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

Dec 24, 2009

Mobile Shopping carts at Changi Airport

Changi have a number of these to service duty free, post, food etc. They’re a terrific idea to tap into that lost PSR when people go to the departure gates early. Or in Changi’s case to deal with shopping for short transit stops. Image Credit Tags: Airport, airport retail, airport retail, Changi, mobile... read more

Dec 23, 2009

Smiggles at Gold Coast Airport

New store opened by Lagadere at Gold Coast Airport. Very large for a Smiggles store – wonder what it will end up turning over?. My guess – about $500k. Which wouldn’t be too bad for GC. Tags: Airport, airport retail, airport retail, gold coast, lagadere, Retail,... read more

Dec 23, 2009

Sean Jean at Atlanta Airport

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Dec 22, 2009

Langugage Vending Machines at Vegas Airport

I love vending machines but I’m not too sure about this one at Vegas Airport. It dispenses language pack/CD’s by Rosetta Stone. I would have thought the usage was far too narrow to justify the space. Tags: Airport, airport retail, airport retail, Vegas, vending... read more