Los Angeles International Airport and American Airlines celebrated the inaugural charter flight from the West Coast to Havana last Saturday, Dec. 12. The high profile flight took off from LAX Terminal 4, following a gala ribbon cutting that included Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; Deborah Flint, Executive Director, LAX; Juan Carlos Liscano, Managing Director, LAX, […]
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Bacardi engages consumers with Cocktails of the World at LAX
Bacardi Global Travel Retail, in partnership with DFS Group, presented a peak summer activation at Los Angeles International Airport. ‘Cocktails of the World,’ which ran throughout July and August in the main store at the Tom Bradley International Terminal, introduced travelers to premium Bacardi brands in malt whisky, rum and vodka, including Glen Deveron […]
Delta unveils $229m refurbishment of LAX Terminal 5
Delta Air Lines in partnership with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the City of Los Angeles unveiled the completion of a three-year terminal-wide $229-million refurbishment of Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 5 last week on June 10. The Delta refurbishment includes four additional security screening points, an expanded ticketing lobby, a new baggage claim, […]
JCDecaux: Grabbing the attention of travelers for 50 years
Jean-Luc Decaux, Co-CEO of JCDecaux North America, tells TMI how his company’s cutting edge campaigns are able to capture the attention – and pocket book – of the traveling public. Lois Pasternak reports. Travelers arriving in Los Angeles Airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal at the end of last year were treated to the jaw-dropping spectacle […]
LAWA Director Gina Marie Lindsey announces retirement
One of the industry’s most respected aviation executives, Gina Marie Lindsey, has announced that she is stepping down from her position as executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). Telling staff “it is time for me to move on to other adventures,” Lindsey announced her retirement last week. With a career spanning 39 years, […]
Los Angeles reaches record tourism as LAX surges to #2 busiest airport in US
The city of Los Angeles has reported its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking tourism and record-breaking passenger levels at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Mayor Eric Garcetti said that 43.4 million tourists visited Los Angeles in 2014, an increase of 1.2 million visitors over 2013 levels. Of these, a record 6.5 million were international tourists. […]
Hudson Group venture win at LAX T6 showcases adaptability of the “Hudson” store design
Hudson Group joint venture HG LAX T6 JV was recently awarded the retail contract at Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 6. The team will debut a cutting edge LA-centric travel essentials concept called Market 8600 that was specifically matched to “The Boulevard” design theme created by developer Westfield. Market 8600 is a variation of Hudson […]
