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URW Announces New LAX Concessions
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports, along with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), announced the opening of new retail and restaurants inside the West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new dining options...
High Flying Opens Southie At OAK
High Flying Foods has opened an airport location of the popular local eatery Southie at Oakland International Airport (OAK). Located in OAK Terminal 2, Southie offers travelers with fresh salads, soups, sandwiches, and breakfast made from local ingredients, and also...
Dark Horse Coffee Roasters Opens at SAN
Minority-owned airport concessionaire Mission Yogurt, has opened the first airport location of beloved local San Diego coffee shop Dark Horse Coffee Roasters at San Diego International Airport (SAN). Located in Terminal 1 East, the kiosk offers the brand’s signature...
ACI-World Projects Air Travel Growth
Airports Council International World (ACI-World) is projecting that global air traffic will reach 9.4 billion passengers next year, surpassing the 2019 high of 9.2 billion passengers. ACI-World said global passenger volume in 2023 is expected to reach 8.6 billion...
SEA Gets Approval For C Concourse Expansion
The Port of Seattle Commission approved a final program budget of $399 million for the C Concourse Expansion project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), which will transform the area where the C and D Concourses meet by adding four additional floors to the...
AD To Open Lounge In MDW In 2024
Midway International Airport (MDW) said it will have its first airport lounge in autumn 2024 through a partnership with Airport Dimensions and its Priority Pass lounge membership program. To be located in the airport’s Central Market at the intersection of Concourses...
Frank Joins Bambuza Hospitality
Bambuza Hospitality Group has named Erin Frank to the team as director of brand growth and communications. Frank brings more than 18 years experience in marketing and communications for both the publishing and technology areas. For more than a decade she ran the...
JFK Millennium Partners Issues Concessions RFQ
JFK Millennium Partners, the company hired by the Port Authority of NY/NJ to build and operate the future Terminal 6 at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), has launched its concessions procurement for the future East Food Hall in Terminal 6. Interested...
AI Enabled Retail Opens At JCO
A concessionaire at Jackson Hole Airport (JCO) in Wyoming has implemented an AI-enabled autonomous retail solution designed to streamline the shopping experience with touchless self-checkout technology. The UST Vision Checkout technology is deployed at the Bistro and...
OTG & Starbucks Unveil Pick Up Concept
OTG and Starbucks are partnering on the first airport Pick Up concept, with three initial locations opening in George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Terminal E this fall. The first of three openings will take place on Friday, September 29. Starbucks Pick Up will...
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