Retailers know that travellers can’t resist an impulsive purchase at a luxury retail precinct when flying. But can you find it cheaper elsewhere? From the upcoming Highflyer magazine, out on February 28.
Duty-free shopping at Heathrow Airport. Getty Images
The urge to splurge on duty-free shopping during a trip abroad has been declining for several years now, superseded by the increased popularity of shopping competitively priced online products from the comfort of your couch.
Gone too from many international flights are the old duty-free carts that rolled the aisles of the plane before landing.
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