{"id":83411,"date":"2025-11-12T13:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=83411"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:45:05","slug":"amsterdam-airport-schiphol-treats-travellers-with-new-chocolate-house-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/amsterdam-airport-schiphol-treats-travellers-with-new-chocolate-house-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam Airport Schiphol treats travellers with new Chocolate House store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the successful unveiling of the Today Duty Free concept earlier this year, Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continue to enhance the shopping experience with the opening of a new Chocolate House in Lounge 1, serving a high volume of travelers to Europe and beyond. Located within the recently opened 1,500m\u00b2 Today Duty Free in Lounge 1\u2014the airport\u2019s largest retail store\u2014the boutique offers an indulgent confectionery experience, combining international gourmet chocolates with a strong sense of place.<\/p>\n

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The shop is focused on premium chocolate and fine food, and features a Pierre Herm\u00e9 counter offering hand-picked macarons and chocolates. A curated selection of premium brands is available, including Pierre Marcolini, Neuhaus, Leonidas, Lindt, Corn\u00e9 Port-Royal and Godiva, along with a Venchi Pick & Mix. The best of Dutch confectionery is also prominent through local favorites MADAQ, Visser Chocolate and De Bonte Koe, and a handmade chocolate windmill provides a striking centrepiece.<\/p>\n

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From day one, the store will be staffed by expertly trained personnel, who recently spent several days with the Pierre Herm\u00e9 team in Paris to learn the art of macaron preparation. Excellence in customer service is at the heart of the Chocolate House concept, where all travelers will receive a high-quality, personalised retail experience.<\/p>\n

Bruno Gouisset, CEO, Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail Netherlands, commented: \u201cFollowing the successful takeover and the opening of Today Duty Free in Lounge 1, this new Chocolate House perfectly illustrates how our partnership with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol aims to deliver enhanced experiences for passengers. Every detail \u2013 from the hand-crafted Dutch windmill to the highly trained team \u2013 has been carefully designed to offer travellers a premium, culturally inspired retail journey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Arthur Reijnhart, Chief Commercial Officer, Royal Schiphol Group, added: \u201cWe want every step through Lounge 1 to surprise and inspire, with attention to both international top brands and distinctive Dutch products. Chocolate House is a perfect example of this and shows how, together with our partners, we invest in quality and a unique experience at Schiphol.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Chocolate House will officially open in November, reinforcing Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail and Schiphol\u2019s commitment to world-class, locally-inspired travel retail concepts.<\/p>\n

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Following the successful unveiling of the Today Duty Free concept earlier this year, Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continue to enhance the shopping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":83414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,7087,535,1,477],"tags":[4674,119,17007,120,69,39,1544,7484,16468,216],"class_list":["post-83411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-confectionery-food","category-duty-free-retailers","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","tag-amsterdam-airport-schiphol","tag-chocolate","tag-chocolate-house","tag-confectionery","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-lagardere-travel-retail","tag-royal-schiphol-group","tag-today-duty-free","tag-travel-retail"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83411"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83472,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83411\/revisions\/83472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}