Shopping the Airports - Los Angeles Times

How good a deal is duty-free shopping at international airports? It depends on what your’re buying and where. Prices can vary widely. Some recent examples: Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch*

(1 liter) Duty-free prices: Frankfurt: $15 Hong Kong: $14 London: $16 Paris: $17 Rome: $13 Tokyo: $17 New York: $26 * Retail prices in airport cities: Frankfurt: $30 Hong Kong: $33 London:

$29 Paris: $24 Rome: $15 Tokyo: $24 * Chanel No. 5 perfume (7.5 ml) Duty-free prices: Frankfurt: $82 Hong Kong: $83 London: $61 Paris: $73 Rome: $69 Tokyo: $66 New York: $84 * Retail prices

in airport cities: Frankfurt: $93 Hong Kong: $83 London: $78 Paris: $89 Rome: $86 Tokyo: $128 * Hermes silk scarf (90 x 90 cm) Duty-free prices: Frankfurt: $245 Hong Kong: $220 London: $207

Paris: $229 Rome: $234 Tokyo: $189 New York: $245 * Retail prices in airport cities: Frankfurt: $282 Hong Kong: $220 London: $244 Paris: $259 Rome: $259 Tokyo: $285 * When necessary, prices

have been prorated to one-liter size. London price is for equivalent blended scotch. Source: Courtesy Conde Naste Traveler. Copyright 1996 by the conde Nast Publications Inc. MORE TO READ