Feb 16th, 2012 at 7:30PM:
After many years of international travel, I've learned that duty free isn't necessarily a deal. Unless you're a smoker or live in a country where alcohol is heavily taxed (like Turkey), you won't find much value among the jumbo-sized Toblerone bars or rows of designer perfumes. But I still enjoy the ritual of browsing through the shop, trying some free samples, and maybe taking home a tasty ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo of the Day: Duty free Flamenco
Feb 16th, 2012 at 7:30PM:
After many years of international travel, I've learned that duty free isn't necessarily a deal. Unless you're a smoker or live in a country where alcohol is heavily taxed (like Turkey), you won't find much value among the jumbo-sized Toblerone bars or rows of designer perfumes. But I still enjoy the ritual of browsing through the shop, trying some free samples, and maybe taking home a tasty ...10 reasons to travel to Ljubljana
Dec 13th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
When I found cheap airfare from Istanbul to Ljubljana, I didn't find many other travelers who'd been there or even say for sure which country it's in. The tiny of country of Slovenia is slightly smaller than New Jersey and its capital city isn't known for much other than being difficult to spell and pronounce (say "lyoob-lyAH-nah"). After spending a few days there last month, I quickly fell ...VIDEO: Flash mob at Beirut Airport duty free
Mar 14th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Flash mobs are nothing new, Lisbon even staged a dance at the airport in 2009, but this flash mob at Beirut Airport is the first I've seen with Arab Dabke dance. Dabke is a form of line dance which is traditionally performed at weddings and social occasions, and the group here combined it with some hip hop steps. Passengers and airport staff joined in the fun for this video made for Beirut's ...
Duty free rules, know before you go
Mar 9th, 2011 at 7:00AM: Duty Free. It sounds like such a good idea. Duty Free shops and zones in airports and other places common to travelers beckon us to save money . Quick and convenient, we find savings of up to 50 percent just after passing through security on the way to our plane, train or ship. But buyer beware, you may not make it to your final destination with that great deal.
Duty free shop personnel often ...The next victim in the war on terrorism -- the duty free store?
Jan 3rd, 2010 at 11:00AM: Not content with merely harassing passengers at the security checkpoint, German police and pilot unions are calling for a ban on the sale of all flammable products at airport stores.
The ban would include most perfumes and beverages with a high alcohol content. The ban would even extend to disposable razors and metal cutlery at airport restaurants. Of course, a ban like this would most likely ...Is Duty Free still a deal?
Apr 17th, 2009 at 4:45PM: Duty Free shopping used to be an amazing way to get all your luxury items for cheap -- from electronics to booze -- but with the internet, the relaxing of import duties, and the weakening of the dollar, is it really a deal anymore? Yesterday, the Sydney Morning Herald published some pointers for savvy Duty Free shopping. We condensed them for you: 1. Don't even bother unless you're somewhere where ...Fill your bottles before going to UK ... because you can
Mar 15th, 2009 at 1:00PM: The British government is planning to ease its ban on the amount of liquid you can take into and out of the country. Currently, passengers are only allowed to carry 100 ml bottles. Improved airport X-ray machines are expected to render that limit unnecessary. If all goes well – based on secret technology being tested by German scientists – the ban could be lifted by the end of the ...What's the deal with duty-free?
Feb 18th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Take an international flight, and the signs are seductive. "Duty-free" beckons you into endless rows of stores with some sense of tax savings and bargain shopping. In the United States, this trims the cost of local import taxes, but in Europe, you also bypass the value added tax (VAT), which can cut the cost by up to 25 percent. But, it's not that easy ... it's never that easy. On your next ...10 travel related things you just don't see any more
Jan 20th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Feeling nostalgic? I've compiled ten travel related things that are no longer around, including a couple of things that really brought back some memories of trips from the past. Read through the 10 things I could think of, and leave a comment with anything you no longer see when you travel. Smoking or Non Smoking? With the possible exception of a few smaller airlines, you won't find an airline in ...Ciudad del Este - South America's black market hotspot
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Jun 13th, 2008 at 3:30PM: The tiny country of Paraguay doesn't often pop up on the "must-see" list for those traveling to South America. Sitting landlocked between Argentina to the south, Bolivia to the west and Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay has been described as "the forgotten country of Latin America." But Paraguay has nevertheless attracted quite a bit of attention lately, less for tourism than because it is an ...Most Ridiculous Stuff to Buy from SkyMall Catalogs
Aug 21st, 2007 at 3:00PM: If there is one vivid sign that the Western civilization is crumbling, it must be the annoying in-flight catalogs. Have you ever paged through those things? I know Justin has. I don't care how bored you were stuck in an uncomfortable seat, please explain to me why anyone would actually buy that crap.
I appreciate the fact that the genius of America's best and brightest inventors is now within ...
