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to keep track of the current time zone, or a
coffee-table tome about Botticelli from the
Met Store, it can all be found right here.
Bulgari, Terminal 1,Gate4
Cartier, Terminal 1,Gate4
TheMet Store, Terminal 4,MezzanineLevel
West;MontBlanc, Terminal 1,Gate4
SalvatoreFerragamo, Terminal 1,Gate4
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
The shopping may be considerably lower-
end here, but Schiphol stands out for the
wide rangeofproductsofferedaswell as for
its exceptional customer service. It’s also a
duty-free-shopper’s dream, rated as a top-
five spot worldwide. You can even check
out the cool tax-free finds before you get
there through the airport’s website. Also
worth noting is that at Schiphol, all major
currencies are accepted— so you canbuy a
fewpieces of lovelyDelft pottery andpack-
ets of tulip bulbs from stores like Fleurtiek
in Schiphol Plaza with whatever bills you
happen to be carrying in your wallet. www
.schiphol.nl
SchipholPlaza, locatedoutsidetheterminals
ZurichAirport, Zurich
Zurich is another duty-free mecca — and
one of the few remaining in Europe. But
the prime benefit of shopping here is the
hours. Elsewhere, storehours are regulated
by Swiss law. So, for instance, while other
shopsmust close at five p.m. on Saturdays,
the ones at the airport can stay open until
eight p.m. And, unlike many stores in Zu-
rich, the ones in the airport don’t close for
lunch. Soyou’ll havemore time toget your-
self one of those famous Swiss clocks from
Türler, abottleof perfume fromBulgari for
someone back home, or one of the bags in
Navyboot’s new line for men.
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airport.com
Bulgari, Level 1
Navyboot, Level 1
Türler, Level 1
Calgary International Airport, Calgary
Worried you’ll have to paymore at the air-
port than youwould at themall?Youwon’t
at Calgary International, whose claim to
fame is its street-pricing, no-padding phi-
losophy. Sowhether you’repickingupduds
for the Calgary Stampede at Riley &Mc-
CormickWestern Boutique, investing in a
fancy newPDA at TelusMobility, or eyeing
the orchid-scented body lotion at Fruits &
Passion, rest assured that the price is right.
Fruits&Passion,DeparturesLevelEast
Riley&McCormickWesternBoutique,Con-
courseC/D (pre-security)
TelusMobility,DeparturesLevelWest
Pittsburgh International Airport,
Pittsburgh
Seeing names like Nine West, the Body
Shop,Gap,Brookstone,GNC, andVictoria’s
Secret, you’d thinkyouwereat themall.And
you are — Pittsburgh International’s Air-
mall.Designed to supply travelerswith “the
comfort you feel at your hometown mall,”
and sporting the same prices as the stores
outside the airport, theAirmall is a concept
that changed the face of airport shopping
when itwas introducedhere in 1992. It has
won travel-industry awards and been fea-
tured on the
Today
show, among other na-
tional broadcasts.www.pitairport.com
TheBodyShop, CenterCore
Brookstone, CenterCore
Gap, CenterCore
Pittsburgh International Airport
