Thursday, March 28, 2013

Airports offer medical clinics, hair salons, and more



Airports are offering more conveniences that one would associate with a mall, such as hair salons and medical clinics, according to this article from the NY Times. After an airport mention, I've added a link to the respective Air Wear products.







March 25, 2013
The Multipurpose Airport
By MICHAEL T. LUONGO

Jim Rosenberg, the head of online and social media for the World Bank, can vouch that some airports offer a lot more than places to eat and newsstands filled with gossipy magazines.
On a flight from Washington to Tbilisi, Georgia, Mr. Rosenberg realized during a stop in Munich (Munich travel souvenirs) that he "didn't have this asthma medicine I take every day," he said. But, luckily, the airport had a pharmacy. "I knew the generic name to tell them what I needed," he said. "They told me I had to go to the clinic for a prescription. It was just down the hall."
Mr. Rosenberg said he was surprised at how easy it was. "The most this all cost me was mainly time and money from being disorganized."

Even the most efficient business travelers may find themselves forgetting something or running out of time to take care of a personal errand before a flight. Airports, particularly those in Europe and Asia, are responding by offering an increasing array of services like hair salons, medical clinics and dry cleaners.
Rainer Perry, the United States representative for Düsseldorf International Airport  (Dusseldorf travel souvenirs), said that "the city is known for trade shows and conventions, so we get a lot of business travelers." The airport's advantage, Mr. Perry said, is its small size, with all services "in one terminal building, so no long distances." He said the services included meeting rooms, pharmacies, a hairdresser, a post office and an airport dentist, open even on Sundays and holidays, allowing travelers to schedule visits or have emergency dental work between connections.

Wilko W. Geesink, a pharmacist, is the managing director of Apotheek Schiphol Plaza, the pharmacy inside Arrivals Hall 3 in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam travel souvenirs), which opened in 2009. Mr. Geesink said his clients included "locals, people working at Schiphol Airport or living nearby, commuters, travelers, hospitals from abroad, oil platforms, you name it."
Continue reading the full article at NYTimes.com

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Lucky Los Angeles Actor to receive Airwear LA t-shirt

Some actor on the set of a CW show like Nikita is going to look hot in the Los Angeles t-shirt he/she just picked up from us. We're shipping it out today.  Break a leg. ;)




Friday, March 15, 2013

We're shipping a DCA airport code

We're shipping a DCA t-shirt. That's one thing Washington can agree on: good design. :)


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

New restaurants coming to JFK



Today's New York Times reports that JFK Airwear lovers will have more to be proud of:

(Excerpt from article:)

...a fleet of worthwhile options will open in May as part of a $28 million revamping of Delta's food service in Terminal 4 by SSP America. Among them are:
- Uptown Brasserie, serving Marcus Samuelsson's American fare
- La Brea Bakery, with Nancy Silverton's sandwiches and pastries
- Blue Smoke on the Road, with barbecue and cocktails
- two Shake Shacks, the first in an airport



JFK souvenirs and t-shirts from Airwear