Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

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Sydney’s Kingsford Smith is Australia’s biggest airport and, with its revamped dining and shopping precincts, there’s plenty to keep travellers busy.

Dine with Wolfgang Puck

The Bistro by Wolfgang Puck is now open at T1 International Terminal as part of the new City View dining precinct. The restaurant is serving bistro fare such as steak frites, Wagyu beef burgers and cinnamon buttermilk pancakes with salted maple butter. Next door is Heineken House, where travellers can have a cold one before hopping onto their flight – a really cold one: Extra Cold is Heineken’s most refreshing beer.

Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

T1 International Terminal

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Buy some duty-free booty

The new Heinemann Tax & Duty Free is the world’s biggest standalone duty-free store in an airport. Ferragamo, Furla, Fendi… All the big brands – more than 800 of them – are here.

Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

T1 International Terminal

Bend and stretch 

At the T2 Domestic Terminal, there’s a new Lorna Jane Active Living Room where travellers can stretch their limbs at a yoga class before flying, take advantage of the mats and exercise equipment to get some exercise before boarding or grab a healthy snack at Nourish Cafe next door.

Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

T2 Domestic Terminal near Gate 34

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Knock over some gift shopping 

With all the beauty and duty-free shopping options, buying gifts should be relatively painless. There’s also the kikki.K pop-up, Little Boutique, with a selection of gifts curated just for the holiday season.

Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

T2 Domestic Terminal

Get a new look 

Amuse Beauty Studio, located in Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, offers big brands such has MAC, Benefit and Jo Malone. Amuse is also the exclusive stockist of New York’s Bond No. 9 fragrances. Let the beauty whizzes at Amuse give you a quick pre-flight makeover so you land with your game face on.

Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

T2 Domestic Terminal after Security; T3 Domestic Terminal near the Qantas Lounge

Explore history

The Qantas Heritage Collection is a permanent exhibition located on the mezzanine level of Terminal 3 near Gate 13. It’s a fascinating collection of Qantas memorabilia and artefacts – including photographs, uniforms, advertisements and early model aircraft – plus the wicker chairs used on early flights.

Stop Over in Style at Sydney Airport

T3 Domestic Terminal 

 

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