Our regular feature celebrates memorable scenes, moments, launches and campaigns related to the global aviation and travel retail sphere.
Today’s choices are from Yonhap News Agency in the Republic of Korea. They picture a group of Thai tourists shopping inside Shinsegae Duty Free in Myeong-dong, Seoul yesterday.
As the report notes, this marked the first visit to the store by foreign group tourists in two years amid the sustained pandemic-related border restrictions which have hit the Korean duty free sector hard.
From 1 April, fully vaccinated travellers from all countries could enter the country freely.
New COVID-19 case numbers have been falling fast in recent weeks after hitting a daily peak of 620,000 on 17 March. Cases fell to 107,916 on 15 April as the country prepares to lift major social distancing rules next week.
