Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
Travelex named sole tax refund operator at Hamburg Airport
Foreign exchange company Travelex has expanded its partnership with Global Blue, a leader in tourist shopping tax refunds, to include Hamburg Airport, becoming the airport’s exclusive tourist shopping tax refund provider.
Foreign exchange company Travelex has expanded its partnership with Global Blue, a leader in tourist shopping tax refunds, to include Hamburg Airport, becoming the airport’s exclusive tourist shopping tax refund provider.
Travelex’s tax refund service allows non-EU residents leaving the EU to obtain tax refunds in over 45 currencies on certain products they have purchased during their stay.
Alongside Global Blue tax refunds, Travelex also processes all tourist shopping tax refunds for the tax-free shopping solution Planet Tax Free.
Travelex and Global Blue are advancing their decade-long partnership at Hamburg Airport, building on more than 10 years of collaboration.
Travelex also operates with Global Blue at Cologne, Berlin and Frankfurt airports, as well as at Basel railway station (Badischer Bahnhof) and Zurich airport in Switzerland.
Travelex stores are located at Hamburg Airport Terminal 1 landside and Terminal 2 airside.
Leonard Stolk, Director, Travelex Europe said: “We are proud to build on more than a decade of partnership with Global Blue as we enter a new chapter to further support travellers’ needs. Our collaboration is founded on delivering five-star customer service to the thousands of travellers who claim tax refunds at Hamburg Airport every year.
Tourists who are leaving the EU can claim tax refunds at any of Travelex’s stores across Hamburg airport by providing:
-The tax-free goods they purchased
-Original store receipts
-VAT refund forms
-Passport and boarding pass as proof that they are taking the goods out of the EU.
Hamburg is Northern Germany’s largest airport and welcomes more than 14.8 million passengers each year. Travelex has four stores across the airport’s two terminals.
Stolk added: “Tax-free shopping is an important asset to Hamburg’s tourism industry, making the city an attractive destination for visitors planning a shopping holiday. We are delighted to support travellers with a convenient and simple service to reclaim VAT.” -TradeArabia News Service