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AXN’s PRE-CONFERENCE Issue
The February issue of Airport Experience News explores the food and beverage trends that are driving footfall and sales at street restaurants nationwide. Exotic and spicy are key attributes this year as consumers seek out unique dining experiences. This issue also includes the latest on sustainability efforts within airport concessions programs, as well as a look at the prognosis for airlines in 2025. Another feature takes a deeper dive into the concepts, brands, companies, teams and individuals who are in the running for the 2025 Airport Experience Awards. Winners will be announced at the upcoming AX Conference. Fact Book data analysis, an airport expansion overview and an interview with Ontario International Airport’s Atif Elkadi round out this issue, available now.
Jewsbury Succeeding Lagos At St. Petersburg-Clearwater International
Noah Lagos’ final day at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International (PIE) will be this Friday. He is retiring after 11 years as airport director. The appointment of Tom Jewsbury, above left, as his successor was announced in February. The two have been working together...
CLE Begins Work On Terminal Facade, Ticket Lobby Projects
Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) will begin construction this week on a project aimed at improving ticketing and baggage-claim areas of the airport. The Terminal External Facade and Ticketing Lobby Project is scheduled to begin May 13 and conclude in May 2016. It...
OTG’s Flo App For Apple Watch Provides Real-Time Visibility For Restaurants
OTG Management has merged its own internally developed Flo app with Apple Watch to give restaurants in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International’s (EWR) immediate insights into operations. Notifications from the app provide real-time updates on kitchen operations,...
MarketPlace Development Partners Offer Mother’s Day Promo
Five stores across two airports with retail programs run by MarketPlace Development have implemented a free gift promotion coinciding with Mother’s Day travel. A pre-security Eddie Bauer store near C gates, a pre-security Duty Free Americas store located before...
CLT Gets Whisky River Restaurant
Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) and HMSHost Corp. have announced the opening of Whisky River restaurant in the airport’s E Concourse. Representatives from HMSHost, the airport and 12-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated the opening with...
Hudson Opens Harley-Davidson Store At Charleston International
Travelers this week through Charleston International (CHS) got a glimpse at the first of several new retail offerings at the airport when Low Country Harley-Davidson opened its doors. It’s the beginning of a new retail program created through the $189 million Terminal...
Caviar House & Prunier Returns To New York
European seafood purveyor Caviar House & Prunier has returned to New York with a new location in John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) Terminal 4. The Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar originally opened in Terminal 4 in 2008 but closed several years later in the face of a major...
Global Entry Option Available At Oakland International
Travelers to Oakland International (OAK) arriving on international flights will now have the option of speeding their arrival into the U.S. by using one of two Global Entry kiosks in the international arrivals hall. Global Entry speeds up the process for enrollees by...
Denver International Partners With Colorado Lottery
The celebration of two decades of service emanating from Denver International (DEN) will continue with a DEN-themed scratch-off lottery game. The airport has teamed with the Colorado Lottery to launch the game, which will have a top prize of $20,000. The $2...
Plane Pull Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House
The Philadelphia Marketplace Food & Shops at Philadelphia International (PHL) raised $7,410 for the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House by pulling an airplane. The Plane Pull, held May 2, is a tug-of-war event in which teams compete to see who can pull a plane over a...
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In This Issue
F&B Trends Influence Restaurant Menus
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
Green Concessions Programs Gain Steam
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
AX Awards Finalists Shine
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
Airlines Have Mixed Performances, Outlooks
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
Atif Elkadi Shares Vision For ONT
2025 Pre-Conference Issue

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