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AX Awards Nominations Now Open!
AXN is seeking nominations for its 2025 Airport Experience Awards. We’re looking for the most exciting and innovative concepts, the best operators and the most effective airport concessions teams. Check out the full list of awards categories and reviews the rules and instructions here. Remember, nominations are open to subscribers only, so if you haven’t yet subscribed, please do so here.Â
Johnston & Murphy Opens Upgraded CLT Location
Johnston & Murphy has unveiled a new, larger retail location at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The apparel store has relocated to an 1,850-square-foot space near the Terminal A/B connector that features updated interiors as well as the national...
PHL To Open Two Local Concepts
Travelers visiting Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)’s MarketPlace PHL will soon be able to enjoy fare from two Philly-based brands. Concessionaire Jackmont Hospitality and ACDBE partner Brenda Branch of High Places Concessions will operate the first airport...
FWA Announces New Lounge
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) will open a new lounge designed for business travelers in 2025. The Gateway Lounge by STAR Bank, part of the airport’s East Terminal Expansion and Renovation Project, will offer passengers additional seating, restrooms,...
JMP Completes $2B Bond Insurance for JFK T6
The Vantage Group-led JFK Millennium Partners (JMP) announced the successful issuance of $2 billion in bonds to finance the construction of the new Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Of the $2 billion marked to finance the first phase of the T6...
PSP Opens Agua Caliente Concourse
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) and Agua Caliente Casinos have renamed the airport’s RJ Concourse the Agua Caliente Concourse. City of Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians tribal chairman Reid D. Milanovich, Agua...
IND Releases Concessions RFP
The Indianapolis Airport Authority has released a solicitation for concessions opportunities at Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The solicitation includes six distinct locations throughout the terminal.  The Authority is hosting a pre-proposal meeting at IND...
ACI World Releases New Guide To Digital Transformation
The Airports Council International (ACI) World has released a new guide outlining best practices for airports to embrace digital infrastructure as a means of improving their commercial offering. The Airport Commercial Digital Transformation Best Practices...
JFK NTO Announces New Leadership
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)’s New Terminal One (NTO) has appointed a new executive vice president and a new chief legal officer to its executive team. Lisa Studness Reifer will serve as NTO’s executive vice president and chief commercial and strategy...
Atmosphere TV has become the largest streaming provider in airports in partnership with Tailwind Concessions, Delaware North, and Areas USA
AUSTIN, TX – October 2024 - Atmosphere TV, the leading streaming platform for businesses, announced a few of their latest airport partners, making the company the largest streaming service at US airports. Now servicing hundreds of concessionaires in 100+ airports...
ATL Launches Small Business Program
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has announced a new small business development program, the ATL Concessions Small Business Academy, which will engage operators interested in entering the ATL market on topics such as navigating the City of...
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