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Gittens Shares Insights On ARRA Call
Industry veteran Angela Gittens on Wednesday joined the weekly industry call hosted by the Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA) to discuss her insights on the evolution of airports and airport concessions as the industry begins to emerge from the...
Collaboration, Communication Driving Airport Reovery
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) have both aggressively worked with concessionaires to provide rent relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. They intend to continue collaborating with their partners as the...
Cutié Named MIA Director/CEO
Following a stint as interim director, Rafael (Ralph) Cutié has been named the director and CEO of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, operator of Miami International Airport (MIA). Cutié served as MIA interim director since June and worked in public positions in...
Culinary Tides Predicts Uncertainty in Consumer Trends
Uncertainty in consumer food and beverage desires is set to continue as the pandemic continues to upend “normal” consumption trends, a new report from Culinary Tides states. The “Shifting Sands” report on food and beverage trends was discussed last week by Culinary...
NEWS FLASHES
Sheetz Coming to BWI
The Maryland Board of Public Works Board this week unanimously approved a sublease that will lead to the development of a new Sheetz gas station and store at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Sheetz, a major Mid-Atlantic restaurant...
RSW Set for $331 Million Terminal Expansion
The Lee County Board of Port Commissioners this week authorized a $331 million terminal expansion project at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) that will streamline security checkpoints, add new concession space and provide passengers with new amenities and...
ACI-NA Hails Move on Travelers Flying to U.S.
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) this week said it welcomed the announcement by the White House that fully vaccinated non-U.S. citizens, including those from the U.K. and the European Union, will be permitted to travel to the U.S. beginning in...
RDU Launches Virtual Food Hall
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) announced a contract with Vessel NC Operations, a joint venture of REEF Kitchens and J. Johnson & Company LLC, to establish a virtual food hall in Terminal 2. Virtual food halls, sometimes referred to as “ghost kitchens,”...
THREE QUESTIONS
Three Questions with Phil Seward, SVP Loyalty Strategy – Americas for Collinson
Global loyalty and benefits company Collinson has been focusing on customer engagement in airports. One of its projects, Grab, the mobile app that allows travelers to order food from airport concessions through their phones and pick it up when it’s ready, has gained...
Three Questions with Goutam Kundu, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Office of Technology, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
Biometric technology is coming up quickly, with decision-makers in a variety of industries looking to new technology to build their userbase and streamline their operations. While an abundance of available software already makes biometric identification possible, the...
Three Questions With Peter Chambers, Co-Founder & COO Of Sleepbox
Micro-hotel brand Sleepbox debuted at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) earlier this year. Founded by M.I.T. students Mikhail Krymov, Peter Chambers, and Alexei Goryainov in 2016, Sleepbox offers an in-airport option for everything from quick recharges to...
Three Questions with Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
Funding for the airport industry remains in flux. Congress last year passed a reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration without increasing the passenger facility charge that helps airports build infrastructure. And, while there seems to be wide agreement...
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