New Age Duty Free

[Davin de Kergommeaux]

Hi Ulf,

Buying your duty free on arrival would work fine in countries where
there is a free market in alcohol, but here in Canada where the
government controls it (except in Alberta & a bit in BC) it would be
completely hopeless.  LCBO brags about being the second largest buyer
of beverage alcohol in the world (Costco is first) but their selection
is absolutely abysmal.  It takes no time to have one of everything
they have that you'd want.  Since they have the monopoly and d-f
selection here is even worse than the LCBO shelves, our only choice if
we want decent malts is to shop abroad, and one of the better places
is in Heathrow.

I agree with Ralph that there is too much business at stake here for
someone not to find a solution.  If duty free goes under, fares will
have to rise to make up for the rents the airports lose.

Davin


On 8/13/06, Ulf Buxrud <ulf at buxrud.se> wrote:
>
>
> I am glad that these 'security' improvning agencies at last can tell there
> ass from their elbows.
>
> I have for the last 15 years or so been lobbying for a system where the 'tax
> free' or 'dicsounted' alcohol should be purchased upon arrival and not on
> departure.
>
> Letting flamable alchol and glass containers that easily may be converted
> into a deadly weapon be brought on board is a major flaw in the security
> system. Also, adding unnecessary extra wheigth is a cost factor for the
> airlines plus the temptation for 'weaker' souls to help them self to a drink
> or two from their 'goodie bag' on board risking to be unruly is another
> factor.
>
> Upon arrival at international airports one is still in a transit area equal
> to the one from which departure occurs. So from a 'economical/political'
> pont wiew there is no difference.
>
> Further, keep in mind that all intra European air transports does not any
> longer offer 'tax free' purchases. The price level at the airports offered
> to intra European travellers are at least at par with shops outside the
> airport or HIGHER.
>
> My tuppence
>
> Ulf
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bushido <professormalt at COMCAST.NET>
> To: MALTS-L at LISTS.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE
> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:59:25 -0500
>  Subject: Re: New Age Duty Free
>
>
> Ralph,
>
> As I've just returned from NL, I can tell you that you can't bring any
> liquids bought at the Schiphol d-f in carry-ons for international (outside
> EU) travel. The screening of carry ons at Schiphol occurs at the gate.
> Whether in future they will locate d-f outside of passport control where you
> could pack it in your checked bags is unknown at this point.  The problem
> there is that you typically need your boarding pass to purchase at d-f and
> you can't get that until you check-in your bags.....
>
> In Chicago on the other hand, they deliver your d-f to the gate as you board
> (or used to anyway), that would be the only way I could see it working
> unless the alcohol is an integral part of assembling the "liquid explosive"
> in the cabin, then I'm afraid all bets are off for the foreseeable future.
> The only alternative at that point is somehow devising a scheme to safely
> ensure passage of your d-f delivered directly to the luggage hold and
> distributing it post-departure at baggage claim.
>
> Sláinte,
> Brian
>
>
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