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Waxman Staff Writer Nov 7, 2014 5:00 PM UTC A [“Scent Globe”](http://mediacentre.heathrowairport.com/Press-releases/Holiday-makers-jet-scent-around-the-globe-a22.aspx#downloads) has been installed in Terminal 2 at London’s Heathrow Airport that is designed for passengers to get a whiff of the country they are visiting before they arrive. Created by “Design in Scent,” the worldly perfumes will include: South Africa: Hyraceum Brazil: coffee, tobacco, jasmine, Japan: seaweed, shell extracts, green tea, Ambergris China: Osmanthus Fragrans flower Thailand: lemongrass, ginger, coconut Enjoying this experience is, of course, dependent on getting through airport security quickly enough to have time to spare before your flight. **MORE:** [Watch a Puppy Return Lost Items to Passengers in Viral Ad for KLM Airline](http://time.com/3429993/klm-airlines-puppy-lost-and-found-service/) **MORE:** [We’re Paying an Extra $5 Billion in Airline Fees This Year](http://time.com/money/3555248/airline-fees-baggage-flights/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3572471/scent-globe-heathrow-airport/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3572471/scent-globe-heathrow-airport/"},"headline":"'Scent Globe' at Heathrow Gives Travelers a Whiff of Their Destinations","datePublished":"2014-11-07T17:00:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:27.802Z","description":"Scents from China, Japan, South Africa at Terminal 2 in Heathrow Airport in London","url":"https://time.com/3572471/scent-globe-heathrow-airport/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Business topic","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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