Optimistic that the effects of COVID will be a memory in the next couple years, he's also got some ideas on how the
Original Release Date: July 7, 2020
Increased awareness of the implications of health-related incidents will create long-term change in the airport experience.
Original Release Date: July 15, 2020
Airports should consider furthering those enhancements [Enhanced cleaning processes and touchless transactions] and going a step further by diversifying revenue streams going forward to ensure that pandemics or other disasters don’t have the same kind of impact in the future.
Original Release Date: July 29, 2020
A slow return to flying by businesses and ongoing restrictions on international travel also represent a drag on a potential recovery meaning it’s likely three or four years or more before traffic even approaches the record year that 2019 was for many airports.
Original Release Date: August 12, 2020
The airport delayed the groundbreaking on a $1.1 billion modernization project but spent time rethinking design aspects of its future terminal that airport officials hope can mitigate the impact of potential future health outbreaks.
Original Release Date: August 28, 2020
Millennials are becoming more prominent and powerful and they’re less likely than older passengers to spend money on food or retail when they travel. So as airports look to find ways to convince travelers they are safe they also must deal with the likelihood of changing passenger habits that could affect the layout and mix of the entire experience.
Original Release Date: October 13, 2020
Need for significant upgrades to roads bridges and airports across the U.S. coupled with the ability to stimulate the economy and get people back to work make it likely that either candidate if elected would make such investments an early priority.
Original Release Date: October 29, 2020
Companies also have started spending more time focusing on improving the employee experience with plans to communicate regularly train aggressively and regularly recognize and show them appreciation for their work.
Original Release Date: December 1, 2020
This episode is an update to our pre-election conversation with Sam Whitehorn episode 112 The election of Joe Biden likely means negotiations with Congress will be at least a bit calmer over the next four years.
Original Release Date: December 17, 2020
The city of Kansas City is moving forward with plans for the concessions program inside the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI).
Original Release Date: January 5, 2021
There are also signs such as projected GDP growth in the U.S. that could indicate recovery from the doldrums brought on by COVID-19 may be speeding up slightly faster than initially expected.
Original Release Date: March 4, 2021
