As part of expanding its presence in Asia, Swiss travel retailer Dufry has signed an agreement with Angkasa Pura I to operate duty free and duty paid shops at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia.

Angkasa Pura I is an Indonesian state owned enterprise that has the authority to manage 13 airports in Indonesia including Ngurah Rai International Airport.

Dufry will operate seven shops, offering a duty free assortment that includes perfumes and cosmetics, liquor, tobacco and confectionery and fine food. Dufry will also open four shops airside, where the main one will be a walk-through concept. In addition to that, there will be a whiskey boutique and satellite shops.

Dufry will further operate 500 sqm in the arrivals area, which are planned to be divided in three shops.

Ngurah Rai International Airport handled 16 million passengers in 2012, where international passengers accounted for more than 50 per cent of this total and made the airport to be the busiest airport in Indonesia in terms of international passengers.

Among the top five nationalities who visit this airport are Australian, Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian and South Korean where main purpose of their trip is tourism.

“Bali is a major tourist destination in Southeast Asia and as such fits perfectly with our growth strategy focused on tourist destinations and emerging markets. We are convinced that we can create a world class travel retail space together with our partners and with the airport and we are looking forward to make this project happen,” said Dufry Group CEO Julian Diaz.