Duty-free shopping: for some travellers it is a way to pass the time during a layover, but for others it is an integral part of the travel experience.
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These shoppers get a special kind of excitement from finding the kind of deals that are not available anywhere else.
New Delhi
With a total space of almost 2,000 sq.mt of retail space in Terminal 3, the duty free is open 24/7, 365 days a year offering great brands and great value for money. Liquor is cheapest even though the range might nit be to extensive.
Heathrow
Heathrow duty free is the best place to get the best deals if size is a major concern. The retail is more than 500,000 sq. ft across five terminals. There are plenty of shopping options with Terminal 3 offering close to 40 high end outlets like Hermes, Cartier, Dior and Gucci.
Zurich
Classics like whiskey, tobacco and some of the best chocolates in the world can be found here. The best thing for all travellers is that the duty-free also online shopping where you can pick up while passing through to catch your flight.
Johannesburg
The airport has more than 100 shops selling trinkets, accessories and luxury leather goods. This is not the cheapest airport in the world. The duty free also offers online shopping as an option. South African wines, snacks, jewellery and fragrances are quite renowned here.
Hong Kong
The retail sector offers great discounts with SkyMart in Terminal 1 and SkyPlaza at Terminal 2 offer the same experience that travellers would expect from the city. For techonoloy enthusiasts SkyPlaza is the ideal place and for Duty-free experience travellers can head to SkyMart.
Seoul
With 90 duty free shops, this is the third largest duty-free after Dubai and Heathrow. Perfumes, alcohol, cosmetics are the most preferred items. Italian brand Louis Vuitton established its first shop at this airport. This is a shopping all inside an airport with convenient shopping located in the Centre and West wing and top brands in the Concourse.
London
Heathrow boasts 48,000 square meters of retail space over its five terminals and the prices ranges from pocket money up to premium. Go to Terminal 3 for designer wear; Terminal 5 for all things specifically British. You can have goods (up to 30 kgs) shipped to a UK address for an initial fee of 5 sterling pounds. Heathrow Airport offers Personal Shopping Consultants, available in the departure’s lounges and easily recognisable by their distinctive green uniforms.
Dubai
Often considered as one the busiest airports and is renowned for the best duty-free shops in the world, Dubai’s airport retailer is almost one and a half times the size of Rome’s Saint Peter’s Basilica. The airport duty free is spread over 26,000 sq. meters across all three terminals.
Amsterdam
The duty-free maintains as a top shopping airport destination offering hefty discounts and promotions with the most popular being ‘buy two get three’. Irrespective Of the destination, a two-year warranty is offered on all non-perishable items. The service is free and valid for 30 days.
Frankfurt
With a size of at least four soccer fields, the shopping area is located on Terminal 1in the B departure hall. Spread over 6,000 sq. ft the shopping avenue is open from 6 am to 9:30 pm offering 30 food and shopping outlets.
