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Duty Free is where I go to spend my leftover foreign currency before flying home. Inevitably, I always wrap up my trip with 14€ or 500 rupees, which I don’t want to leave in my wallet to ...
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.
In the 1960s and 1970s DFS Group significantly expanded their operation in Pacific Islands and North America. DFS capitalized on the rising wave of Asian tourists who began to travel further overseas, opening stores in international airports and later in downtown locations where travelers have their purchases delivered before departure. [8]
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.
1. Airplane Medication. Got a headache? Upset stomach? Not a lot of people realize this, but many airplanes carry over-the-counter drugs, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen and antidiarrheals.
Hudson, one of the largest travel retailers in North America, is a wholly owned subsidiary of international travel retailer Dufry AG of Basel.Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, the company operates more than 970 Hudson, Hudson News, Hudson Booksellers, cafes, specialty retail and duty-free shops in 87 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada.
The owner, shocked by the abrupt decline in visitors — especially those from Washington state — called the situation impacting the 40-year old duty-free shop “unbelievable,” worrying about ...
Duty Free World is the only female-owned company in the travel-retail industry. The company employs over 200 people around the world and processes over 1,068,545 transactions annually from traveling customers.