May 2024 – EVA Air, Taiwan's leading independent airline, is partnering with Central and Robinson Department Stores, under Central Retail, two of the country's leading department stores, on a special promotion whereby international tourists who have flown on the airline can receive enticing discounts on the stores' products and services. The promotion will run until 28 February 2025.

Exclusively for EVA Air's international passengers, the promotion will entitle eligible participants to cash coupons of up to 1,800 baht as well as offers on some of the stores' top brands at Central and Robinson Department Stores nationwide, and restaurant deals for Central Chidlom (Public Lane, Public Market and Lofter), CENTRAL @ centralwOrld and Central Embassy. In order to receive their offers, all the passengers need to do is to present their EVA Air boarding pass at the Customer Services counters at 8 participating Central Department Store branches and 9 participating Robinson Department Store branches. A list of the stores is available here.

Additionally, EVA Air's international passengers can receive further discounts by registering for The 1 Tourist Card, which entitles them to a 5% discount and even more exclusive offers at the department stores as well as a tax refund of up to 6%.

Referring to the department store collaboration, Clay Sun, EVA Air President, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Central and Robinson Department Stores on this exclusive promotion, which will enable our international passengers to benefit on some excellent discounts on the stores' products and services during their stay in Thailand.”

Some of the privileges available are:

• Receive shopping coupons total valued at 1,800 Baht. The coupon can be used at every location of Central and Robinson Department Stores. (Please check further terms & conditions at the point of sale)
• Enjoy exclusive offers from top brands and restaurants of up to 10,000 Baht at Central Department Store. (Please check further terms & conditions at the point of sale)
• Enjoy exclusive discounts of up to 20% from top brands at Robinson Department Store. (Please check further terms & conditions at the point of sale)
• Get 5% discount with The 1 Tourist Card at Central and Robinson Department Stores. (Please check further terms & conditions at the point of sale)

To learn more about EVA Air's travel destinations and award-winning services, and to buy tickets, visit www.evaair.com

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About EVA Air:

EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and is one of 10 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star airlines worldwide. It also ranked 7th among the SKYTRAX World's Top 10 Airlines and secured additional spots in SKYTRAX's top 10 for Best Economy Class Onboard Catering, Best Business Class Airlines, World's Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness, World's Best Airport Services and more. TripAdvisor recognized it among the “Top 10 Airlines – World” and awarded it top spots in four more categories in its  Travelers' Choice Awards for Airlines while Travel + Leisure readers ranked it in the Top-10 International Airlines. It  won a spot in Condé Nast Traveler's prestigious 2021 Readers' Choice Awards for the Top 10 Airlines in the World and  also earned a place in AirlineRatings.com's “Best of the Best” World's Best Airlines 2021 after similarly high ratings for safety and COVID compliance in January. The carrier was established in 1989 as Taiwan's first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travellers can learn more about EVA destinations and schedules or book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

About Central Retail

Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited or Central Retail is the leading multi-format, multi-category retailing platform in Thailand. It is also growing internationally, securing leadership status in Italy and becoming one of the leaders in Vietnam. It has a network of 3,762 sales counters (as of 31 March 2024) such as department stores, specialty stores, supermarket, hypermarket, wholesale, and retail plaza. Central Retail's business is organized into 5 operating segments based on business units; (1) Food, which focuses on groceries and items typically found in convenience stores, supermarket and food wholesale stores under portfolio of retail and wholesale banners, for example, Tops, Tops Food Hall, Tops Fine Food, Tops Daily, GO wholesale, Big C / GO! and Tops market in Vietnam, go! in Vietnam and Lan Chi Mart Vietnam (2) Hardline, which focuses on electronics, home improvement, stationery, office equipment, book, and e-Book under portfolio of retail banners, for example, Thai Watsadu, BNB home, Power Buy, OffliceMate, B2S, MEB, and Nguyen Kim; (3) Fashion, which focuses on apparel and accessories under portfolio of retail banners, for example, Central Department Store, Robinson Department Store, Rinascente Department Store, Supersports, and Central Marketing Group; (4) Property, which focuses on leasing retail property to third parties and to its own stores at retail plazas, for example, Robinson Lifestyle, Tops Plaza, and Big C / GO! Vietnam and (5) Health & Wellness, which focuses on health products and services for both people and pets, for example, Tops Care, Tops Vita and PET 'N ME. As of 31 March 2024, Central Retail has a presence in 3 countries: comprising of 60 provinces in Thailand, 42 provinces in Vietnam and major cities across Italy.

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