Dec 29, 2009

A sense of place?

Well I guess you can’t criticise this Souvenir concession at Minneapolis St Paul Airport for not having a sense of place. A sense of taste though? One thing though is that souvenir stores aren’t meant to look classy. Its not the way the product category generally works. In fact in so many cases in airports I’ve seen operators try to make the store look better, more exclusive &... read more

Dec 26, 2009

Weird airport art

Not sure which airport this is at, it came from Twitter. I assume its Nebraska or somewhere similar. Odd….. Tags: Airport, airport art, airport... read more

Dec 26, 2009

Boxing Day Sale madness in Australia

Whether its a sign of the financial times or people are just after a bargain, the Boxing Day sales seem to be going mad today even for the luxury brands. QVB – Sydney Gucci – Melbourne Queues outside David Jones before opening Myer Louis Vuitton Apple Harvey Norman   Others Tags: Luxury Market, Luxury Market, queues,... read more

Dec 26, 2009

Giant Bunny at Vegas Airport

What can one say…… Image Credit Tags: Airport, airport art,... read more

Dec 26, 2009

Sponsored airport gates

Airports are always looking for new ways to make money, improve wayfinding and make the airport experience more enjoyable. This example from Taipei creates some interesting ideas. I don’t know whether the airport is generating revenue from Hello Kitty branding these departure gates or whether they’d doing it purely as something fun. But consider for a moment the possibilities…. The... read more