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Secrets of Duty Free (9 photos)
If you are going abroad, more than 70% of travelers planning to visit during the trip Duty Free. Someone seeking just to kill time, someone - reserved elite goods, well, someone - add to suitcase forgotten when training camp thing. In any case, everyone should know what are the duty-free shops, why there are legends about them and whether they as cheap as they say ...
The secret of low prices
The first store, to trade without the excise tax and customs duties, appeared in the Irish airport Shannon in 1947. It stopped to refuel planes coming from the United States to Europe.
Those few hours, while there was a service of the aircraft, the passengers were forced to loiter at the airport without a tiny possibility to leave its limits. This, and the fact that, in fact, poor travelers were for the formal boundary of Ireland, and prompted a young businessman on the idea of opening a duty-free shop.
The world's first duty free shop there now and it is still popular.
The idea of free trade have developed American entrepreneurs, Charles Feeney and Robert Miller. In 1960 in Hong Kong opened its first duty free in its modern form. To date, the largest duty-free is located at the airport in Dubai.
In Europe, a leader takes London's Heathrow Airport. In Russia, the first duty-free opened in 1988 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where before acting currency shop "Berezka».
The range of such stores often consists of tobacco products, souvenirs, toys, perfumes, cosmetics and fashion apparel.
Also, if you happen to forget to take something you need in the way, or simply did not care about it in advance, in such shops, you will discover easy gizmos essentials for the aircraft and travel.
Make purchases in "dyutike" only if you have a passport and boarding pass for the plane. For payment usually takes different types of currency and traveler's checks and credit cards. In many countries it is forbidden to print their purchases before boarding.
The most popular products
Not surprisingly, the most popular at Duty Free goods are those that apply to regular stores highest duties and taxes. First of all, it's alcohol, cigars and cigarettes, as well as perfumes, cosmetics and jewelry.
It is for this branded alcohol at Duty Free sent the most tourists, because it is 20-25% cheaper than in ordinary stores. But the difference in cigarette prices would be felt only foreigners, the Russians have a special low price will not notice.
Among alcoholic beverages quite profitable ones produced in the country of departure. In the less-selling volumes (large) unit price is usually much lower than in Mignon (souvenir bottles of small volume). The difference in the cost of tobacco products is not so great, but they still buy because of the excellent quality.
The large turnover of perfumes and cosmetics is also due to the good price and the availability of an exclusive set ("travel-sets"), sold only through a system of duty-free.
Cheapest and expensive Duty Free worldwide
Not all Duty Free traveler expects the same set of products and prices. And if the list of goods depends only on the size of the airport and demand trends, the prices may vary depending on the season, transport policy, as well as its industrial features.
However, the researchers were able to identify several airports where a specific set of products cost less than others.
Among the places favorable for shopping, airports were assigned:
Heathrow (London)
Dusseldorf (Germany)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Munich (Germany)
Fiumicino (Rome)
But it turned out to be the most expensive airport in Prague - the price it 12% higher than at Heathrow. But it is in Prague, you can buy the cheapest cigarettes in Europe.
Shopping Tips
Whatever Duty Free World does not have thrown the fate observe a few basic rules that will help you to avoid unnecessary expenses.
Do not go to Duty Free, prior to departure if there are less than half an hour. In the rush to examining all the shelves and grabbing horrible, tourists buy is not something we planned.
To purchase at Duty Free boarding pass is required, sometimes you may need a passport.
Restrictions on the import of alcohol and tobacco apply to goods purchased in Duty Free. Customs regulations vary from country to country. For example, Russia is allowed to import into 3 liters. alcohol and not more than 400 pieces. tobacco products.
Do not engage in wholesale purchases in duty free, most stores are limited to the purchase of goods of the same name.
Sometimes there is a limit to which you can buy goods in these stores and all subsequent goods bought over the limit are taxed. But limits do not exist everywhere.
