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Is Duty Free still a deal?

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

Fill your bottles before going to UK ... because you canMar 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?

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

10 travel related things you just don't see any moreJan 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

Ciudad del Este - South America's black market hotspotJun 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

Most Ridiculous Stuff to Buy from SkyMall CatalogsAug 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 ...

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