Airport Experience® News - ACDBE Issue 2025
JUNE 2025
Dear Readers,
JUNE 2025 / V23 N263
Welcome to the ACDBE- and small business-focused issue. AXN has covered ACDBE issues for more than two decades but never has the program felt as precarious as it does today. This issue of AXN examines the current legal landscape and how operators are preparing for whatever changes might be made. In the midst of a very serious, existential time for the program, AXN is also embracing the excellence in airport concessions offered by ACDBE operators. In its second year, the ACDBEs of Distinction honor is bestowed upon certified food and beverage and retail concessionaires who have exceled in their airport operators. This year, AXN named four ACDBEs of Distinction, and a profile on each is in the pages of this issue. Next up for AXN will be the annual food and beverage issue. Content will include features on healthy F&B options, athletes lending their star power to airport restaurants, the competitive dynamics between airport restaurants and lounges, and others. And finally, a call to action. It seems impossible, but the AX team is already gearing up for the 2026 Airport Experience Conference and the AX Awards. In July, we will again convene an Awards Committee – individuals who will judge submissions and select winners for the annual awards program. If you’d like to be a part of the committee, please contact me at carol@airportxnews.com.
ACDBE PROGRAM UNDER THREAT
OPERATORS ENVISION POST-PROGRAM ENVIRONMENT
AXN NAMES 2025 ACDBES OF DISTINCTION
AIRPORT SPAS MEET EXPERIENTIAL NEED
Happy Reading,
Carol Ward Editor-in-Chief
Airport Experience News carol@airportxnews.com
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