ATU is Turkey's leading duty free operator chain, established in 2000 as a joint venture between TAV Airports Holding and Unifree Duty Free A.S. It is the sole duty free operator of the Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara in Turkey, Tbilisi and Batumi airports in Georgia, Enfidha airport in Tunisia, Skopje and Ohrid airports in Macedonia and by January 2011 will be operating Riga International Airport in Latvia.
ATU which is an enterprise constituting a perfect partnership collaboration model between TAV and Unifree creates a considerable operation, purchasing capacity and an effective logistics network.
About TAV Airports Holding, TAV Airports Holding, the leading airport operator in Turkey, is currently operating Istanbul Ataturk, Ankara Esenboga International and Domestic Terminals, Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport International Terminal and Antalya Gazipaşa Airport in Turkey in addition to the Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports in Georgia, as well as the Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport in Tunisia. Additionally, TAV has the right to operate the Enfidha Zine El Abidine Ben Ali International Airport in Tunisia, Alexander the Great International Airport in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, and the St. Paul the Apostle International Airport in Ohrid. TAV. TAV Airports also actively participates in other areas of airport operations; such as ground handling and management services, duty free, food and beverage services, IT and security. TAV Airports Holding provides services to approximately 370,000 flights by 300 Airline Companies and approximately 41 million passengers every year.
UNIFREE Duty Free İşletmeciliği A.Ş. is a logistics-retail organization and our managing partner and has successfully completed numerous national and international duty-free projects with close to 800 personnel in all of its operational locations as well as the duty-free shops at the Dalaman Airport, Dereköy Border Crossing in Turkey and Ercan Airport in Cyprus.
Gebr. Heinemann is one of the three most important players on the global market for retail sales to travellers. The Hamburg family-owned business supplies over 1,000 customers in 72 countries and operates 230 Travel Value & Duty Free Shops. Gebr. Heinemann also manages name brand boutiques and self-owned specialty stores at 47 international airports in 18 different countries. In addition, there are numerous shops located on country borders as well as boutiques on cruise ship lines. All of its operations are supported centrally from the logistics centre in Hamburg.
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In 2007, it won the ?Best Store Opening? award for its renovation of all of the stores on the departure floor of the İstanbul Atatürk Airport at an awards ceremony organized by DFNI Magazine from England.
At the ACI Airport Business & Trinity Forum, "Dream Store" held in April 2008, ATÜ İstanbul Atatürk Airport was chosen as the number 1 in the ?Best Practice Category? for its store practices in the cigarette group.
In October 2008, it added a new award to its list of accomplishments by winning the 'Best Special Store Concept of the Year' award for its Old Bazaar store in the İstanbul Atatürk Airport at the Frontier Awards night, which is considered the Oscar of the Duty Free sector.
In October 2008, it added a new award to its list of accomplishments by winning the 'Best Special Store Concept of the Year' award for its Old Bazaar store in the İstanbul Atatürk Airport at the Frontier Awards night, which is considered the Oscar of the Duty Free sector.
ATU?s Arrival Premium Shop in Istanbul was awarded ?Best Specialty Concept? in the Frontier Awards Ceremony in Cannes ? France, on 20th October 2010. The store integrates a wide selection of products including wines from all around the world and cigars in a pleasurable and luxurious retail environment.
