What is the best selling product at the airport?

Bottled water is not only number one, it's number one through five – with Dasani's bottled 20 oz taking first place and Glaceau's Smartwater 23.8 oz coming in fifth. What else do passengers want? Chocolate!



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Beverages were by far the most popular item, with bottled water ranking as the first through fifth most-sold item. Dasani's bottled 20 oz took first. The sixth most popular item was Diet Coke's 20 oz option, with regular Coke trailing directly behind.

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Recent findings found that the top five items purchased in airports were all brands of bottled water, with brands like Dasani, Aquafina, Glaceau Smartwater, and Fiji being the top-selling brands.

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These are stores that sell all kinds of products for which a “duty” (a local import tax or fee placed on goods by government entities) is not included. Normally, buying products in a duty-free shop allows travelers to save money on liquor, tobacco, fragrances, cosmetics, luxury items, candy, and more.

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Hudson Group, the largest travel retailer in North America and operator of more than 150 stores in airports and transportation terminals, released a list of its most purchased items last year, CNN reports. On it were beverages such as bottled water, and chocolate, of course.

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Based on ACI World's Airport Service Quality programme, the most important drivers of satisfaction are the airport ambience, the discretionary time including food and beverage, retail areas and the entertainment activities including the Wi-Fi, the security process and, of course, the human factor.

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Electronics Lindsay Sakraida, director of content marketing with shopping comparison website DealNews, said: “Electronics purchased at the airport will cost you significantly more than if you had bought them ahead of time.

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The truth is, for a lot of products, there isn't always much difference between duty-free and the prices you can get at home — especially if you're prepared to hunt online. The key differentials are tobacco and alcohol, which are both usually taxed heavily and therefore can be bought for a lot less at the airport.

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Check out 2022's most confiscated items below.
  • Fentanyl candy wrappers found at LAX airport (Los Angeles International Airport)
  • Gun inside of a raw chicken at FLL airport (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
  • Handgun found inside jars of peanut butter at JFK airport (John F.


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One of the most common items the TSA confiscates is firearms. Most people forget them in their carry-on bags, and the agent has no choice but to take them. It's worth mentioning that even when weapons are in checked luggage, TSA may confiscate them.

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What do a chainsaw, bear spray, and a meth burrito all have in common? They were all seized at United States airports last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which recently released its top confiscated items for 2021.

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Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the cheapest days to fly domestically. The cheapest days to depart if you're flying within the U.S. are midweek — generally Tuesday or Wednesday.

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