Until recently, children's accessories and gifts in duty free stores tended to be cheap. "But today's business travelers want to buy more valuable presents to take home and this is promoting this new market," Lemoine said.
His brand includes silver and diamond napkin rings and high quality lacquered music boxes that play It's a Wonderful World.
It is the same story for scarves, ties or sunglasses, perennial favorites with duty free customers.
"The luxury end is growing steadily," said Lidia Flazone of Italian silk specialist Mantero Seta, which makes ties and silk squares for top world brands.
But perhaps the most unusual expensive accessory at the duty free extravaganza was a range of hand-made leather pocket humidors for connoisseurs who want to ensure cigars will not dry up even in the most extreme conditions.
The exclusive leather cigar cases made by French-based Fallon retail at US$366 for a crocodile leather case up to US$8,533 for one made of stingray skin.
And cigar lovers can also purchase a limited edition Fallon handbag, matching the humidor and containing a pouch in the bag to hold "sir or madam's" pocket humidor.
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