Unpack alcohol and perfumes bought at Duty Free before departure in aircraft is prohibited.
We must remember that you can buy in the store a lot, but to enter into the country, according to the rules of entry into the country.
The secret of low prices
The first store, to trade without the excise tax and customs duties, appeared in the Irish airport Shannon in 1947. It stopped to refuel planes coming from the United States to Europe.
Those few hours, while there was a service of the aircraft, the passengers were forced to loiter at the airport without a tiny possibility to leave its limits. This, and the fact that, in fact, poor travelers were for the formal boundary of Ireland, and prompted a young businessman on the idea of opening a duty-free shop.
The world's first duty free shop there now and it is still popular.
The idea of free trade have developed American entrepreneurs, Charles Feeney and Robert Miller. In 1960 in Hong Kong opened its first duty free in its modern form. To date, the largest duty-free is located at the airport in Dubai.
In Europe, a leader takes London's Heathrow Airport. In Russia, the first duty-free opened in 1988 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where before acting currency shop "Berezka».
The range of such stores often consists of tobacco products, souvenirs, toys, perfumes, cosmetics and fashion apparel.
Also, if you happen to forget to take something you need in the way, or simply did not care about it in advance, in such shops, you will discover easy gizmos essentials for the aircraft and travel.
Make purchases in "dyutike" only if you have a passport and boarding pass for the plane. For payment usually takes different types of currency and traveler's checks and credit cards. In many countries it is forbidden to print their purchases before boarding.
The most popular products
Not surprisingly, the most popular at Duty Free goods are those that apply to regular stores highest duties and taxes. First of all, it's alcohol, cigars and cigarettes, as well as perfumes, cosmetics and jewelry.
It is for this branded alcohol at Duty Free sent the most tourists, because it is 20-25% cheaper than in ordinary stores. But the difference in cigarette prices would be felt only foreigners, the Russians have a special low price will not notice.
Among alcoholic beverages quite profitable ones produced in the country of departure. In the less-selling volumes (large) unit price is usually much lower than in Mignon (souvenir bottles of small volume). The difference in the cost of tobacco products is not so great, but they still buy because of the excellent quality.
The large turnover of perfumes and cosmetics is also due to the good price and the availability of an exclusive set ("travel-sets"), sold only through a system of duty-free.
Cheapest and expensive Duty Free worldwide
Not all Duty Free traveler expects the same set of products and prices. And if the list of goods depends only on the size of the airport and demand trends, the prices may vary depending on the season, transport policy, as well as its industrial features.
However, the researchers were able to identify several airports where a specific set of products cost less than others.
Among the places favorable for shopping, airports were assigned:
Heathrow (London)
Dusseldorf (Germany)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Munich (Germany)
Fiumicino (Rome)
But it turned out to be the most expensive airport in Prague - the price it 12% higher than at Heathrow. But it is in Prague, you can buy the cheapest cigarettes in Europe.
Shopping Tips
Whatever Duty Free World does not have thrown the fate observe a few basic rules that will help you to avoid unnecessary expenses.
Do not go to Duty Free, prior to departure if there are less than half an hour. In the rush to examining all the shelves and grabbing horrible, tourists buy is not something we planned.
To purchase at Duty Free boarding pass is required, sometimes you may need a passport.
Restrictions on the import of alcohol and tobacco apply to goods purchased in Duty Free. Customs regulations vary from country to country. For example, Russia is allowed to import into 3 liters. alcohol and not more than 400 pieces. tobacco products.
Do not engage in wholesale purchases in duty free, most stores are limited to the purchase of goods of the same name.
Sometimes there is a limit to which you can buy goods in these stores and all subsequent goods bought over the limit are taxed. But limits do not exist everywhere.
Unpack alcohol and perfumes bought at Duty Free before departure in aircraft is prohibited.
We must remember that you can buy in the store a lot, but to enter into the country, according to the rules of entry into the country.
