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Changi Airport makes ex-deejay a millionaire
By Karamjit Kaur
WHEN he picked up a $4,900 camera at Changi Airport in October, Mr Ivan Rantung never imagined that it would one day make him a millionaire.
The purchase he made just before getting on a plane to Kota Kinabalu, gave him a shot at the biggest ever cash giveaway in a retail draw in Singapore, and possibly by any airport in the world.
On Friday, the 39-year-old ex-radio deejay-turned-entrepreneur became $1 million richer, beating five other finalists and 830,000 eligible shoppers in Changi's first-ever such draw.
The draw was the culmination of a six-month-long campaign, co-sponsored by Visa Worldwide, that ran from June to November 2010.
During the time, total spending at Changi's 230 retail stores and 110 food and beverage outlets jumped 13 per cent year-on-year, said Changi Airport Group (CAG).
By Karamjit Kaur
WHEN he picked up a $4,900 camera at Changi Airport in October, Mr Ivan Rantung never imagined that it would one day make him a millionaire.
The purchase he made just before getting on a plane to Kota Kinabalu, gave him a shot at the biggest ever cash giveaway in a retail draw in Singapore, and possibly by any airport in the world.
On Friday, the 39-year-old ex-radio deejay-turned-entrepreneur became $1 million richer, beating five other finalists and 830,000 eligible shoppers in Changi's first-ever such draw.
The draw was the culmination of a six-month-long campaign, co-sponsored by Visa Worldwide, that ran from June to November 2010.
During the time, total spending at Changi's 230 retail stores and 110 food and beverage outlets jumped 13 per cent year-on-year, said Changi Airport Group (CAG).
