Shopping
How the VAT refund actually works when you shop in Europe
The tax-free sticker in the shop window is only step one. Here's what happens between the register and your bank account, and where the process trips people up.
Shopping
Coverage of what travelers buy and what it truly costs: craft workshops, department stores, weekend markets and the duty-free arithmetic that rarely favors the shopper. Each piece flags fakes, fair prices and shipping options. Written for anyone with a half-empty suitcase and no patience for a visitor surcharge.
Shopping coverage from Daily News Voyage.