Airports are increasingly destinations for cocktails

Airports are serving up more unique cocktails reports today's New York Times. Enjoy a Beet Down cocktail in your Denver airport mug from Air Wear.

We're shipping a Cincinnati Journal

Maybe the Cincinnati rock-band The National is using it to write lyrics...

Airports showing off art

The line too long at the Met?  Stop by LGA or JFK. :) 

Airports are increasingly becoming dining spots as well as art nodes, says today's Wall St. Journal. 

Speaking of airport art, AirWear offers souvenirs for many of the airports mentioned, including: MIA, DFW, and DCA. 

 

We're shipping a Nantucket baseball cap to some lucky high flyer ...

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We're shipping a Martha's Vineyard MVY t-shirt

Think of us while you're on the beach.  :)

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We're shipping out some Madrid bumper stickers

We're sending a customer some Madrid stickers. Someone is MAD about Madrid, and we agree, it's a beautiful city. Enjoy~

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LAX to upgrade airport for $5 billion

Today's Wall St. Journal reports that LAX is updating its runways for safety reasons as well as to allow for the bigger A380 and 747 planes.  We know the real reason is to allow for greater LAX t-shirt delivery. ;)

Atlantic City airport to expand?

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it can turn Atlantic City International Airport into a robust regional access point, easing tourists into the area and relieving congestion at the airports in the metropolitan area.


Read the full article at WSJ.com

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

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. ;)

We're shipping a DCA airport code

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

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



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Berlin-Brandenburg airport delayed...again.

The Berlin-Brandenburg airport is delayed again, but Air Wear shipments are running on-time. ;)

Excerpt from the NY Times:

The new airport, the Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport, was originally scheduled to open in 2011, then June 2012. The deadline was then pushed back to March, and then to October. It is to replace two older airports — Tegel in the west and Schönefeld in the east — which were strained beyond capacity as the reunified city established itself as a tourist destination. Last year about 25 million visitors passed through Berlin. The new airport is supposed to be able handle up to 27 million passengers a year.

The delays in the project — the latest caused by a faulty fire safety system — have dented Germany's shiny image as an efficient industrial powerhouse driven by superior technical know-how and have become the butt of jokes among Berlin residents.

Read the full article here

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