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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.
YEG Awards Contract To LS Travel Retail
LS Travel Retail has been awarded a contract to develop and operate several retail concessions at Edmonton International (YEG). The company will operate approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of concessions space with nine concepts including news and gift shops, bookstores,...
San Bernardino Names Wilson As Interim Director
A.J. Wilson has been tapped as the interim director of the San Bernardino International Airport Authority and the Inland Valley Development agency. The retired public manager has served in several cities including Santa Ana and Pomona, Calif.; Portland, Maine; and...
Ohio Travel Association Honors CLE With RUBY Award
The Ohio Travel Association has given Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) a RUBY Award for its marketing and advertising efforts in 2011. The state's leading travel and tourism industry leaders recognized the airport for its radio advertising and 2010 annual report...
HMSHost Opens Green-Designed Starbucks At ORD
HMSHost Corp. and Starbucks Corp. have opened a green-designed Starbucks at Chicago O'Hare (ORD). The store, on the L Concourse in Terminal 3, demonstrates the company's use of environmentally responsible materials, as well as equipment, including low-energy-use LED...
Airport Wireless, Techshowcase Exclusive Sellers Of 2 Sennheiser Ear Canal Phones
Airport Wireless and Techshowcase will be among two concepts by APW Brands that will exclusively sell Sennheiser's limited-edition CX 300-II Chrome and CX 300-II Gold ear canal phones. Both modes, part of Sennheiser's Precision Series earphones, come in three sizes of...
DTW Board Votes To Oust Mullin; Naughton To Serve As Interim CEO
Detroit's Wayne County Airport Authority on Monday voted to terminate the employment Turkia Awada Mullin after she served fewer than two months as CEO of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW). The vote to remove Mullin was 5-2. DTW veteran Thomas Naughton will serve...
Villa Enterprises Opens Green Leaf’s/Bananas At PHL
Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. and its affiliates, Villa Enterprises, have opened a dual-concept Green Leaf's/Bananas location at Philadelphia International (PHL), Terminal D. Green Leaf's is known for its salads, wraps, grilled panini sandwiches and soups. At...
Sunglass Hut Arrives At CLE AIRMALL
Sunglass Hut has landed at the AIRMALL® at Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE). The 600 sq. ft. store on Concourse B offers top brands of sunglasses in a variety of styles. "No matter where their travels take them, we are pleased to offer passengers the...
Hudson Booksellers Announces Best Books Of 2011
Hudson Booksellers, a brand unit of Hudson Group, has released its Best Books list for 2011. The books were chosen through a nominated short list and voting process by a panel of Hudson booksellers and managers. They were picked based on literary style, innovation,...
LS Travel Retail Buys Nuance Group’s Shares in Duty Free Paris
LS Travel Retail, a division of Lagardé¨re Services, has bought the shares held by The Nuance Group in Duty Free Paris. The purchase, made via LS Travel Retail's duty free subsidiary Aelia, will boost the company's fashion and accessories portfolio. ''This buyout is...
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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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