Budapest Airport poised to launch major retail tenders as commercial revenues escalate

Budapest Airport has in recent months experienced another best-ever quarter for commercial revenues, during which the Hungarian gateway surpassed €15 million in overall retail and food & beverage sales in Q1. Growth has been bolstered by a year-on-year rise in passenger traffic exceeding +12%, while the surge which saw the airport pass the nine million traveller threshold for the first time last year shows every sign of continued acceleration.

In May BUD will launch a series of specialist retail tenders for significant areas of SkyCourt, the airport’s flagship F&B and shopping centre, ­in a move to refresh the airport’s commercial offer and drive passenger spend following the maturity of a number of its important retail contracts.

Budapest Airport poised to launch major retail tenders as commercial revenues escalate

Kam Jandu, Budapest Airport’s Chief Commercial Officer, and Fritz Janach, Managing Director, Gebr. Heinemann at Budapest Airport, celebrated the recent opening of the Victoria’s Secret shop in the airport’s T2A. Jandu will this week be attending in the 24th ACI EUROPE Airport Commercial & Retail Conference & Exhibition in Milan to invite business partners from airport retail around the world to tender for the latest opportunities at Budapest Airport.

Budapest Airport’s Chief Commercial Officer Kam Jandu will be leading a Commercial Business Unit delegation to the ACI EUROPE Airport Commercial & Retail Conference & Exhibition, taking place in Milan this week, where he will also be chairing a session discussing competition for retail space in airports. There, Jandu will invite business partners from airport retail around the world to tender for the latest opportunities at Budapest Airport. “The Milan event is a big airport retail crossroads and gives us the platform to meet with key potential business partners while casting tender invitations to the many global brands and retail big names represented among the 400 delegates,” he said. “Our fantastic first quarter results will play an important role in attracting new interest to Budapest.”

Budapest Airport poised to launch major retail tenders as commercial revenues escalate

Budapest Airport honoured its commercial partners for their specific contributions to the enhancement of the airport’s retail development in 2014. Playing a key role in the airport’s success, the Commercial Business Unit is now initiating an ‘expression of interest’ procedure for its specialty retail tenders in May.

Meanwhile, continuous improvement to the retail offer has continued with the move of several new global players into the airport, including the recently opened salon by Beverly Hills stylist José Eber, new shop openings by Dead Sea and organic cosmetics specialist GRATiAE, as well as a new Victoria’s Secret store – the global brand’s debut in Hungary.

Budapest Airport poised to launch major retail tenders as commercial revenues escalate

The recently opened salon by the Beverly Hills hairstylist José Eber joined Budapest Airport’s SkyCourt.

Budapest Airport poised to launch major retail tenders as commercial revenues escalate

Budapest Airport’s new store opening by Dead Sea and organic cosmetics specialist, GRATiAE, has added to BUD’s continually improving retail experience.


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