Duty Free Goody Bags for Flight Travel

The day after transatlantic terror was squelched, the news showed travelers dumping their expensive liquid cargo right in the trash. Fine wines, Dior perfumes, spendy, trendy Perricone facial serums. Hundreds of shopping dollars a person in many, many cases.

Now flight-destined consumers are wiser...but duty free shops are suffering. Alcohol and perfume vendors are the hardest-hit, since those little luxuries often sell at steeply discounted prices at duty-free shops, as compared to the open retail market.

Courant.com reports: Airport Duty-Free Shops Hurt By Terror Alert. And also Business Week: A Dilemma for Duty-Free Shops. Check out MSNBC's take: Duty Free Shops Hard Hit.

Still planning a duty-free airport or cruiseline shopping spree?

You can still get your duty free goody bags back home. Here is the link to my Cruise/Island Travel article on three hints for getting your goods back home.