Home»» What could be more appropriate than a travel-themed store in an airport (except for maybe a mini-spa or massage retreat)? Well Travel + Leisure magazine is capitalizing off this idea, and has teamed up with airport retailer Hudson Group to launch a new travel retail concept of the same name. (I love the magazine, so I’m hoping the store is just as great!)
The first store debuted at Vancouver International Airport on June 18, soon to be followed by additional locations in Halifax International Airport and JFK International Airport. New Hudson retail Galleries in Sanford Orlando and San Francisco International airports will feature the Travel + Leisure store as a shop-in-shop.
Hope Remoundos, EVP of Marketing for Hudson Group, had this to say: "The Travel + Leisure concept grew out of Hudson's relationship with the magazine publishing industry through our newsstand Hudson News, which sells millions of books and magazines each year. Hudson has successfully partnered with TV networks in the past, in our CNN Newsstand and CMT Loot stores. But this marks our first partnership with a magazine.”
Travel + Leisure stores will offer products aimed at enhancing the travel experience, such as luggage and travel accessories, along with local maps and travel guides, as well as current editions of Travel + Leisure magazine and its sister publication, Food & Wine (That’s right, Food & Wine…did you just have the same great idea I did?).
Have you seen the new Travel + Leisure store in your travels? Tell us about it here!
--Jessie Bove
I've seen the store during travels through vancouver. It looks very cool! Very sleek and modern. If I had any need for luggage, that'd be the place to go- but until them i can oodle at all the fancy products.
Compared to most of the stores in airports, whoever designed that one deserves a gold star.
Posted by: Harry Potter | July 20, 2009 at 02:13 PM