel Hotel, 1F Ballroom2/台北諾富特華航桃園機場飯店
No. 1-1, Terminal South Rd., Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan/桃園縣大園鄉航站南路1-1號

Agenda and schedule: 
10:00 - 11:00: Briefing and update on the status of Taoyuan airport from David Fei, CEO, Taoyuan Airport Corporation; Q&A with ECCT members from the travel & tourism and related Infrastructure industries (桃園機場公司-費鴻鈞總經理)
11:00 - 12:00: Tour of Taoyuan airport (Terminal 1D, Huan Yu VIP Terminal and Terminal 1A)
12:00 - 14:00: Lunch at Novotel featuring guest speaker Kevin Chiang, President, Ever Rich Corporation (昇恆昌-江建廷總經理)

In 2014 close to 10 million passengers, around half of them tourists from mainland China, arrived in Taiwan through Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TTIA). This compares to fewer than four million arrivals in 2008. The more than doubling of passenger volume in recent years has necessitated large-scale renovations of TTIA's passenger terminals and runways. The consequent improvements in the quality and efficiency of TTIA's services have been recognized. TTIA received high rankings in 11 categories of the 2014 World Airline Awards, conducted by UK-based consultancy firm Skytrax, including the No. 1 ranking in airport staff service. Based on the survey of 410 airports and 12.85 million passengers, Skytrax ranked TTIA No. 17 overall globally and ninth in Asia. Besides the top ranking in service, TTIA was ranked No. 2 in airport immigration, No. 4 in airport security, No. 4 in baggage delivery, No. 8 in airport leisure amenities and No. 9 in airport shopping.

While TTIA has coped well until now, if passenger volume continues to rise, further improvements and an increase in capacity are needed. TTIA needs a third runway and a third terminal as well as upgrades to its security, immigration, cargo, baggage and passenger logistics systems as well as shopping and leisure facilities.

The ECCT has arranged an exclusive meeting with Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) CEO David Fei to discuss all issues concerning ECCT members in the airline, travel & tourism, hospitality, retail, luxury goods, logistics, airport IT (airline passenger, air traffic control and security systems) industries. Among other items on the agenda will be: airport maintenance and renovations (including scheduled runway maintenance and ongoing renovations of Terminal 1), an update on progress of the airport MRT line and MRT check-in services, the timetable for construction of Terminal 3 and the third runway, the increase of airport service fees and how to improve communication between ECCT members and TIAC.

Following the meeting with TIAC, guests will enjoy a tour of TTIA and a lunch featuring guest speaker Kevin Chiang, President of Ever Rich Corporation, who will share information and analyis about duty free shopping in Taiwan, trends and future prospects. Among other subjects, his presentation will cover how shopping habits have shifted in recent years, compare the shopping habits of independent versus group travellers and some of the main differences between the shopping behaviour of customers from mainland China, other Asian countries and the west.

About TIAC and David Fei (桃園機場公司 – 費鴻鈞總經理)
The Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) is a government-owned corporation responsible for the management of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TTIA), based in Taoyuan.

David Fei has been the CEO of the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) since December 2013. He has over 20 years of experience in the airline industry, both in Taiwan and abroad. He began his career working for China airlines as District Manager in Germany in 1991. He was later promoted to Director of Marketing for Europe and General Manager for Switzerland, General Manager for China Airlines in Hong Kong/Macau and Vice President of the Ground Service Division. He then left China Airlines to take on the position of CEO of Air Macau.

Prior to his current position he worked as CEO of Win Travel and Win Air Business Jet. He holds a degree in English and International Trade from Tamkang University and an EMBA from National Taipei University.

About Kevin Chiang and Ever Rich Corporation  (昇恆昌 – 江建廷總經理)
Kevin Chiang is currently President of the Ever Rich Corporation. He was previously Vice President and, prior to that, head of marketing. He holds a degree in economics from the University of British Columbia in Canada. Ever Rich Corporation is Taiwan's leading duty free retailer with 17 operation sites at all of Taiwan's major airports and harbours.

Guests are requested to meet at Taoyuan Internation Airport Terminal 2. Transport will be arranged to and from the airport to lunch venue.
The cost of this event does not include transport to Taoyuan airport.

Cost: NT$1,600 for members; NT$2,100 for member's guest

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.
Contact: Jenny Wu/ Tel 2740-0236 ext. 219 / jenny.wu@ecct.com.tw / www.ecct.com.tw