Airports are peculiar spaces: we usually arrive with excitement for a trip ahead, yet few of us want to spend any more time in them than we absolutely must. To create more inviting environments, savvy airports are adding pockets of comfort for passengers who may be stressed by less savoury parts of travel, while also highlighting the local character of their host city. Article content

Restaurants are crucial to an airport’s ecosystem, even though airport dining is typically dominated by uninspiring fast-food and look-alike chain restaurants. Increasingly, though, airports are leaning into local flavours to offer tourists one final taste of place, be it a slice of Junior’s cheesecake in New York City or a bowl of ramen in Tokyo. Our own Calgary International Airport (YYC) has been followi

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