As hotels increasingly become a key feature of an airport’s services both in terms of customer satisfaction and revenue to airports, the demand for a definitive study on the sectors from airports, hotel operators, planners, architects, and investors has grown – demand now fulfilled by the AHS.

The 430-page Airport Concessions Database Report assesses the pre-COVID pandemic sales performance of duty free retail and food & beverage concessions at over 200 airports in more than 85 countries around the world based on the benchmarking of specific key performance indicators like spend per passenger as well as sales per square metre.

The inaugural edition of the Airport Food & Beverage Study – Australia & New Zealand Edition (AFABS AU+NZ) was conceived by The Mercurius Group (TMG) in association with The Moodie Davitt Report (TMDR) to shed some much-needed light on the airport Food and (F&B) sector in Australia and New Zealand (AU+NZ)

The Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Benchmarking Report (2021) provides an overview of key airport firefighting metrics for 75 airports across 24 countries handling over 8.2 billion passengers (based on 2019 actuals, pre-pandemic), spanning various governance models including operational government departments and government-owned companies, as well as not-for-profit and privately-held companies.

The 270-page Airport Commercial Sales Benchmarking Report assesses the revenue performance of retail (including duty-free and duty-paid) and food & beverage operations at over 140 airports and airport groups in 60 countries around the world based on the benchmarking of specific key performance indicators like spend per passenger and sales per square metre. 

The 160-page Airport Operator Financial Health Report (2019) provides a snapshot of the financial health of 100 airport operators across 50 countries handling over 4.8 billion passengers and approximately USD83 billion in gross revenues in the 2019 financial year, analyzed by region, ownership structure and scale of operations, using 19 metrics across four categories.

The airport industry has been severely impacted and transformed by COVID-19. While passenger numbers are returning to pre-pandemic levels, it’s hardly business as usual. From staffing shortages and resource scarcity to talent acquisition and retention, airports worldwide are improvising their way through these unprecedented challenges.

The Airport Investment Boot Camp covers the fundamentals of airport private sector investment, development and operations. The course explores key factors driving the growing global airport privatization trend, including examination of the often conflicting government, operator, investor, contractor, airline and community objectives.

Designed for novice airport planners and experienced professionals, this course addresses traditional subjects such as forecasting, planning the various components of the airport system, as well as the structure and purpose of an airport master plan, placing it in the context of greater regional planning.