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Duty Free is about two British couples, David and Amy Pearce and Robert and Linda Cochran, who meet while holidaying at the same Spanish hotel in Marbella and the interruptive affair conducted by David Pearce and Linda Cochran during their break. Another recurring character is the hotel waiter Carlos.
In 1960, American entrepreneurs Charles Feeney [5] and Robert Warren Miller [6] founded Tourists International, which later became Duty Free Shoppers (DFS), in Hong Kong.In 1962, two DFS stores were opened at the international airports in Hong Kong and Honolulu, the first duty-free shop in the United States.
Haikou International Duty-Free City Shopping Complex, is the world's biggest stand-alone duty-free store in terms of physical size. Located in Haikou, Hainan, China, the buildings have a total area of 280,000 square meters. [1] [2] Aelia Duty Free – a brand of Lagardère Travel Retail. [3] Comturist – a chain of duty-free stores.
The backdrop of Chanel’s Métiers d’Arts pre-fall 2025 collection, held in in Hangzhou, China, was a golden pagoda that seemed to sit like a jewel box on an island in the center of the ...
Robert Warren Miller (born May 23, 1933) is an American-British billionaire, entrepreneur, co-founder of DFS (Duty Free Shops), and sailing champion.He is the father of Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg, and Pia Getty, dubbed by tabloids and high society as The Miller Sisters.
Chanel 'High Jewellery' was founded in November 1932. Chanel debuted 'Bijoux de Diamants' at her Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris mansion. [99] It was also the first high-end jewelry collection created by a fashion designer. [100] The 'Bijoux de Diamants' was inspired by celestial forms such as stars, comets, and the moon.
China's zero-tariff access for Africa's least developed countries kicked in this week, a senior Chinese diplomat said, just as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola. China and the United States ...
Brendan O'Regan established the world's first duty-free shop at Shannon Airport in Ireland in 1947; [6] it remains in operation today. Designed to provide a service for trans-Atlantic airline passengers typically travelling between Europe and North America whose flights stopped for refuelling on outbound and inbound legs of their journeys, it was an immediate success and has been copied worldwide.