Lotte Duty Free is celebrating the winter travel season with a series of events, giveaways and promotions as part of its Happy Duty Freesmas campaign, which is taking place until 1 January 2023.

Shoppers buying online through the retailer can take advantage of discounts of up to 80% off approximately 60 top brands, such as Foreo.

Plus, at Lotte Duty Free’s downtown store in Myeong-dong, Seoul, customers can enjoy offers on 20 well-known overseas brands, including Marc Jacobs and Chloé.

Giveaways up for grabs include up to KRW 4m (around US$2,870) of LDF PAY to Korean customers shopping at Lotte Duty Free’s downtown stores (depending on the exchange rate and purchase amount), which can be used just like cash at the retailer’s outlets.

It represents the largest ever LDF PAY reward offered by the retailer.

Further to this, the retailer’s exchange rate reward event, which has been in place since April, is also being expanded.

The exchange rate compensation amount of up to KRW 700,000 (US$502) has been increased to KRW 930,000 (US$668).

“We have expanded the scale of exchange rate reward events so that customers who are preparing to travel abroad at the end of the year can enjoy duty-free shopping,” said a Lotte Duty Free official.

“We will continue to strengthen customer benefits through various discount events and promotions.”

Further promotions as part of the campaign include an immediate discount of KRW 20,000 (US$14) and an additional discount of up to KRW 90,000 (US$65), depending on the purchase amount, for those shopping at Lotte Duty Free’s downtown store on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

In addition, Lotte Duty Free’s Incheon Airport Store customers can receive up to KRW 630,000 (US$452) off their transaction (depending on the purchase amount).

More offers as part of the ‘Happy Duty Freesmas’ campaign include a limited number of half price KakaoTalk Gift tickets available around Black Friday (25-27 November) and a complimentary 2023 calendar to passengers spending more than US$200 at its bricks and mortar stores during December.

Winter is typically a peak time of year for Lotte Duty Free, with an anticipated a hike in the number of travellers over Christmas and the New Year.