CHILLIN' AT AN AIRPORT SPA

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SOURCE: http://www.airportretail.com/
EVER SINCE 9-11, THE WAIT AT AIRPORTS SEEMS LIKE IT GOES ON FOREVER. BUT EVEN AIRPORTS CAN GET 'EXTREME MAKEOVERS'...
FORGET TERMINALS GETTING A FACELIFT - INSTEAD, THINK FACIALS! EXPERTS SAY NEARLY EVERY MAJOR AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY NOW OFFERS 'RELAXATION SERVICES' FOR WEARY TRAVELERS. IN TODAY'S HEADS UP - THE GROWTH OF AIRPORT SPAS.

TRACK ONE Length: :11
KILLING TIME AT AN AIRPORT USED TO BE PAINFUL. NOW, A TRIP TO THE AIRPORT CAN BE POSITIVELY PEACEFUL...JUST ASK AMI (AIM-me) JOHNSON. SHE MAKES A POINT OF FLYING THROUGH AIRPORTS WHERE SHE CAN GET A LITTLE T-L-C.

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Key @ : :12 Name: Ami Johnson, Frequent traveler
"This time I made sure I had a two-hour layover so that I could get a full manicure before going back home."

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UNTIL ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, MOST AIRPORT STORES AND RESTAURANTS WERE RUN BY LOCAL COMPANIES. THAT MEANT LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTSIDERS TO OPEN UP SHOP. BUT THAT'S ALL CHANGING.

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Key @ : :28 Name: Chris McGinnis Title: Travel Expert, www.travelskills.com
"They're looking towards private companies to come in and offer things at airports that we haven't seen before.

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AS A RESULT, AIRPORTS ARE MORE LIKE MALLS... WHERE YOU'LL FIND A HEALTHY DOSE OF PAMPERING -- FROM OXYGEN THERAPY TO SOOTHIING BACK RUBS...

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Key @ : :40 (Quick!)) Name: Beth Czeranna Title: Airport Spa Assistant Manager
"I think more and more people are using airport spas because they have a lot of time at the airport."

TRACK FOUR Length: :05
AMI (AIM-me) IS JUST ONE OF 14-HUNDRED PEOPLE A WEEK TREATED IN THIS ORA-OXYGEN SPA...

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Key @ : :52 (Cover video over second half of bite) Name: Beth Czeranna
Title: Airport Spa Assistant Manager
"They're getting off of long flights so they're very tired and sore from the seat and this is the perfect way to make them feel better."

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THAT'S WHY A GROWING NUMBER OF SPA CHAINS ARE FOCUSED ON AIRPORTS.

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No Key Name Chris McGinnis Title: Travel Expert, www.travelskills.com
"As long as people are spending money, we're going to see these types of services expand."

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Key @ : 1:09 (Quick!) Name: Ami Johnson, Frequent Traveler
"It makes you look forward to any layovers you might have because you know you can come in for a little massage to ease the stress."

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THAT'S GOOD NEWS TO WEARY TRAVELERS...I'M __________ WITH HEADS UP.

ANCHOR TAG:
Source: http://www.airportretail.com/
MCGINNIS SAYS THAT WHILE AIRPORTS ARE GETTING TO BE MORE LIKE MALLS IN THEIR OFFERINGS - HE DOESN'T EXPECT ANYONE TO BE HEADING OUT TO THE AIRPORT SPECIFICALLY FOR A FACIAL ANY TIME SOON. IN FACT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECENTLY RULED THAT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRMALL COULD NOT ALLOW PEOPLE WITHOUT AIRLINE TICKETS JUST TO COME IN AND BROWSE THROUGH THEIR SHOPS. BUT A PIILOT PROGRAM TO TRY THIS OUT IS BEING PUT TOGETHER.

CONTACT SOURCES:

Chris McGinnis has covered the business travel beat since 1987 in a variety of roles, from travel correspondent on CNN Headline News, to business travel columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Entrepreneur magazine. He's also a speaker, consultant and the author of two books on business travel.
Chris McGinnis
www.travelskills.com
404-869-5616
chris@travelskills.com

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