airport hotels
Increasing Non-Airline Revenues With Airport-Connected Hotels
Anwar Elgonemy | February 22, 2023
By Anwar Elgonemy In this article, we take a look at the best practices to overcome the challenges of developing airport-connected hotels. Background Certain customer segments are more likely to stay in airport hotels than others. For example, passengers departing on early flights or arriving on late flights will consider staying closer to the airport to save travel time and costs. “Fly-in-fly-out” meetings, passengers stranded due to over-booking or weather-related cancellations and mechanical delays, and, of course, airline crews, are essential demand segments. But these segments are seeking more than typical airport accommodations...
HVS Monday Musings: Airport Hotels: A Growing Trend in India
Mandeep S. Lamba | August 22, 2022
By Mandeep Lamba, Dipti Mohan Airport hotels - properties located near or within airport premises - are becoming increasingly common around the world, including in India. The concept, which was first introduced in the US in the early 1930s to provide convenient accommodation for airline crew and passengers, has emerged as an important sub-segment in the hotel industry in recent decades. As in other countries, airport hotel supply took off in India as airport infrastructure improved. There are approximately 12,000 branded airport hotel keys currently in operation and over 4,600 keys in the pipeline in various cities in the country. New-age ...
A New Trend Taking Off: “Unairports”
Kevin Gallagher | October 19, 2018
By David Wilkening Missed your plane? Cancelled flight? Airport hotels used to be where you might stay overnight for a short walk to get another plane the next day. No more. These days if you happen to be in Los Angeles, you might appreciate a good morning greeting by "Sir Hyatt." He's the Hyatt Regency's registered therapy dog for anxiety. He is said to make "travel-related stress melt away." That may not always be the case for anxious flyers but there's no question airport hotels are getting luxury features that attract not only passengers who missed flights but also have growing interest for investors. "This trend is emerging now. Wi...
YOTEL Selected by İGA, the Constructer and Operator of İstanbul New Airport, to Manage New Build 451-room Hotel at İstanbul New Airport
April 19, 2018
LONDON, April 19, 2018 -- Excellent design and technical innovations: İstanbul New Airport announces modernistic hotel, to enhance passenger experience İGA, the constructer and operator of İstanbul New Airport (İNA) for 25 years, and YOTEL, the Londonbased hotel group, have signed an exclusive hotel management contract. The hotel will be one of the biggest airport hotels in the world with both airside and landside access to 451 rooms. Located conveniently inside the main terminal building, it will be easily accessible to business and leisure travellers, airline crew and businesses within the airport and local environment. "We a...
Airport Hotels: The Stylish New Models Near the Runway
JLL Real Views | August 28, 2017
Often dismissed as a routine pit-stop for travelers, airport hotels are increasingly refashioning themselves as stylish, amenity-rich places for a night's sleep or a board meeting. by Natasha Stokes At the Westin Denver International Airport hotel, the lobby is steps away from security screening but guest rooms feature floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlooking the cityscape and the famed peaks of the Rocky Mountains. In Singapore, passengers can stroll directly from Terminal 3 of Changi Airport to the Crowne Plaza, a luxury hotel with a gym, spa and courtyard pool surrounded by tropical greenery. "These hotels offer far more than just a ...
